The United States Embassy in Nigeria has announced temporary shutdown of its operations in Abuja and Lagos to allow its local employees exercise their rights to vote tomorrow. A statement yesterday by the public affairs section noted that the Federal Government declared today as a work-free day to enable Nigerians prepare for the rescheduled presidential
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Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has announced the total number of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) collected ahead of the 2019 general election. Yakubu made the announcement on during Thursday's edition of the commision's daily media briefing on its preparedness for the reschedued elections. "At yesterday's briefing, we promised to
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The Court of Appeal, sitting in Calabar, has refused an oral application brought by a factional Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, John Ochala, for a stay of execution of a Federal High Court judgment recognising Godwin Etim John’s faction as the state executive in Cross River State. Delivering judgment in an appeal brought by
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Wednesday night in Lagos denied the purported news of his resignation which was circulated on social media for the better part of Wednesday. The vice president’s media aide, Laolu Akande, in a statement, said his principal denied the rumour at a meeting with young Christian leaders in Lagos on Wednesday night. According
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A Federal High Court in Abuja finally laid to rest on Thursday the protracted dispute over who between Air Marshal Issac Alfa and Attai Aidoko was the actual candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the Kogi East Senatorial District in the 2015 election. Justice Anwuli Chikere, in a judgment on Thursday upheld
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The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC ) has said that the deployment of voting materials to the 774 Local Government Areas of the country will be completed on Thursday. INEC also said that it has completed 100% the configuration of the Smart Card Readers (SCRs) which will be used for the accreditation of voters
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Vietnam is preparing for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to arrive by train for his summit in Hanoi by February 27, with US President Donald Trump. Two sources with direct knowledge of security and logistics planning told Reuters on Wednesday. It could take Kim at least two and a half days to travel the thousands
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THE Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, Wednesday, accused the nation’s security and intelligence agencies of not only tapping but also bugging telephone calls of opposition leaders in the country. The coalition alleged that the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police, the Department of State Services, DSS among others were recording telephone calls, conversation and locations
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has said that contrary to the directive President Muhammadu Buhari gave to the police and the military to shoot ballot box snatchers, culprits of electoral violence would be punished in accordance to the Electoral Act. Although Part VIII, Section 129 (sub IV) of the Electoral Act
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A Federal High Court sitting in Enugu, Tuesday sacked Prince Lawrence Eze as the Enugu East Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The court presided over by Justice Ibrahim Buba held that Eze was not properly nominated. Justice Buba held that it was a case of ‘monkey dey work, baboon the chop.’ More to come…
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