The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday maintained that the 2023 general election will hold despite the security challenges in the country. Speaking at the presentation of INEC 2022 to 2026 strategic Plan and 2023 Election Project Plan, National Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, also reiterated that claims doing the rounds that the…
The Nigerian Army has deployed 173 officers and soldiers to Guinea Bissau on an ECOWAS peacekeeping operation, As part of strengthening and enhancing security in the West African sub-region. The Chief of Operations, Army headquarters, Major General Oluwafemi Akinjobi disclosed this at the pre-deployment training graduation of Nigerian contingent to ECOWAS mission in Guinea Bissau…
Nigerian students currently studying in the United States may now renew their student visa without interview. A statement by the US Embassy on Thursday read: “If you are currently studying in the United States, you may be eligible to renew your student visa without an interview when you return to Nigeria this summer. “To qualify…
The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) on Thursday fixed the closing date for submission of proposals. In a reminder notice for its request for proposals from potential Technical Support Consultants for the NBA General Elections scheduled to hold in July, submission ends tomorrow(today). The notice signed by the ECNBA Chairman, Ayodele Akintunde…
Ahmed Babba Kaita, senator representing Katsina north senatorial district, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). President Muhammad Buhari is from Daura, one of the LGAs in the senatorial district. Babba Kaita announced his defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in a statement by his media aide, Abdulkadir Lawal. Babba…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that amid growing insecurity in the country, the creation of state police would be a better option than community policing. Obasanjo made this disclosure when the leadership of the National Association of Ex-local government chairmen in Nigeria paid him a courtesy visit in Abeokuta on Wednesday. A statement by…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba, on Wednesday, received the Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Kedem Tallen, who paid a courtesy visit to him in his office at the Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja. The minister said she was at the IGP’s office to discuss the plight of women in Nigeria,…
President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday in Abuja, mourned the tragic and unfortunate death of two officers in a Nigerian Air Force plane crash in Kaduna. He also urged the Air Force not to stop at its investigations alone but to publish and implement the recommendations of the reports of past investigations into air accidents, so as…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with heads of security establishments and some Ministers at the State House in Abuja. The meeting comes after recommendations by the National Council of State over the security challenges in the country. Physically in attendance were the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has placed a N100 million price tag on the nomination and expression of interest forms for members willing to participate in the presidential primary election. Similarly, the nomination and expression of interest forms for those seeking the party’s ticket to contest the governorship election in their respective states will cost…