Manchester United on Sunday produced a superlative performance to defeat Newcastle United 2-0 in the League Cup (Carabao Cup) final match at the Wembley Stadium. The defeat dashed the hopes of Newcastle United to claim a first domestic trophy for nearly 70 years. A header by Casemiro followed by an own goal by Sven Botman […]
The United States on Thursday donated $25m to support Nigeria in conducting free, fair, and credible elections. The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, made this known in a roundtable chat with journalists in Abuja on Thursday. Leonard commended Nigeria for upholding a peaceful and consistent democracy, adding that the US has worked with the […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said a total of 87,209,007 permanent voter cards (PVCs) have been collected by eligible registrants for this year’s general elections. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman, disclosed this at the daily briefing of the commission held at the national collation centre in Abuja. He said the uncollected PVCs as […]
Air Peace on Thursday announced that flight operations will be suspended on February 25 as a result of the general elections. However flight operations will resume February 26, the local airline assured. The airline disclosed this in a statement via its official Instagram handle. The statement reads, “Members of the public are hereby informed that […]
The Chairman, Federal Government’s special investigative panel on oil theft/losses, Major General Barry Ndiomu, has called for the review of security architecture in the oil-rich Niger Delta region. He also advocated the deployment of technology to protect oil pipelines as well as legal reforms that would provide stiffer penalties to culpable entities involved in oil […]
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Wednesday, raised the alarm over alleged plans by politicians to buy votes in kind and cash ahead of Saturday’s general elections. He made the claim during an interview on Channels Television’s election programme, The 2023 Verdict. The EFCC chairman, who confirmed that all of its officers […]
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered a restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation, from 12 am to 6 pm on election day with the exception of those on essential services such as INEC Officials, Electoral Observers, the press, Ambulances responding to medical […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians and the international community that its system for result transmission in the 2023 general elections cannot be penetrated by hackers. Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu gave the assurance during a meeting with leaders of foreign observation missions at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The INEC […]
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has bemoaned the poor implementation of the naira redesign which has no doubt brought hardship to millions of Nigerians. Lawan noted that although the policy was laudable its poor implementation had beclouded the merits therein. The Senate president made this known in a statement he personally signed on Thursday where […]
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has said that President Muhammadu Buhari did not breach the Supreme Court’s injunction as regards the Naira redesign and currency swap issue. Malami stated that as far as the rule of law is concerned, there are many options available. The minister made the […]
