The House of Representatives on Monday reacted to reports that it had approved the use of firearms by personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The Chairman of the House Committee on FRSC, Mayowa Akinfolarin, who made the clarification at a press conference in Abuja, said the lawmakers only expressed concerns over the safety
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday confirmed the resignation of a National Commissioner in the electoral body, Abubakar Nahuche. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman (Information and Voter Education Committee), Festus Okoye, confirmed Nahuche’s resignation in a message to journalists in Abuja. The national commissioner’s resignation came just a few hours after the INEC
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Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on Monday handed over the chairmanship of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to Air Vice Marshal Ahmed Mu’azu (Rtd), a national commissioner of the electoral body from the Northeast to oversee the affairs of the commission. Mu’azu would oversee the INEC pending the confirmation of Yakubu by the Senate. Yakubu said,
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The Kaduna State Government has urged residents of the state to come out in mass and participate in the coronation ceremony of the new Emir of Zazzau, Ahmad Bamalli. Mr Bamalli will be installed as the 19th emir of Zazzau today at the Muhammadu Aminu Square, Race Course, GRA Zaria. Mr Bamali who was a
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Suspected kidnappers allegedly abducted the nephew of the former emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. It could be recalled last week that Yaya Baba as he is popularly called was kidnapped while he was traveling from Abuja to Kano along the Abuja-Kaduna highway. Sources close to the family also told the newspaper that the kidnappers
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A Federal Court of Appeal in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has convicted six Nigerians over funding of Boko Haram Operations. The act was contrary to Article 29, Clause 3 of UAE’s Federal Anti-Terrorism Law No 7 of 2017. According to Daily Trust, the suspects were convicted on Monday; Surajo Abubakar Muhammad and Saleh Yusuf
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Unknown gunmen have killed at least 11 people and wounded eight others, including soldiers, in an attack on an Iraqi army post in western Baghdad, police sources and medics said on Monday. Assailants in four vehicles attacked the post in the capital’s southwestern district of al-Radhwaniya using grenades and automatic weapons, sources said. The Iraqi
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Members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) in the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources and some of its agencies on 12 midnight on Sunday, November 8 2020 began a seven-day warning strike that could disrupt petrol supply across the country as the Federal government fails to meet their demand.
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The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, will begin a four-day working visit to Nigeria and three other West African countries later on Sunday. It was gathered that the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, will be visiting Nigeria to discuss strategies to rebuild setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement issued by the
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The Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday hosted some South-East states governors in a closed-door meeting at the Government House in Port Harcourt. At meeting was also leaders of the apex Igbo socio-political organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and a few leaders of the Igbo community in Rivers State were present South-East governors present at the
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President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria would be looking forward to the support of the United States in the war against terror when Joe Biden assumes office. Biden was projected as the winner of the 2020 presidential election after results from Pennsylvania meant his lead was now unassailable by President Donald Trump. In his congratulatory message,
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that it doesn’t have the power to investigate and disqualify Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, over controversial documents he had presented to the electoral umpire was because there was no court order to that effect and as such is beyond its responsibilities. According to INEC, only the courts
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The Managing Director, National Inland Waterway Authority (NIWA), Chief Dr George Moghalu has again been recognised with Nelson Mandela Leadership Award by Trans-African Youth Initiative for his exemplary commitment to eradicating youth unemployment since he assumed office as NIWA boss. Receiving the award from the Group’s President, during the presentation ceremony held at the NIWA
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Representative of Abia Central Senatorial District, Theodore Orji, advised President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday to dialogue with the leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in order to avoid further chaos in the country. Orji, who was immediate past governor of the state, stated this in a chat with journalists as part of activities
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By: Chuks Collins, Awka The race for the 2021 Anambra state governorship seat began on a novel dimension yesterday with a group under the aegis of Sustenance of Faith in Governance(SOFIG)calling on the former boss of Abuja Municipal Area Council(AMAC) and later the member of Federal House of Representatives representing Abuja Area council, Prince Nicholas
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