The Screening Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has begun the screening of aspirants for the June 22 Edo governorship primaries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the seven-member screening committee, headed by Prof. Jonathan Ayuba, has so far screened five aspirants out of six. Those screened included Gov. Godwin Obaseki, Pastor […]
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The Director General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Aliyu Aziz, has said more than 100 million Nigerians have no form of identification. Aziz, who spoke on the topic: “Strategic Roadmap for ID Development”, in a Zoom meeting with editors on Wednesday, said less than 50 percent of the country’s population is not enrolled […]
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The Nigerian Army has expressed sadness at the unfortunate incident in which suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists ambushed and killed innocent women and children in Faduma Koloram village, Gubio LGA of Borno State. In a communique by its spokesman, Colonel Sagir Musa, the army revealed that already a large contingent of military personnel have been drafted […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) has confirmed additional 409 new cases of the novel Coronavirus infection in the country. The NCDC made this announcement via its verified twitter handle on Wednesday. According to the NCDC the reported cases are, Lagos-201 FCT- 85 Delta- 22 Edo- 16 Nasarawa- 14 Borno- 14 Kaduna- 14 Bauchi-10 […]
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The Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki has expressed his fears that he might not get justice since Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, was the “judge” in the case. The governor said this while speaking to newsmen soon after undergoing two hours of screening at the headquarters of the APC, […]
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The Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development at the African Development Bank, AFDB, Dr Jennifer Blanke, has resigned from her position, PUNCH reports. The bank made this known on Wednesday in a statement, saying Blanke’s resignation would take effect from 4th July 2020. She was quoted as saying:- “I am leaving purely for […]
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday hailed the leadership of the ninth (9th) National Assembly on their first anniversary. In a statement issued by , Mr Femi Adesina, Special adviser to the President on media and publicity, the president said the assembly has positively impacted the lives of Nigerians in the last one year. President […]
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The Nigerian Senate has confirmed the nomination of Lamido Yuguda as the new Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC. During the plenary on Wednesday, the Senate also confirmed the nomination of Reginald Karawusa (Imo), Ibrahim Boyi (Katsina) and Obisan Joseph (Lagos) as full-time commissioners of the agency. Their confirmation followed the consideration of […]
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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has said it embarked on measures that will ensure safe and efficient operations post COVID-19 restrictions on socio-economic activities in the country. The NYSC Director, of Press and Public Relations, Mrs Adenike Adeyemi disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The statement quoted the Director-General of the […]
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Raymond Igbalodely, also known as Hushpuppi, has been reportedly arrested by International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL), in Dubai. Reports had it that, Hushpuppi was arrested alongside his close friend and alleged accomplice, Mr. Woodberry at their palatial home on Tuesday. Though the reason for their alleged arrest is still unknown but rumours had it that […]
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