Category: National
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British High Commissioner meets Malami over Twitter ban, PIB
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN on Thursday hosted the High Commissioner of the Great Britain, Ms. Catriona Laing. Dr Umar Gwandu, the minister’s Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. He said the meeting which lasted for almost an hour…
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INEC RECEIVES 92,845 APPLICATIONS WITHIN 48 HOURS OF CVR
The independent National Electoral Commission has received about 92,845 online applications nationwide within the 24 hours of the resumption of its Continuous Voter Registration. The commission said 114,577 accounts were created by intended registrants on the CVR online pre-registration portal which was launched at 7am on Monday. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter…
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THREE SENATORS DUMP PDP FOR APC
Three Senators, including a principal officer, elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday, notified the Senate of their decision to join the ruling All Progressives Congress. The senators are: the Minority Whip, Sahabi Ya’u (Zamfara North); Peter Nwaoboshi (Delta North); and Lawal Anka (Zamfara West). The lawmakers made their decision to dump…
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NO HARM SHOULD BEFALL NNAMDI KANU, IPOB WARNS FG
Barely 24 hours after his arrest was made public, the Indigenous People of Biafra on Wednesday, warned that nothing must happen to its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The organisation which said Kanu was kidnapped by the government agents promised to “expose details of his abduction later”. Spokesperson for IPOB, Emma Powerful, said these in a statement…
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TWITTER BAN: SERAP SUES BUHARI, LAI MOHAMMED
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sued the Federal Government and the Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, at the Federal High Court in Abuja over the directive to all broadcast stations in the country to suspend the use of Twitter. The National Broadcasting Commission had given the directive following the suspension…
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PDP Governors Used Twitter To Spread Fake News – Presidency
The PDP Governor’s statement on the Twitter ban has left the presidency fuming. The presidency has reacted angrily to a communique issued this week by governors elected on the platform of the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) after their meeting in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. Among other resolutions, PDP governors described the Twitter…
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2023: INEC Creates 56,872 Additional Polling Units
The Independent Electoral Commission on Wednesday announced the creation of an additional 56, 872 Polling Units across Nigeria. Figures released by the electoral management body showed that Lagos State came tops with 13,325 polling units closely followed by Kano with 11,222 PUs. Kaduna, Rivers, Oyo and Bauchi States have 8,012, 6,866, 6,390 5,423 respectively. INEC…
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FG approves scholarships for 4 children of corps member killed during 2011 post-election violence
Minister of Youths and Sports, Mr Sunday Dare, has announced President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of appropriate scholarships to four children of late Mr Adowei Elliot, a Youth corps member killed during the 2011 post-election violence in Bauchi state. ExAk9kpTURBXy9iYjAwODAzYTg5MWFiOGI4YTk3ZDU0YjIzYjZhZGJiZS5qcGeSlQMAAM0FAM0C0JMFzQKAzQFAgaEwBQ.webp Buhari, he added, had also approved the employment of 10 direct siblings of other corps members…
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FEC Approves Continuation of N1trn FCT Land Swap Scheme
The Federal Executive Council has authorized the continuation of the Federal Capital Development Authority land-swap scheme which started under the Goodluck Jonathan administration. The Minister of FCT, Mohammed Bello revealed this after Wednesday’s FEC meeting presided over by the President Muhammadu Buhari, held at the First Lady’s conference room, presidential villa, Abuja. According to him,…
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FG SET TO SELL SEIZED LOOTER’S ASSET
The Federal Government has commenced the bidding process for the sale of recovered and forfeited assets from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice and the Inter-ministerial Committee set up by the government to handle sales of the assets under the Ministry…