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By Vincent Ujumadu, Dennis Agbo, Steve Oko, Ugochukwu Alaribe, Chinedu Adonu, Alumona Ukwueze, Emmanuel Iheaka & Jeff Agbodo ENUGU – A cross-section of residents in the Southeast region have given varied reasons why they are not interested in participating in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. “People’s votes no longer count” – Ex-administrator Chief […]

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Against social media reports that he has proceeded on terminal leave, Chairman of  Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, yesterday, chaired the commission’s regular weekly committee and approved the promotion of some junior staff. The meeting, according to INEC national commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education […]

By Omeiza Ajayi  ABUJA: The Federal Government on Thursday declared that President Bola Tinubu has promoted more than 52,000 personnel across four paramilitary services in the Ministry of Interior within just two years in office, breaking decades of career stagnation that had deprived officers of deserved advancement. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this […]

Three children play with sand and pebbles among the tombstones in a southern Gaza cemetery, while a teenage boy, barefoot, carries two buckets of water through the graveyard before vanishing into a tent. Read Also: Israel launches ground assault on Gaza City These macabre scenes are a daily reality for some displaced Palestinians, who, unable […]

Ibadan, capital of Oyo State is filled with excitement and expectation as the people prepare for the installation of Oba Rashidi Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)  reports that the weeklong programme for the installation of the Olubadan of Ibadan will come to a climax on […]

Prof. Kailani Muhammad, the Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT), Harmony Corps of Nigeria, says the corps has gotten the Federal Government’s mandate to flush out touts from the nation’s highways. Muhammad said that the move was check the collection of illegal taxes and levies on the highways, thus promoting cheap food items in the country. […]

Headers from Robert Lewandowski and Ronald Araujo helped Barcelona make a 3-1 comeback victory at minnows Real Oviedo on Thursday in La Liga. The Catalans, who fell behind after a mistake from goalkeeper Joan Garcia allowed Alberto Reina to score the opener from 40 yards out, levelled through Eric Garcia early in the second half. […]

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order declaring that an announced deal on a US version of TikTok would meet the requirements of a law that threatened to ban the social media app in the United States. At a signing ceremony at the White House, Trump said the US version of the app […]

A heated argument between BBNaija season 10 housemates Zita and Rooboy escalated into a physical altercation on Thursday night following a team task. Tensions flared when Zita accused Rooboy of disrupting Team Pineapple’s game during Kaybobo’s turn. She criticised him harshly, saying he had “blown things out of proportion” and “didn’t know how to react […]

Chichester City FC and former Arsenal academy striker Billy Vigar has died following a “significant brain injury.” The 21-year-old, born in Worthing, was injured during a game at Wingate and Finchley in the Isthmian League Premier Division on Saturday. It is believed he collided with a concrete wall, though the club has not confirmed this. […]

…As Omehia launches book By John Alechenu Abuja—Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume, has identified restructuring as key to sustainable development in Nigeria. He, however, said it should not be considered as just a political demand but seen as a strategic imperative for the nation’s development and enduring unity. The […]

By Nkiruka Nnorom, with agency report Eleven West African nationals deported by the United States to Ghana have been returned to their home countries, despite fears they could face torture, persecution or inhumane treatment. The group, who arrived in Ghana with three other US deportees, had filed a lawsuit to stay their deportation, but when […]