The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says fresh registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) has hit 10,487,972 as at 7 a.m. on Monday, June 27. The commission in its CVR weekly update, released in Abuja on Monday, also disclosed that 8,631,696 registrants had completed their registrations. It disclosed that 3,250,449 of the registrants completed the process through online, while 5,381,247 did through physical registratio The gender breakdown of the registrants who had completed their registration comprised 4,292,690 male and 4,339,006 female, with the gender category showing that 6,081,456 of the figures were youth, while 67,171 were…
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Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, says Nigerians will determine who becomes their leaders in the 2023 general elections. Yakubu stated this while receiving a team of Special Representatives of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, led by the Head of the UN Office in West Africa and the Sahel Region (UNOWAS), Ahmad Annadif, on Monday in Abuja. Yakubu said that the commission would continue to work in line with provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 as amended to uphold the choice made by Nigerians, including the 2023 general elections. The ultimate choice is going…
Petrol subsidy grew by 190.62 percent in the first five months of 2022 to hit N1.274 trillion compared to N438.36 billion recorded over corresponding period last year. With the latest figure, the total amount paid for petrol subsidy in the past 17 months (N1.5 trillion in 2021) has risen to N2.84 trillion. Latest data on subsidy by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC Limited, showed that subsidy in May 2022 rose by 99.2 percent to N227.72 billion compared to N114.34 billion recorded in May 2021. Also the N503.31 billion incurred in April 2022 was 398 percent higher than N126.29…
CHAIRMAN of the Southern Governors’ Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu, yesterday, said that the directive by the Zamfara State government to citizens to arm themselves for self-defence “confirms the pervasive loss of confidence in the current security arrangement of the country.” Akeredolu, in a statement by his Aide on Special Duties and Strategy, Dr. Doyin Odebowale, insisted that the establishment of State Police remains the panacea to tackling the worsening insecurity in Nigeria. The governor said: “It signals a situation of near-capitulation on the part of the security agencies centrally controlled by the Federal Government. It portends great danger for the…
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), yesterday, disclosed that dispatch riders had become distributors of hard drugs and illicit substances, vowing to beam its searchlight on them. The NDLEA Lagos State Commander, Alumona Callys, made the disclosure while addressing journalists on its activities in the past six months, in commemoration of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Callys said some dispatch riders provided pickup and delivery services for drug dealers in Lagos state. He revealed that from December 2021 to date, the command arrested 336 suspects out of which 56were convicted. He said 97 drug…
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has announced that banned Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been found to have committed additional anti-doping rule violations. According to a statement on the website of AIU, the violations were specifically evading sample collection and tampering or attempted tampering with the doping control process. “While Okagbare has had her current 10-year ban from athletics extended by one year (now 11 years in total), another significant consequence of this decision against her is that Nigeria has lost its potential qualification place for the women’s 4x100m relay at next month’s World Athletics Championships Oregon22,” the unit…
LAGOS – Renowned smartphone brand TECNO has announced Tiwa Savage as its new brand ambassador. The announcement, which was made across the TECNO’s social media accounts, included the release of photos and videos of the singer acknowledging her new status as a member of the TECNO family. This makes Tiwa Savage the first female brand ambassador signed by the brand. Savage, pleased with the partnership, said: “TECNO is a very special smartphone brand. Wherever you turn in many parts of the world, you feel the presence of the brand. I have always admired how far the brand has…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State says it will soon begin enforcement of speed limit devices installed on vehicles plying the state to reduce the incidents of accidents and loss of lives The Sector Commander of FRSC in the state, Ezekiel SonAllah, made this declaration during the second quarter of a one-day workshop on capacity building for command’s Transport Standardisation Officers (TSO) across the unit of the FRSC held on Monday in Akure. The theme of the workshop is “The Imperative Of Safety Managers, Drivers Certification And Annual Vehicle Inspection” towards the accomplishment of a 15…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in Justice Olukayade Ariwoola as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The swearing-in of Justice Ariwoola was as a result of the sudden resignation of Justice Ibrahim Tanko on health grounds. Ariwoola thus becomes the third individual to occupy the top Judiciary job of the country in the life of this administration. Recall that Justice Walter Onnoghen also became the CJN under the President Buhari administration before he resigned from office. Buhari administered the oath of office on Ariwoola at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The acting CJN…
The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, says he is searching for a substantive running mate. Mr Tinubu disclosed this in Abuja on Sunday at the book presentation; “Mr Speaker” and unveiling of the Legislative Mentorship Initiative to mark the 60 birthday of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. On June 8, Mr Tinubu emerged as the presidential candidate of APC for the February 25, 2023 election at the party’s presidential primaries/national convention held at the Eagle Square, Abuja. The former governor of Lagos State is yet to sort…