Supplementary poll: INEC Promises Timely Deployment of Personnel, Materials in Plateau
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has promised to ensure timely deployment of personnel and materials during Saturday’s supplementary election in Plateau. Mr Osaretin Imahiyereobo, INEC, Head, Voter Education and…
Decongestion: Presidential Committee Frees 32 Convicted Inmates in Benin
The Presidential Committee on Prisons reforms and decongestion on Wednesday freed 32 convicted inmates in Benin prisons. The Committee, led by FCT Chief Judge, Justice Ishaq Bello, noted that…
My Wife Beats Me Frequently -Man Tells Court
Oluwatosin Bakare, an Ibadan-based businessman, on Wednesday told an Ile-Tuntun Customary Court sitting in Mapo, Ibadan, to dissolve his seven-year-old union with his wife, Enitan, because she frequently beats…
Brothel Shut Down Order: Sex Workers, Illicit Drug Peddlers Now Live in Palpable Fear in Umuahia
Commercial sex workers in Umuahia, the Abia capital, have gone into hiding to evade police arrest, following state government’s order to shut down brothels in the city. News…
Police arrest man for killing wife’s suspected lover
The Ogun Police Command said on Wednesday that it had arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly killing one Olakitan Balogun who he suspected to be having an amorous relationship with…
Finland happiest nation on earth, Nigeria 85th out of 156 countries
As the world marks the International Day of Happiness, Nigeria is ranked 85 out of 156 countries and second in sub-Saharan Africa in 2019. This is according to the annual…
Data from INEC server shows I won 2019 election, Atiku claims in petition
Some details of the petition filed on Monday by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate in the February 23 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to challenge the victory of…
Rowdy session in Senate over militarisation of 2019 elections
The Senate on Wednesday went into a rowdy session following a motion moved by Sen. Dino Melaye and co-sponsored by seven other lawmakers on alleged militarisation of the 2019 elections….
FG Prioritising Health Related Expenditures in All National Budgets – Udoma
President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration places a very high premium on improving health care delivery and social welfare of Nigerians, according to Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen….
NIBSS Upgrades System, Projects 600m PoS Transaction Volume in 2019
Niyi Ajao, Acting Managing Director, NIBSS Mr Niyi Ajao, the Acting Managing Director, Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), says the company has upgraded its systems to accommodate an…