By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, said Nigeria has effectively overcome the longstanding problem of voter impersonation through the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). However, he…
Pope Leo XIV on Monday urged “concrete actions” on climate change and complained that some leaders lacked the will to act, as he addressed religious dignitaries on the sidelines of the COP30 summit. The Vatican released the American pope’s address…
Around 10 a.m. on the sunny Friday morning of 17 September, about 30 residents of Ogijo, a sprawling industrial community in Sagamu LGA, which lies on the border of Lagos and Ogun State, gathered at the Ogijo Health Centre to…
Dr Mutiu Agboke, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Osun, has urged political parties in the state to conduct their primaries in accordance with the law. Agboke, in a statement by INEC Public Relations Officer,…
NIGERIA and the United Nations (UN) have signed a new Regional Partnership for Democracy (RPD), a framework aimed at improving elections, addressing political instability and strengthening democratic institutions across West Africa. Speaking yesterday at the signing ceremony in Abuja, the…
Rivers United boss Finidi George is demanding more firepower from his side as they shift focus from domestic momentum to continental battle, with a daunting CAF Champions League group stage opener against defending champions Pyramids FC in Egypt on Saturday.…
The naira traded broadly steady on Tuesday as liquidity in the formal Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) kept the official dollar rate below parallel market levels. The NFEM closing (volume-weighted) rate was ₦1,448.03 to the US dollar on November 18,…
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, have renewed their years-long hostility just days after they appeared to have settled their differences and given peace a chance. The collapse of their relationship surfaced in a blistering…
By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT— Two children have been reported dead in a night fire incident in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The fire incident happened 10 p.m. on Sunday at Rumuola area of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state.…