Gunmen have attacked the residence of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital. Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi disclosed this in a statement Friday in Abuja. He said the REC, Dr Hale Longpet wasContinue Reading
Following the alleged plot by suspected arsonists to burn down the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lokoja, Kogi State capital, security operatives have taken over the office premises. gathered that men of the Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Army and other security outfits were spotted with theirContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu has confirmed the appointment of Wura-Ola Adepoju as the substantive Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS). Ms Adepoju disclosed the development to staff of the NIS during the Comptroller General’s parade on Wednesday, adding that the date for decoration would soon be announced.Continue Reading
Panic gripped residents of Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, on Wednesday when a refurbished government bus conveying workers and students crashed after experiencing brake failure. The incident occurred around 2:35 PM along the Capital/Estate/Dele-Yes-Sir road in Osogbo. Eyewitnesses told our reporter that the bus, christened ‘Imole De Bus,’ wasContinue Reading
No fewer than 25 lives were lost while 15 others were seriously injured in a petrol tanker fire on Tuesday in Kwara State. The incident occurred due to an accident at Peke village along the Oko-Olowo area on the Ilorin/Bode-Saadu/Jebba express road. The accident involved a petrol tankerContinue Reading
The Kogi State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Dino Melaye, said he will not challenge the electoral victory of the All Progressives Congress before the state election petition tribunal. The PUNCH reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission declared the APC candidate, Usman Ododo, winner ofContinue Reading
The Supreme Court has ruled that both the old and the redesigned Naira banknotes remain valid legal tenders in the country beyond December 31. The apex court, in a ruling by a seven-man panel led by Justice Inyang Okoro, on Wednesday, said the banknotes should remain in circulation, pendingContinue Reading
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said the registration for its 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, begins on January 15, 2024 and ends on February 16, 2024. Similarly, the board, in a statement on Wednesday, said it fixed March 7, 2024 for its MOCK-UTME, while the mainContinue Reading
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved the payment of wage award to civil servants and pensioners in the state as a measure to mitigate the impact of subsidy removal. The Governor stated that the action was in a continuation of his avowed commitmentContinue Reading
