’ The Nigerian Army has asked its personnel to stop taking pictures and videos during operational engagements. The development comes days after a video surfaced online of soldiers carrying out a raid on a community in Enugu. Abubakar Abdullahi, spokesperson of the 82 division of the army in Enugu, had said contrary to some reports […]
Prospective voters converged on the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State to pick up their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) on Thursday. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman, exchanged pleasantries with some of the registered voters. PHOTOS BELLOW:
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has warned media houses covering the Anambra governorship election against broadcasting projections based on results obtained at polling units. The election is scheduled to hold on Saturday. It is not uncommon for media houses to make projections on who will win an election based on calculations from available results. However, […]
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra, the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement in the state. The IGP in a statement issued on Thursday said the restriction is part of measures aimed at protecting the sanctity of the electoral process on November 6. According to the […]
The ministry of interior says it is working on recruitment and training of more personnel for the Nigerian Correctional Service to tackle the menace of jailbreaks in the country. Aisha Rufai, secretary of the civil defence, fire, immigration and prisons services board (CDFIPB), said this on Thursday when she appeared before the house of representatives […]
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. General Buba Marwa (retd.), has advocated for a compulsory drug test for intending couples to control the menace of drug addiction. Marwa, said this while speaking at the presentation of a book entitled, ‘Legacies of A Legend,’ written in honour of a former […]
A Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, has sentenced a civil servant, Ma’aji Shettima Arfo, to 28-years-imprisonment for engaging in an N86.1 million contract fraud. Arfo, who was sentenced to jail by Justice Haruna Mshellia, of Borno State High Court, 3, was the General Manager of the state-owned Maiduguri Flour Mills Limited, where he […]
Ahead of the gubernatorial election in Anambra State, Governors from the South East have urged residents to confidently go out on Saturday, November 6, and vote for any candidate of their choice. In a statement by the Chairman of South East Governors’ Forum, David Umahi, the governors say they are aware of the present challenges […]
Bishop Matthew Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto State, has advised the people of Anambra to come out and exercise their franchise during Saturday’s Governorship election. Kukah gave the advice in an interview with newsmen during the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) stakeholders’ meeting on the state election in Awka. He advised voters in […]
Faruk Yahaya, chief of army staff, says N579 billion earmarked for the army in the 2022 budget is not enough for it to carry out its constitutional responsibilities, particularly the fight against Boko Haram. While appearing before the senate committee on army for a budget-defence session on Wednesday, Yahaya said the federal government should exempt […]
