Some ad-hoc staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been abducted in Imo State. INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Imo, Francis Ezeonu, confirmed the abduction of the electoral officials on Saturday while briefing reporters in Owerri, the state capital. This comes as the electoral umpire conducts a bye-election for the […]
The Federal Government has listed the borders Nigerians fleeing the Ukraine-Russian war can use to access Poland. This is coming amid reports that students headed for the Polish border due to the shutting of Ukraine’s airspace were denied access. The Nation learnt Nigerians still in Ukraine will now be evacuated through the nation’s embassy […]
Armed men suspected to be members of a secret cult on Saturday invaded a burial ceremony in Ebenebe, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing about 20 persons. They also desecrated the corpse that was being prepared for burial. Our correspondent gathered that the burial was that of a suspected leader of […]
By Frederick Nwabufo Second chances. Not everyone deserves them. What will former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ) do differently if by the contrivance of fate, he runs for presidential office and gets elected in 2023? I think the tragedies of the past are better left as legends and not reprised. The past should stay […]
Several Chinese public banks are limiting financing to purchase raw materials from Russia for fear of Western sanctions following the invasion of Ukraine, Bloomberg news agency reported on Saturday. China and Russia have strengthened their ties considerably since Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and subsequent Western sanctions. To power its growth, the Asian giant […]
Some residents along Imo Airport road, in Umuowa Ngor Okpala local government area of Imo state, have alleged that thump printing of ballot papers by political thugs’ was going on in a building located in the area at the time of filing this report. Some of the residents who spoke from the area did […]
Sequel to the signing of the electoral bill by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced new dates for the 2023 general elections. The INEC National Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu announced this at a news conference in Abuja on Saturday. According to the electoral umpire Boss, the Presidential […]
The Chairman, Nigerians In Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has revealed that Nigerians stranded in war-hit Ukraine have started crossing into Poland. She said this in response to a tweet by one @miss_debeham which read, “Passport stamped. I’m in Poland. Thank you, guys.” Reacting, the NiDCOM boss wrote, “Congrats. More Nigerians safely getting into Poland. […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a female “drug kingpin” and seized over 5,000kg of illicit drugs during a raid in Lagos. The agency disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday. Operatives of the agency were, however, accused of shooting indiscriminately during a face-off with suspected hoodlums. Several […]
Voters in Unit 2 of Umueche ward have resisted attempts by some hoodlums to snatch ballot papers at the ongoing Imo Assembly bye-election in Ngor Okpala. The attempted ballot snatching occurred around 10:25 am. The voters were said to have stood their ground and resisted the hoodlums. Aside from the incident, the exercise has […]
