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…Appeals to Edo State Government, NGOs and public-spirited individuals to come to their aid By Okhide Em’ya David In what looks like a double tragedy, while family members of late 12-year-old female, Glory Ekeleyede are mourning, they are also contending with the alleged confiscation of their daughter’s corpse by the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) over inability to settle …

…Describes attack as ‘police authoritarianism’ Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum, has condemned Police attack on Nigerians rallying for the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, on Saturday in Ebonyi state. Reports had it that the scheduled political rally was disrupted by men and officers of the Nigeria Police force. It was reported that the mammoth crowd, that …

…Peter Obi is our President; we want change in Nigeria – Youths. The proposed rally for the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, was Saturday disrupted by men and officers of the Nigeria Police, including other security Agencies in the State. The mammoth crowd, which gathered at the Pastoral Centre of the Catholic Church, Abakaliki, was …

• Says INEC To Deepen Deployment Of Appropriate Technology• Schedule Of Electoral Activities To Be Followed As Announced• Strategises On Hitch-Free Distribution Of PVCs• Tasks Security On Security Ahead Of Poll• ‘Knocks, Kudos Trails Delisting Of Double Registrants As Commission Defends Action The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, has declared that the commission would deepen …

* Buhari meets with pro-chancellors, promises further consultations Justice Polycarp Hamman of the National Industrial Court will next Monday hear an application for interlocutory injunction to compel members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to suspend their ongoing strike, pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit. In a related development, President Muhammadu Buhari met with Pro-Chancellors of …

There are feelings of unease in the southeast region of the country. Fear, worries and uncertainties, which had for some time now become the hallmark of the region, have exacerbated. No thanks to last Sunday’s attack on the convoy of the senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Dr Ifeanyi Ubah that left many casualties. The attack, …

•INEC tightens security for 2023 polls •To deploy 1.4m ad hoc, staff •To check vote buying Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has revealed how fraudulent people attempted to hack into the INEC Results Viewing iRev Portal the commission’s portal during the last Ekiti and Osun elections with a view to changing the polling units-level …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed a former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, as a member of the party’s 2023 Presidential Election Campaign Council, despite being detained in London over alleged organ harvesting. Mr Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, were on 23 June arrested in the UK by London Met Police and charged with conspiracy to traffick a child to the …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) departed Abuja today for London where he will be representing Nigeria at several events tomorrow and Monday, during the State funeral for the late Queen Elizabeth ll of the United Kingdom. His spokesman, Laolu Akande said a in a statement, that Prof. Osinbajo will join members of the Royal Family, world leaders – including members …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says with the right platforms, young Nigerians will always rise up to national and global challenges, while finding solutions to them through innovation and technology. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the vice president delivered pre-recorded keynote remarks at the Yaba College of Technology (YabaTech) N50 billion Endowment Fund Launch …