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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the publication and release of guidelines for the conduct of political rallies, processions, and campaigns as well as finances and election expenses of political parties, candidates, and aspirants. Accordingly, it urged political parties to make registered voters the targets of their campaigns. INEC advised the parties to make their programmes, policies, and projects …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Nigeria – The police in Edo State have detained two secondary school students over alleged assault on a teacher in Benin City, the State Capital. The detention emerged from the ongoing investigation into students disturbances recorded at Aduwawa Secondary School, Benin City on Thursday, November 24, 2022. The commissioner of police in Edo State CP …

The Former Minister of Youth and Sports and spokes person of the Social Democratic Party, (SDP), Solomon Dalong has said that Nigerians can not afford to repeat the 2015 mistake in the forth coming general elections, adding that it is too critical in the unity of the country. Dalong at a press conference in Abuja, on Friday apologized to Nigerians …

As floods recede after weeks of destruction and agony in parts of the country, homes, communities and businesses have started picking bits and pieces of ruins left behind. Submerged house in Delta From Kebbi to Jigawa, Benue, and Rivers, cries of despair are as loud as they are deep. Bayelsa, Delta, Jigawa, Anambra and Niger are not left out of …

Leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has reaffirmed its earlier stance on issues of national concern, especially when it relate to leadership and governance, stressing that it was taken in the interest of inclusivity and respect for the plurality of Nigeria. CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, in a statement, said the clarification became necessary following misconceptions that might arise …

Leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has reaffirmed its earlier stance on issues of national concern, especially when it relate to leadership and governance, stressing that it was taken in the interest of inclusivity and respect for the plurality of Nigeria. CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, in a statement, said the clarification became necessary following misconceptions that might arise …

•We are not aware, local airlines say Nigeria and 16 African countries have agreed to begin implementation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), starting with the test-run of the initiative. By the new agreement, the 17 countries, out 35 SAATM signatories, will fully open their air transport markets immediately to one another and without conditions. It is also …

The Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently in a meeting with former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Chief Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo. Tinubu who had visited Delta State a few days ago where he addressed supporters at Warri had to come back to visit Oporoza, the …

Nigeria in ‘technical’ recession, say experts Prevailing economic challenges, as reflected in the business environment and rising inflation, which is further compounded by poor oil production in the last three months, have undermined Nigeria’s economy, as official figures show that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.25 per cent year-on-year in Q3,2022, marking the slowest growth since the COVID-19 pandemic. According …

Five Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party led by the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, the G5 governors, did not campaign for the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar, as they flagged off the 2023 elections campaign in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, on Thursday. Speaking during the campaign, Wike vowed that the group, now known as ‘Integrity …