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As preparations intensify for the #AnambraDecides2025 election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has introduced a new digital innovation aimed at boosting the capacity of its staff and stakeholders. The Commission on Friday announced the launch of the INEC Training Virtual Assistant, also known as “INECTrainingBot,” a technology-driven learning tool designed to enhance electoral training and operational efficiency. Available on …

Ghana’s former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has died at the age of 76. She was the widow of Ghana’s longest-serving leader, Jerry John Rawlings, who died five years ago after leading two coups and later serving as an elected president. Presidential spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu confirmed that Agyeman-Rawlings died on Thursday morning after a short illness. Tributes have since …

By Alltimepost Correspondence The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, will on Sunday, October 26, hold a special thanksgiving service to mark the 9th anniversary of his coronation. The thanksgiving service will take place at the Holy Aruosa Cathedral, also known as the Edo National Church, on Akpakpava Road, Benin City, …

President Bola Tinubu has approved major changes in the leadership of Nigeria’s Armed Forces, in a move aimed at strengthening the nation’s security architecture. Under the new appointments, General Olufemi Oluyede replaces General Christopher Musa as Chief of Defence Staff. Major-General W. Shaibu becomes Chief of Army Staff, Air Vice Marshal S.K. Aneke takes over as Chief of Air Staff, …

“Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED,” Trump wrote late on Thursday. US President Donald Trump has said he is immediately ending all trade negotiations with Canada. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that the country had run an advert featuring former US President Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffs. “Based on …

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Kukah, has come under criticism over what has been described as a change in his position on the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria. Activist, Dr Thompson Udenwa, in a statement in Abuja, yesterday, faulted Bishop Kukah’s recent remarks, noting that they appeared to contradict his previous advocacy for stronger international action …

Chieftains say choice arrived at without rancour More facts emerged on Thursday on how former Minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, was adopted as consensus candidate of the North for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairmanship race at the forthcoming elective convention of the party. The convention is scheduled for Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The position had …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan is reportedly under intense pressure to drop his speculated 2027 presidential ambition and support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid, Vanguard has gathered. According to reliable sources, the pressure is being spearheaded by influential Niger Delta figures, including ex-militant leader Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo. Some of Jonathan’s kinsmen in the Niger Delta are said …

Dozens of traders were displaced and properties worth millions of naira destroyed on Thursday following the demolition of the popular Costain Market in Lagos by the state government. The operation, carried out by a combined team from the Lagos State Task Force, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), and the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI), was led by the Special …

• Measures to strengthen macroeconomic reforms, security• Expands oil theft committee to cover solid minerals  The National Economic Council (NEC), during its 153rd meeting yesterday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, approved a comprehensive roadmap towards achieving a $1 trillion Nigerian economy by 2030. The meeting, which was the sixth in 2025, was attended by President Bola Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, …