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The recent off-season Ekiti State governorship election was blighted by vote buying, among other malpractices. Vote buying has become an obscene phenomenon that increases in every election in Nigeria without any decisive official response to counteract it. This bodes ill for the 2023 general elections which might end up being decided by the size of the ‘bribe budget’ rather than …

The Chief Justice of Nigeria,  Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad may have resigned on health grounds.  According to a report monitored on Arise  News Channel, two impeccable sources at the Supreme Court have anonymously confirmed  that the CJN has resigned.  Last year, Justice Muhammad was reported to have travelled to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to treat an undisclosed ailment.  …

The Catholic Priest, Rev. Father Christopher Odia, who was abducted, yesterday, morning at Ikabigbo, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State by suspected Fulani herdsmen, has been found dead. Director of Social Communications Catholic Diocese of Auchi, Rev. Fr. Peter Egielewa, announced this in a statement last night. “With heavy hearts but with total submission to the will of God, …

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the recruitment of additional 500 men for the state’s Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN), code-named Amotekun Corps. Makinde disclosed this, at the weekend, during a security meeting with local council chairmen, vice chairmen, heads of security agencies, traditional rulers and other stakeholders at the House of Chiefs Secretariat in Ibadan. He said the …

The government also directed those who are not interested in the elongation to apply for retirement from service, in line with the existing rules. The Nigerian government has reiterated that the approved retirement age and years of service for teachers “apply to all education officers, irrespective of their posting”. In a new circular signed by the permanent secretary of the Federal …

•Says Obi, Kwankwaso, Osinbajo would ‘ve been good, if… •Notes Nigeria’s in big trouble; it’s corruption selling nomination for N100m •Laments silence of elders to get Nigeria working again Convener of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Professor Ango Abdullahi, has said the present crop of presidential candidates cannot fix Nigeria. Though he gave what would pass for a fair assessment …

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, says that the ruling All Progressives Congress and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party have failed Nigerians over the years and should be rejected in the 2023 general election. Kwankwaso, who said the two parties had since 1999 failed in all sectors and could not succour Nigerians, bemoaned the …

A 33-year-old man, Gabriel Volts, has been arrested by police officers in Delta State for allegedly beheading his son for ritual purposes. This was contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer for the State Command, DSP Bright Edafe, copies of which were made available to journalists in Warri. The statement disclosed that the suspect took his …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Nigeria – Edo State Police Command says its operatives have killed two armed robbery suspects in a gun duel in Benin City. It added that arms and ammunition were recovered from the suspects. The police command further stated that the two suspects were members of a robbery gang that robbed an oil and gas station …

It’s no longer news that tested political heavyweights; Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu are the respective presidential candidates of Peoples Democratic Party, Labour Party and All Progressives Congress.  But the unprecedented scramble by Nigerians to register and get their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) is a new development .  While some activists and civil society groups have floated various initiatives …