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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday, issued July 15 deadline final warning to political parties to upload the lists and personal particulars of their nominated candidates. It also urged the political parties to scrutinise the list and personal particulars of the candidates they propose to sponsor at the election to avoid any mix-up and duplication of names. In a statement by …

Former Deputy Governor of Imo State and chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Chief Jude Agbaso has given reasons he would vote the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi in 2023 presidential election. This was as he flayed the All Progressive Congress, APC for failing to field its presidential candidates from the South East region for equity and justice. …

The media aide to Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, has denied reports that his principal is a religious bigot and a hater of people of northern Nigerian extraction. Valentin Obienyem, in a statement on Thursday, said some faceless groups, sponsored by political opponents, are responsible for spreading falsehood about Obi due to his growing popularity. The statement comes …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has officially announced an indefinite extension to the ongoing continuous voter registration for the 2023 election which was expected to end on June 30, 2022. INEC National Electoral Commissioner and Chairman (Information and Voter Education Committee), Festus Okoye, made the announcement in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.  According to him, the CVR will continue …

The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to create and enforce regulations that will Fast-track effective utilisation of Blockchain technology for the development of the Nigerian digital economy. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) made the pledge, while delivering a keynote address on the Applications of Blockchain Technology for Intellectual Property (IP) Enforcement at …

The Nigeria Labour Congress on Thursday said it would hold a one-day national protest to force the Federal Government to meet the demands of university-based unions. The NLC noted that reports from a meeting of its Central Working Committee showed a lack of progress in the negotiations with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Senior Staff Association …

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has said that the Duport Midstream Company Limited (DMCL) with licence to refine petroleum products would commence operation in July 2022.   Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Simi Wabote stated this during a facility tour of the company in Egbokor, Orhionmwon local government area of Edo State, Engr. Simbi Wabote    He said “The …

Former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, on Thursday appeared before the Uxbridge Magistrate court in the United Kingdom UK over organ harvesting charges. At the hearing today, the prosecutor told the court that David Ukpo, who alleged that he was coerced to donate his kidney to the Senator’s daughter, is 15 years. Ekweremadu’s wife Beatrice, 55, is charged with …

One of the students taking an Igbo name from the traditional ruler who performed the ceremony at UNN Forty students and faculty members from Morehouse College Glee Club in Atlanta, United States of America, USA, on Wednesday took Igbo names and declared their ancestry to the Igbos of South East Nigeria. At an official naming ceremony held at the University …

Edo State Government will continue to prioritize investment in education, health, security, agriculture and other critical sectors of the state’s economy, ensuring a conducive environment for businesses to thrive, Acting Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, said on Thursday. L-R: Director, Finance and Accounts, Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) Corporate Headquarters, Aba Friday; Chief of Staff to Edo State Governor, Hon. Osaigbovo Iyoha; …