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Today, residents of Anambra State will go to the polls to elect a governor in what promises to be a very competitive election. The November 6 governorship election is the first state-wide election to be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in 2021. Security in the state has deteriorated over the past few months, threatening the election in …

Virtually all the streets in Awka, Anambra state capital, were on Friday, in lack of people as residents closed shops, including corporate activities in compliance to the one-week sit-at-home ordered by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Business hubs such as Aroma and Unizik junctions were with the scanty presence of people from morning to evening. Journalists and other election …

The Independent National Electoral Commission says it will upload election results from the 5,634 polling units to its result-viewing portal in today’s governorship poll in Anambra State. From left:Ifeanyi Ubah, Chukwuma Soludo, Valentine Ozigbo and Andy Uba It however said collation of results would be done manually as obtained in previous elections and not with the uploaded results. The commission …

No fewer than 2.5 million registered voters are expected to decide the fate of the eighteen candidates whose names appear on the ballot paper, although many of the candidates could be classified as mere pretenders.ADVERTISING The greatest fear in the election is voter apathy which may be heightened by the threats of the unknown gunmen and the presence of military …

…Crashes expenditure, counterfeiting The Central Bank of Nigeria spent the sum of N58.618 billion to print 2.518 billion Naira notes, valued at  1. 063 trillion in, 2020. This was contained in the bank’s 2020 Currency Report posted on its website. It indicated a decrease in the bank’s expenditure on currency printing, which stood at N75. 523 billion, in 2019 and …

MTN Nigeria and Airtel Africa Plc have received approval in principle to operate a payment service bank (PSB) in the country. The two leading telcos disclosed in regulatory filings on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Friday. PSB operators provide financial services through digital means to low-income earners and people that do not use banks or banking institutions for transactions. …

Edo-born Nigeria’s vocal powerhouse, Aituaje Iruobe, popularly known as Waje, and singer, Teniola Apata, better known as Teni, are among sensational artistes expected to thrill fans to an unforgettable experience at the Edo Youth Mega Concert, scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 13, 2021, in Benin City. The concert, with the theme, ‘The Guitar Boy Lives On’, will take …

Vatican City – Pope Francis on Thursday appointed Franciscan Sister Raffaella Petrini to the second-ranking position in the government of the Vatican City State. Petrini is the first woman and non-clergy member to be secretary general of the Vatican’s governorate. The appointment makes her one of the highest-ranking women at the Vatican, alongside Sr. Alessandra Smerilli, “ad interim” secretary of …

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has  said categorically that he has no interest whatsoever, and has never had any interest, either legally or beneficially, in the land, the building, or development of the recently collapsed Ikoyi-high rise property, against an online media report. “The wickedness and viciousness of a lie that seeks to utilise a tragedy where so many …

•We saw them shooting indiscriminately, chanting Jihadist slogans •IGP orders 24-hour restriction of vehicular movements •Anambra govt, Police bicker over alleged plan to arrest key officials •18 candidates sign Peace Accord •INEC begins distribution of electoral materials to 21 LGAs •Says it’s doing its best to make exercise credible •IPOB cancels seven-day sit-at-home, urges voters to exercise their franchise •Maintain …