•To use electronic machine in today’s LG election For the second time since 2018, Kaduna State will use electronic voting machines for its local government elections which hold today, Saturday, 4th September 2021. The Kaduna State Government’s innovative use of technology to promote election integrity made the state the first in Nigeria to adopt electronic voting, and the second polity …
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More than 7 in 10 Nigerians (73 per cent) have said they would relocate abroad with family members if they had an opportunity, a new survey published this week has found. This is a whopping 41 percentage point increase from citizens who were hoping to emigrate in 2019, when only about a third of citizens (32 per cent) said they …
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The federal government has said it did everything possible to stop the ongoing nationwide strike of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), which paralysed activities in government-owned hospitals across the country. A statement by the Deputy Director Press and Public Relations at the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr. Charles Akpan, quoted the minister Senator Chris Ngige as having …
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Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, talks to BOLA BAMIGBOLA about agitations among the youth and his involvement in the recent coronation of the Olu of Warri, among other issues You have declared many times that you have a special interest in the youth and that your throne is dedicated to the Nigerian youths. Are you not worried about the level at …
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With the dusts raised by the legal challenges to the status of Mai Mala Buni as the interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yet to settle, coupled with the ward congresses of the party that ended in crisis in some states still generating controversy, the APC is today going ahead with local government congresses. A High Court sitting …
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*To punish operatives posting police activities on social media Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba yesterday vowed to leave a legacy of a truly professionalised police force. “I want to leave a legacy of professionalised police, a dedicated police force with sincerity of purpose, zeal and courage,” Baba promised during a tour of the Jigawa State Police Command. …
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Delta Police Command has confirmed the recovery of an articulated vehicle laden with 900 bags of cement which was allegedly stolen last Tuesday by robbers at Okpella in Edo. Command spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe said in a statement on Thursday in Asaba that the vehicle was recovered and the suspects arrested at Aniegele village, near Illah, after vigilantes gave the …
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Edo State Government has said it will continue to partner with relevant stakeholders to strengthen advocacy in order to check the incidence of illegal migration and human trafficking in the state. Speaking after unveiling billboards in select parts of the state, Secretary, Edo State Taskforce Against Human Trafficking, Itohan Okungbowa, commended the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) for …
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*African cross-border informal trade worth about $93b annually *VP off to Tanzania today While the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) offers limitless opportunities for the industrialization of Africa, authorities across the continent must take the right policy actions, including infrastructural development to actualize them, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said on Thursday. He stated that such actions include the protection …
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Edo State Government has instructed its Lawyers to vigorously pursue and challenge all court orders preventing it from implementing the compulsory COVID-19 vaccination order recently issued in the state, Governor Godwin Obaseki said on Wednesday. Obaseki who spoke at a press conference at the state house, said the government owes a sacred duty to the populace to take all actions …
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