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The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state has been set ablaze by yet-to-be-identified hoodlums in the early hours of Sunday. Ballot boxes and other electoral materials were burnt. INEC National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, who confirmed the incident, said the security guard …

“Today, I declared all Custodial Facilities in Nigeria a RED ZONE! ‘Anyone or group of persons that decide(s) to attack them should not live to regret it.” This is the new order to all Squadron Commanders of the Nigeria Correctional Service who gathered at the NCoS HQ on Friday 30th April, 2021. In the minister’s speech titled, ‘Inviolable Custodial Centres’, …

Kano State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has appealed to Gov. Abdulahi Ganduje  to consider the payment of outstanding pensions, gratuities and death benefits of N26 billion to retirees. Mr Kabir Ado-Minjibir, the NLC Chairman in the state, made the call while briefing newsmen on Saturday in Kano to mark the 2021 workers’ day, according to the report …

…Hails Edo workers, assures of better welfare …seeks collaboration to expand tax net No more than 200,000 people are paying tax in Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki said on Saturday in his Workers Day message to workers in the state today, Saturday May 1, 2021. Obaseki bemoaned a situation where only workers are paying taxes, saying: It’s unfair for only …

By Okhide Em’ya David Cold-room Owners in Benin, Edo State of Nigeria have blamed the Federal Government for the high cost of fish, accusing the administration of issuing import licenses to foreigners who arbitrarily fix prices of the highly sourced and nutritious food item. Fish is said to be rich in important nutrients and may lower risk of heart condition. …

By Okhide Em’ya David Edo State High court sitting in Benin has resolved the age long boundary dispute between Okhuoromi and Egbirhe Villages, both in Oredo Local Government Area of the State in favor of Okhuoromi. The court resolved the boundary dispute marked B/361/2019 in favor of Okhuoromi over the failure of the claimants to prove their case beyond reasonable …

Daniel pleaded, “Nigerians should forgive me. I said my father is late so Nigerians can help me. I made a big mistake; Nigerians should please forgive me. “I want to open a supermarket in Lagos. I have always been a pure water hawker. Lagos is not the first place, I started from Onitsha, from there, I sold pure water in …

Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Yekini Nabena, has cautioned the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, against making statements that could cause instability in the country, threatening to expose him to the Pope. Mbaka had called on the National Assembly to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari if he fails to resign over …

At least 50 persons have died from Lassa fever in Nigeria, even as the country is still grappling with the scourging COVID-19 pandemic. The figure, revealed by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control as of Week 15, spanning April 12 -18, showed that Lassa fever has continued a silent ascent in fatalities and infection. According to NCDC figures, 28 persons died between …

• Falana queries Buhari’s call for U.S. help outside AU, ECOWAS• Experts disagree on Nigeria’s invitation of AFRICOM• Masari: State of emergency won’t address insecurity• Tight security at National Assembly over alleged threat• Rivers imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew• NSA: Security agencies will monitor threats at airports The European Union (EU) has advised the Federal Government to look beyond military deployment in …