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Striking Nigerian university lecturers have accepted the proposal of the federal government but asked to be given until Thursday evening for words on ending their strike. Biodun Ogunyemi, the National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) stated this on Thursday evening after a three-hour meeting with a government delegation. “Our members are waiting for us currently at …

Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has raised another alarm, alleging that the recently recruited Ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) held a close-door meeting with top officials of Edo State government in the Festival Hall within the government house premises, Benin City, today, Thursday February 7, 2019. Edo PDP Publicity Secretary, Mr. Chris Nehikhare, in a statement …

​PRESS RELEASE RE: VIRAL VIDEO OF INDECENT ASSAULT ON A YOUNG NIGERIAN LADY * NPF records breakthrough * Arrest Six (6) male suspects * Pledges justice for the victim Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested six male suspects involved in the shocking, barbaric and indecent assault meted out on a young Nigerian female as shown in a video …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says no one can use the identification number on Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) to comprise the smart card reader machine on Election Day. INEC Chairman, Yakubu Mahmood, stated this at a forum tagged, “Women National Dialogue with INEC Chairman”, organised by European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) with INEC on Wednesday in Abuja. Mr Mahmood …

Edo State branch of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alerted the public of an alleged N500,000.00 payment by Edo State Government agents for cooperation and assistance rendered by INEC officials to smuggle APC members into the list of its ad-hoc staff list for the February 16 general elections. The lasted accusation is coming a few days after the party rejected …

…lauds Obaseki on mobile testing facilities Edo State Agency for the Control of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), EDOSACA, has tasked the 18 local government councils in the state to support the agency’s efforts at scaling up its intervention programmes across the state. Executive Director, EDOSACA, Mrs. Flora Oyakhilome, said during the week, that such broad-based support …

The Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday, called on the international community to impose a travel ban on the Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over his threat that foreigners, who interfere in the affairs of Nigeria would leave the country in body bags. In the statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary and Director of Media/Publicity, Kola Ologbodiyan and shared on …

The Governor of Kaduna state, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, has in a riposte defended his statement were he allegedly said that any foreigner who intervenes in the forthcoming election would go back in body bags. Speaking through his spokesman, Samuel Aruwan, the outspoken governor averred that every fair-minded person with modest familiarity of the English language and unimpaired comprehension would understand …

The Mission stated that it was invited to monitor the 2019 elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, adding that this was the sixth time it was observing elections in the country. The EU EOM said this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday by its Press and Public Outreach Officer, Sarah Fradgley, in response to the threat by Kaduna …

The Kaduna state governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has urged “foreign powers” who may have been engaged by some politicians to interfere with the Nigerian general elections to jettison the idea because, “they would go back in body bags.” Governor El-Rufai made the statement while speaking during an NTA Live programme on Tuesday evening. He was reacting to the recent statements by United …