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The Independent National Electoral Commission is contemplating a policy to withdraw and destroy Permanent Voter Cards that remain uncollected for a decade, The PUNCH has learnt. This recommendation was among 208 proposals arising from the commission’s review of the 2023 general elections. The move stemmed from the persistent issue of unclaimed PVCs, with over six million cards still uncollected as of the …

CNN — On a Kyiv rooftop in late November, a small group of volunteers in mismatched fatigues keep anxious watch. By day, all are judges in Ukraine’s highest courts, but once a fortnight they come together as a makeshift air defense unit, armed only with a pair of Soviet-era machine guns to shoot down swarms of drones. It’s “the cheapest way,” said Yuriy Chumak, …

Aisha Ibrahim’s house in Karu Village, a community in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), bears the scars of neglect and vulnerability. The faded, cracked walls and stagnant water pools remind her of the past floods that repeatedly ravaged the community. The watermarks on the walls bring back painful memories from 2022 when she returned from a journey to find …

Nigerians may soon experience an increase in calls, data plans and SMS charges from early 2025 as there are indications that the Federal government may give a nod to the persistent calls for tariff review.  Tribune Online learnt that the tariff was last reviewed 11 years ago while telecom operators have continued to intensify their calls for a new hike. Recently, …

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has pardoned the widely known “death-for-fowl” convict, Segun Olowookere, alongside his co-convict, Sunday Morakinyo. Olowookere, who was 17 years old at the time of his arrest in November 2010, was convicted and sentenced to death by an Osun State High Court on December 17, 2014, for conspiracy to commit armed robbery, robbery, and stealing. His …

This is according to top sources in Azerbaijan with the knowledge of the investigation, Reuters reports. A Russian air defence system was responsible for shooting down the Azerbaijan Airlines flight that killed 38 people. This is according to top sources in Azerbaijan with the knowledge of the investigation, Reuters reports. The Embraer passenger jet, flight J2-8243, crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON  A 35-year-old man, Theophilus Osazuwa, is in police custody after allegedly killing his 4-year-old son on Christmas Eve in Benin City, Edo State of Nigeria.  The tragic incident occurred about 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, in Ogbeson Quarters, off Benin-Agbor Road, in the state capital. According to police reports, Osazuwa, who is known to have …

The 24-year-old departed this world on Thursday, December 26, 2024, due to a ghastly motor accident along the Dutse-Kafin-Hausa Road. “The burial rites are currently underway in Kafin Hausa town in accordance with Islamic traditions.” According to the governor’s spokesperson, Abdulwahab is survived by his parents, Governor Umar Namadi and his wife, as well as his many siblings. “This tragic …

The 24-year-old departed this world on Thursday, December 26, 2024, due to a ghastly motor accident along the Dutse-Kafin-Hausa Road. “The burial rites are currently underway in Kafin Hausa town in accordance with Islamic traditions.” According to the governor’s spokesperson, Abdulwahab is survived by his parents, Governor Umar Namadi and his wife, as well as his many siblings. “This tragic …

No fewer than three people were injured with another person stabbed during a shooting incident at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix city, United States on Christmas Day.  APNews reports that police are currently investigating the incident, saying the four people were attacked by the gunmen who disrupted the peace at the airport on Wednesday.  According to the police, the shooting …