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Hoodlums suspected to be political thugs have attacked the Labour Party governorship candidate in Kaduna state, Honourable Jonathan Asake’s campaign convoy at Gidan Waya in Jema’a Local Government Area of the state. According to the spokesman of the Labour Party Candidate, James Swam, the incident happened when the campaign convoy was passing through Gidan Waya during Friday Muslim prayers on …

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has been invited to testify before a New York grand jury that has been investigating hush money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign, according to one of his lawyers. Trump attorney Joseph Tacopina confirmed Thursday that the Manhattan district attorney’s office has invited the former president to testify …

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping was awarded a third five-year term as the nation’s president Friday, putting him on track to stay in power for life at a time of severe economic challenges and rising tensions with the U.S. and others. The endorsement of Xi’s appointment by the ceremonial National People’s Congress was a foregone conclusion for a …

• Postponement compounds naira, fuel scarcity woes – SBM• Presidency: Why Buhari is quiet over allegations of irregularities against INEC• March 18 polls: Excuses no longer acceptable, IPAC cautions INEC• Abure: INEC has eroded our confidence• Protect integrity of data from BVAS, APC tells INEC• INEC kicks as court orders Commission to allow two Nigerians vote without PVCs Many Nigerians …

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, received knocks and praises over its decision to postpone the March 11 governorship and state assembly elections to March 18. The electoral umpire, late Wednesday night, postponed the state balloting due to its inability to commence the reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System, BVAS, machines, on time. The Court of Appeal, on …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it will appeal a court order to allow two Nigerians to use their Temporary Voter Cards (TVCs) to vote in the governorship and state houses of assembly elections. The two Nigerians, Kofoworola Olusegun and Wilson Allwell, filed a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/180/2023, on Wednesday, February 8, challenging INEC’s position that only a permanent voter …

A former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu said his doctor advised him against seeking a kidney donor from among his family members. Ekweremadu and wife, Beatrice. Ekweremadu disclosed this to a court in London during a cross-examination.  Recall Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, are currently facing charges in the United Kingdom after they allegedly lured a young man …

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a massive barrage of missiles and drones that hit residential buildings and critical infrastructure across Ukraine on Thursday, killing six people and leaving hundreds of thousands without heat or electricity. The largest such attack in three weeks also put Europe’s largest nuclear plant at risk by knocking it off the power grid for hours …

Edo State Government has dismissed rumours that the government is conducting a screening exercise for pensioners in the state. In a statement on Thursday, the Functioning Permanent Secretary/Chairman, Edo State Pension Bureau, Abbe Osaro Washington, said the news is false and should be disregarded. He said, “The attention of the Edo State Government has been drawn to rumours making the rounds that the government is embarking on a …

The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo has expressed deep sadness over the train accident which occurred in the early hours of Thursday in Lagos. The Minister has ordered an immediate and full investigation into the unfortunate incident. The accident involved a Nigerian Railway Corporation passenger train and a Lagos State Government staff bus that was conveying workers to their …