President Muhammadu Buhari is about now chairing the National Council of States (NCS) meeting at the Council Chambers of State House, Abuja.The meeting is being attended by former Heads of State Generals Yakubu Gowon and Abdulsalami Abubakar, former President Goodluck Jonathan as well as former President Olusegun Obasanjo joining virtually.Others
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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said buying of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) will not help any politician during the general elections.The Kaduna INEC administrative secretary, Mr. Auwal Mashi, said this yesterday at a stakeholder meeting in Kaduna State.He also disclosed that INEC is almost 90 per cent ready for
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BY IBRAHIM MOHAMMED, AbujaProducing a president of South East or Igbo extraction has never been as close as it is in this election circle with the former governor of Anambra State Peter Obi emerged the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP). This is even as Peter Obi has emerged
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President Muhammadu Buhari has constituted a Presidential Transition Council ahead of the may 29 handover to new administration. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha, announced the approval yesterday, in a statement signed on his behalf by Director, Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government
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Bill Gates is reportedly in a romantic relationship with Paula Hurd, the widow of former Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd, who died at the age of 62 in 2019 after a reported battle with cancer. The two were spotted in January looking cosy at the Australian Open in Melbourne and sightseeing
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has filed 44 grounds appealed against the ruling of the Justice T. A. Kume-led Election Petition Tribunal, which nullified the victory of Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the July 16 Osun governorship election.The Tribunal had in a judgement on
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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has seized a total of 6,216 National Identity and Voter Cards from some migrants in 21 border states across the country.The Controller General of NIS (CGI), Isa Jere said this on Wednesday at a retreat for top management staff of the Service, in Abuja.The News
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The Federal Government has directed all universities to be shut from February 22 to March 14 over concerns expressed on the security of staff, students, and properties of the institutions.A letter by the National Universities Commission directed all heads of institutions to close down, adding that no academic activities will
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The US government has warned its citizens in Kenya to exercise vigilance at locations frequented by tourists and foreigners. They are to review their personal security plans, to be conscious of their surroundings and to monitor local media for updates.Through its embassy in Nairobi, the US said that terrorist groups
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss a suit filed by the governments of Kaduna, Zamfara and Kogi States challenging the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).The Federal Government argued in a notice of preliminary objection dated February 8, 2023, filed
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