Vote And Defend Your VoteOn Saturday February 25, 2023 Nigerians will file out in their numbers to vote for the candidate of their choice that would succeed President Muhammadu Buhari as President and Commander-In-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. They will also elect members of the House of Representatives
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Finnish police releases pro-Biafran agitator Ekpa hours after grilling
Finland authorities on Thursday arrested Simon Ekpa, a popular pro-Biafra separatist agitator and self-acclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), for a suspected crime in Finland.The Finnish Central Criminal Police confirmed Ekpa’s release on Thursday, according to HS reports.The police claimed that its
Read More87.2m voters collect PVCs, INEC says
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says a total of 87,209,007 voters have collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) across the 36 States of the federation and the FCT.The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, revealed this in “The summary of registered voters and PVCs collected for 2023 general elections”, released
Read MoreBuhari arrives hometown for presidential elections
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday arrived his hometown Daura, Katsina state, in preparation for the Presidential Elections on Saturday, February 25, 2023.Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity) announced this in a press statement.The President, who was received by the Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari
Read MoreMilitary Apprehends Mastermind Of Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack, kills several terrorists’
The Nigeria Defence Headquarters said troops of Operation Whirl Punch have apprehended one of the masterminds of the March 28, 2022 terrorist attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train service.The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known at the bi-weekly news briefing on the operations of the armed forces,
Read MoreElections: Mobile Network won’t shut down, NCC assures Nigerians
The Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), has assured Nigerians that mobile network wont shutdown during the election periods, urged the citizen to disregard messages of system shutdown by telecom networks circulating on social media, declaring them as false.“The attention of the NCC, has been drawn to fraudulent and misleading information circulating
Read MorePutin suspends US nuclear arms reduction treaty, vows to keep fighting in Ukraine
-Agency ReportsPresident Vladimir Putin on Tuesday suspended Moscow's participation in a nuclear arms reduction treaty with Washington during a speech in which he accused the West of escalating the Ukraine conflict.In his state of the nation address to Russian lawmakers, Putin also vowed that Russia would keep fighting in Ukraine
Read MoreWe will not sell Liverpool, Club owner John Henry says
-Agency ReportsLiverpool owner John Henry says he is not selling the Premier League club, but does expect some investment, the BBC reports.Henry’s Fenway Sports Group (FSG), which bought Liverpool in 2010, said in November it “would consider new shareholders” in the Reds.FSG chairman Tom Werner later said the club’s owners
Read MoreTomato shortage hits Britain following poor weather across Europe and Africa
-Agency ReportsSupermarkets across Britain have been hit with a shortage of tomatoes after a wave of bad weather across Europe and Africa disrupted supply chains.Growers and suppliers in Morocco have had to contend with cold temperatures, heavy rain, flooding and cancelled ferries over the past three to four weeks.Production problems
Read MorePutin condemns Church of England for considering gender-neutral God, same sex marriage
-Agency ReportsVladimir Putin has attacked the Church of England for “considering the idea of a gender-neutral God”.The Russian President’s comments come as he addressed the country’s political and military elite following its year-long war in Ukraine.Flanked by four Russian tricolour flags on either side during his address, President Putin said
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