Smart Card Readers: 95% Configuration Achieved- INEC
The Independent National Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said it has achieved 95 per cent configuration of the Smart Card Readers to be deployed for the Presidential and National Assembly elections…
Kaduna Attack: Death Toll Now 130 …Gov. Alleges Deliberate Plan to Wipe Out Certain Communities
Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has alleged deliberate plan to wipe out some communities in the state as he police continue to dig into this matter to make…
Electoral offences: We’ll be guided by law, not Buhari’s directive – INEC Chairman
Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has said categorically that the commission would be guided by the provisions of the law in dealing with electoral offenders…
Buhari’s Comment On Ballot Box Snatching “strong message” Against Savagery – Presidency
The Presidency says that President Muhammadu Buhari’s comment on ballot box snatchers is a “strong message’’ against the long history of savagery associated with elections in the country….
Activist Asks court to Declare As Unlawful, Restriction of Movement During Elections
A Nigerian activist, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo, on Tuesday urged a Federal High Court in Lagos to declare as unlawful, the restriction of vehicular and human movements during elections…
Buhari’s Shoot-at-sight Order Call For Extra-judicial Killings -Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s shoot-at-sight of electoral offenders directive as a call for extra-judicial killings, adding that it…
LASG to Create Single Social Register For The Poor, Vulnerable
The Lagos State Commissioner of Economic Planning and Budget (MEPB), Mr. Olusegun Banjo has inaugurated the State Operations Cooperating Unit (SOCU), as part of efforts to create a Single…
Mongolia Temporarily Suspends KFC Outlets Due to Food Poisoning Symptoms
Mongolia has temporarily suspended operations of all KFC restaurants in the country to conduct an inquiry, as 42 people were hospitalized and hundreds showed food poisoning symptoms after eating at…
Kaduna Killings: GAFDAN Cautions Members Against Reprisal
The Gan Allah Fulani Development Association of Nigeria (GAFDAN) has urged its members not to take laws into their hands over the killings in Kajuru Local Government Area…
Nigeria, Others Get £45m Support For Smallholder Agri-businesses
The European Union (EU) has provided 45 million euros to support smallholder agri-businesses in rural area in Nigeria and other African countries. The EU disclosed this in a press statement…