IWD: UNODC Expresses Concern Over High Risk of Gender-related Killings in Africa
In commemorating the 2019 International Women’s Day, the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC), Nigeria, has warned against gender-related killings in Africa. Mr Sylvester Atere, Outreach and Communications…
No Card Reader, No Voting in Kaduna State -REC
Alhaji Kaugama Abdullahi, the INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, for Kaduna State said on Friday that there would be no voting in the March 9 Governorship and State Assembly elections…
PSC Suspends 3 Members Over Breach of Directives, Regulations
The Presidential Support Committee (PSC) has suspended three of its members over ultimatum given to Adam Oshiomhole, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to lift the suspension on Imo…
Elections: NAF Faults Media Reports on Deployment… Says it is Misleading
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says a media organisation’s headline on its operational deployments for the March 9 governorship and State House of Assembly elections was misleading. NAF’s…
IWD 2019: NAPTIP Committed to Eradicating Gender Imbalance, Discrimination- DG
DG, NAPTIP, Julie Okah-Donli The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has assured Nigerian women that it would continue to work towards removing gender imbalance…
Election: There is No Shortage of Election Materials Supplied to State-Enugu REC
Dr. Emeka Ononamadu, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Enugu state, says there is no shortage in the materials supplied to the state for Saturday’s polls. Briefing newsmen in…
IWD: Al-Bashir Orders Release of All Women Arrested Over Anti-government Demonstrations
President Omar al-Bashir Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir on International Women’s Day on Friday ordered the release of all women arrested in connection with anti-government demonstrations, hours after protesters…
INEC Replaces, Reconfigures 198 Burnt SCRs in Akwa Ibom
The Independent National Electoral Commission (lNEC) says it has replaced and reconfigured the 198 Smart Card Readers, SCRs, that were on Friday burnt in its office in lbesikpo Asutan Local…
Election: INEC Expresses Regret Over Omitting APC From Results Sheet in Zamfara
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed regrets over the omission of the acronym of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the results sheet for Saturday’s Governorship and House…
Robbery: Gun Shots Cause Pandemonium in Manchok, Residents, Electoral Officials Scamper For Safety
Barely a few hours to the Governorship and State Assembly elections, gun shots from a robbery attack on Friday, in Manchok, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, sent residents…