One person was reportedly killed while about 15 others sustained injuries from gunshots and machetes attacks at a campaign rally of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Sadique Abubakar, at Duguri town on Wednesday. The PUNCH reports that Duguri, a village in Alkaleri Local Government Area, is the hometown of the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed. The incident, which happened a few minutes before 6pm, came barely five hours after seven out of nine governorship candidates met at the Bauchi State Police Headquarters and signed a peace accord ahead of the governorship and state Assembly elections.…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday has announced a recruitment exercise for qualified Nigerians. The anti-drug agency disclose this in a statement issued via its Twitter handle. The application will run from March 12 to April 8 and graduates of secondary school, polytechnic and university are invited to apply. Applicants must be of Nigerian origin by birth and possess a national identity number (NIN) while computer literacy will be an added advantage for all cadres, the statement said. Applicants are also required to tender all certificates at the time of recruitment as any other qualification presented subsequently…
Xi Jinping has been endorsed for a momentous third term as the president of China by the country’s parliament. The 69-year-old secured the precedent-breaking five-year term during a parliament session on Friday. Also Read: Xi Jinping bids Third term as Chinese President He received unanimous approval from the 2,952 members of the National People’s Congress (NPC) present. The development makes Xi, who came to power in 2013, the longest-serving head of state of Communist China since its establishment in 1949. The power of the office of the president is largely ceremonial. The real control in the Chinese government resides in…
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State governor announced suspension of political campaign activities in the next three days to mourn the victims of the train accident. The incident claimed Six people and several injured after a train collided with a Lagos State Government staff bus in Ikeja area on Thursday morning. Also Read: FG Commiserates with victims of Lagos Bus/Train collision, calls for Probe The train trapped the bus on its rail and dragged it from Shogunle to PWD area of Ikeja. Sanwo-Olu visited those injured in the accident at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). The governor, who is…
The widespread rejection of the old N500 and N1,000 which persisted yesterday was worsened by banks’ refusal to accept deposits of the notes without registration on the Cash Return Portal, CRP of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Following the February 10th CBN deadline for the old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes, the CBN established the CRP for bank customers to register old notes intended for deposit. After registration, the depositor gets a reference code. The reference code must be submitted to the bank before the deposit is accepted by the customer. Vanguard investigations reveal that banks cannot accept deposits…
Following the dissolvement of the Labour Party, LP, excos in Rivers State over alleged gross misconduct and anti-party activities, the National Legal Adviser of the party, Akingbade Oyelekan, on Wednesday, berated the move, stating that the decision is faulty and will not stand. VANGUARD reports that the leadership of the Labour Party, on Tuesday, announced the dissolution of the executive council of its Rivers State branch with immediate effect ahead of March 11 governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections. Reacting during a press briefing, in Abuja, Oyelekan said that the process for announcing the dissolution of the River…
Mu’azu Sambo, minister of transportation, says he is saddened by the accident that involved a train and a bus in Lagos on Thursday. The accident involved a moving train and a BRT bus belonging to the Lagos state government. Six persons were confirmed dead while many others were injured in the accident that occurred at the PWD bus stop in the Shogunle area of Lagos. Witnesses at the scene reported that the driver of the BRT bus was attempting to cross the rail track when the oncoming train ran into it. Fidet Okhiria, managing director of the Nigerian…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said indicated plans to appeal a court judgement granting the request of two plaintiffs to use their temporary voter cards (TVCs). The Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, in a statement on Thursday, expressed the intention of the commission to approach the appellate court. “The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been served a copy of the judgement delivered today by the Federal High Court, Abuja Division which ordered it to allow two Plaintiffs to vote with their Temporary Voter’s Card (TVC),” the statement read. “The Commission is…
Frances Ibanga, president of the women’s forum of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), says gender inequality is becoming alarming with the advancement of technology. Ibanga spoke on Wednesday at the women’s forum of the ECOWAS community court of justice to mark International Women’s Day (IWD). International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on March 8 to appreciate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women across the world. She said an inclusive mindset and advocacy are needed to close the gender gap in the digital space. “Framework for the protection and promotion of the rights of women…
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria has advised newly inducted foreign-trained doctors to consider practising their medical profession in the country, instead of travelling abroad in search of greener pastures. The MDCN said many of the doctors who had migrated to other countries are currently regretting their action, given the discrimination they face in the workplace. Also Read: Lagos Govt recruits 3,000 health workers to strengthen Care delivery The Registrar of the council, Dr Tajudeen Sanusi, said this on Thursday during the induction of 477 foreign-trained medical and dental graduates, comprising 469 medicine graduates and eight dentistry graduates. He…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to allow the use of Temporary Voter Cards in the forthcoming governorship and state houses of assembly elections which has been slated for March 18. Two aggrieved Nigerians had filed a suit seeking the use of the Temporary Voter Card in the general elections in the absence of the Permanent Voter Cards. The plaintiffs, Kofoworola Olusegun and Wilson Allwell, in the suit filed on February 8 and marked FHC/ABJ/CS/180/2023, challenged the position of INEC and asked the court to determine “whether a person whose name…
I had the privilege of a long conversation with the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, last Saturday morning. I was in the house of a mutual friend when Obi dropped by. For almost two hours he shared interesting insights into why he believes he won the election. But what I enjoyed most were the stories of his varied experiences on the campaign trail across the country. I told Obi that he surpassed my expectations at the polls and repeated what I wrote in my column last week that I either overestimated the power of party structure…