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Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that its election result viewing portal (IREV) and the bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS) are utilized and working perfectly during the November 11 governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo states. The group’s National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, …

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday, 29th August 2023 took a significant step by appointing Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and former Governor of Rivers State, as a member of their campaign council for the upcoming Bayelsa governorship election set for November 11, 2023. This decision followed closely after Wike’s inclusion, just a …

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has advised Nigerians to report incidents of extortion or harassment during enrolment for National Identification Number (NIN) to its offices. The NIMC acting Director-General, Mrs Abisoye Coker-Odusote, said this on Monday in Abuja. “NIMC has been made aware of specific reports involving some Front End Partners (FEPs) who were allegedly extorting money from members …

The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state as solid as the rock of Gibraltar, saying it only shifted members who were merely occupying space to the All-Progressives Party (APC). Senator Ewhrudjakpo, who spoke during a meeting with PDP women stakeholders from the three state constituencies in Sagbama Council …

In a move towards enhancing sports infrastructure, the Caretaker Chairman of Kaltungo Local Government Council, Hon. Faruk Umar, has vowed to conduct essential groundwork on the Obasanjo Stadium in Kaltungo ahead of the 8th Adamu Yola Gombe South Unity Cup. This commitment aims to ensure a conducive environment for the competing players, thereby reducing the risk of injuries during the …

Dominic Solanke scored an historic Premier League goal in Bournemouth’s 2-2 draw against Manchester United at the Vitality stadium on Saturday. Solanke continued his superb scoring form in the league this season for Bournemouth. His goal against United, which put Bournemouth 1-0 ahead on 16 minutes, means the striker has now scored 17 top-flight goals which is one more than …

Serie A club Napoli have cleared the air over a controversial video posted on their official Tiktok account this week about Victor Osimhen. The Italian champions shared a video of Nigeria’s Osimhen missing a penalty, and dubbed with a high-pitched voice saying “gimme penalty please”. Osimhen had missed a penalty in their game against Bologna which ended goalless, and extended …

At least three persons died and five others were injured in an auto crash along the Osogbo-Ilobu highway of Osun State on Thursday morning. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Mr. Henry Benamasia, confirmed the accident in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, Mrs. Agnes Ogungbemi, in Osogbo. He said a white …

(FILE) Burkina Faso’s military leader, Ibrahim Traore, is escorted by soldiers in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on Oct. 2, 2022. Burkina Faso said on Thursday that four officers had been detained, a day after the military government announced it had thwarted a coup attempt. The four are suspected of involvement in a “conspiracy against state security”, military prosecutor Ahmed Ferdinand Sountoura …

Spokesman for the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Council during the 2023 presidential election, Daniel Bwala, has expressed concerns on how President Bola Tinubu will manage the problems that supporters of Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), popularly known as Obidients, will pose in the country. Bwala believes the President will find the Obidients situation even bigger than …