The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced dates for the collection of Permanent Voters Card (PVC) in all the 774 local government offices of the Commission nationwide. The Commission announced Monday 12 December 2022 to Sunday 22 January 2023 as the dates for the collection of PVCs. Disclosing this in a statement on Friday this following, the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said the Commission came up with the dates after deliberation on a number of issues on Thursday. The Commission met on Thursday, 1st December 2022, and deliberated on a number…
Author: Victor Fola
The Governor of Cross River, Ben Ayade has said that All Progressives Congress presidential candidate,Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is what the country needs to tackle challenges facing it at the moment. Ayade said that the APC standard bearer has the large heart and the experience to turn things around for the good of all Nigerians. Ayade added that the former governor of Lagos state has the expertise to bring development to the country. He said, “If you have never headed a government, it is easy to criticise. Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been a head of Lagos State. He has been…
The Labour Party (LP) in Ogun State on Thursday sacked the Director-General of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Dr Doyin Okupe and 10 others from the party. The state chairman of the party, Michael Ashade, whoannounced this said Okupe ceased to be the party’s member after his failure to meet the mandatory constitutional requirements to fulfill membership status. Ashade said Okupe, having failed in the payment of his membership dues for the last six months of joining the Party, has forfeited his membership of the party and no longer fit and competent to continue to act as the DG…
The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to conquer the challenges facing Bayelsa State if elected into office in 2023. According to Tinubu, Bayelsa is a state replete with lucrative resources which he will harness to the benefits of the people. He said this during the party’s presidential rally on Thursday at Oxbow Lake Pavilion Swalli in Yenagoa, Bayelsa. The former Lagos State governor accused those who have governed the state in the times past of stealing away the future of her citizens while under-developing them. The presidential candidate noted that Bayelsa holds an important position…
The Federal Executive Council has made Mother Tongue Instruction Compulsory in All Primary Schools. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said that that new National Language Policy making will takes immediate effect. He said that the various mother tongues is compulsory medium of instruction from primary one to six. He stated that it will promote the cultivation and use of all Nigerian languages. He revealed that as of today, 29 languages have become extinct, leaving the country with 625 languages. For this reason, he disclosed that the mother tongue will be used exclusively for the first six years of education,…
The Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has unveiled his campaign brand for his re-election. The Governor unveiled a multi-dimensional roadshow, comprising power bikers, activation rigs and mobile advertising vans, was spotted across cities in Lagos State on Wednesday with flashes of an appealing slogan: “A Greater Lagos Rising”. In riverine communities, hundreds of residents rolled out branded canoes in a special sea show, traversing the Lagos waterways. The Governor said that his records will give him the energy to do more. Represented by Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso said the theme of his second term campaign reinforced…
Australia have reached the knockout stage of the World Cup for the first time in 16 years after defeating Denmark 1-0 on Wednesday. Mathew Leckie finished a brilliant counter attack with a low shot past Kasper Schmeichel to give Australia the victory The Danes needing victory to progress, dominated possession but were caught out on the break when Australia scored the winner on the hour mark. Australia finish in second place in Group D on six points, only behind world champions France on goal difference. Meanwhile, Denmark exited Qatar 2022 with one point from three games, sitting bottom of the…
The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended a 27-year-old suspected ‘yahoo’ boy, Obeta John, for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Idowu Buhari. Buhari was said to be an HND1 Mass Communication student of Gateway Polytechnic in Saapade, Ogun State. According to the Police Public Relations Officer in the State, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, he disclosed that the suspect was arrested following a distress call received at Ode-Remo divisional headquarters. The suspect resides at No 3, Mojubade compound, Eredu Ishara, had locked the deceased inside his room before beating her and hitting her head against the wall. ”Upon the distress call, the DPO…
A former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Adams Oshiomhole has said that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar is the weakest of all three frontline candidates vying for the presidency in 2023. Oshiomole maintained that the former vice-president lacks what it takes to lead the country in light of his track record of inconsistency and dearth of character. Oshiomole said this while speaking in an interview with Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday. Oshiomole also highlighted Atiku’s incompetence to manage his household, saying such a candidate cannot preach family and unity…
Aminu Muhammad, a student of Federal University Dutse (FUD), has been remanded in prison over his tweet on Aisha Buhari. Muhammad, who hails from Azare in Bauchi state, is a final-year student at the department of environmental management. He had tweeted in Hausa in June 2022: “Su mama anchi kudin talkawa ankoshi.” Muhammad’s tweet which was accompanied by a photo of Aisha, translates as “Mama has eaten poor people’s money and is now full”. According to BBC Hausa, C.K. Agu, Muhammad’s lawyer, said the order for his remand was given on Tuesday when he was arraigned before a high court…