INEC Identifies 385 Flashpoints, 200 Difficult Terrains Ahead of Osun Governorship Election

By John Dike, Osogbo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has identified 385 flashpoints across Osun State and about 200 difficult terrains as part of preparations for the forthcoming governorship election. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Osun State, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Babalola, disclosed this while speaking on the commission’s readiness for the poll, noting that […]

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Nigerians in US now to apply for visas directly

Nigeria Immigration Service logo The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, on Thursday advised Nigerians residing in the United States, or requiring travel visa to apply directly to the service. In a public announcement shared on its official X account, the NIS announced the disengagement of Online Integrated Solutions, popularly known as OIS Services, as the operator […]

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Obi defends $150m, N36bn Anambra savings claim

Presidential candidate of the Nogeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi. Ex-Anambra State governor and Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has again defended his long-standing claim that he left office in 2014 with about $150 million and N36 billion in state savings, insisting that the funds were legitimately invested across three commercial […]

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Nothing must happen to Obi… release el-Rufai, Atiku tells FG

Atiku Abubakar Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has asked the federal government to guarantee the safety of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). He has also asked for the release of Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, warning that democracy is threatened when opposition figures are […]

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US publishes names, photos of 124 Nigerians to be deported for crimes

Collage of the victims of fresh US deportation. Credit: Department of Homeland Security The United States has announced an updated deportation list featuring 124 Nigerians. This was disclosed in a statement on the website of the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday. The DHS claimed that these individuals have been placed on what it described […]

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Bandits threatened to kill Oyo pupils if troops came closer — Defence Minister

Defence Minister, Christopher Musa The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has disclosed that the bandits holding pupils and teachers abducted from schools in Oyo State threatened to kill the captives if security forces advanced on their location. Musa said this in a preview clip of an interview with News Central, shared on Wednesday ahead of […]

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Presidency debunks Obi’s ‘new lies’ on assassination threat

The presidency has debunked the assassination threat from Federal Government by the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi. A statement by the spokesman to the President, Mr Bayode Onanuga, titled “Peter Obi’s new lies”, said: “Peter Obi’s recent claims of being targeted by the government—citing an incident involving his car […]

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