Earthquakes Seismograph; Photo: Khaleej Times An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit near eastern Indonesia’s Maluku islands on Wednesday, forcing panicked residents to run into the streets and briefly triggering a tsunami warning. There were no immediate reports of casualties but light damage was reported on at least one island. The epicentre of […]
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The intrigues trailing the race for the presidency assumed a dangerous twist, yesterday, as the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; and his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, counterpart, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, called for the arrest and disqualification of each other over allegations of graft. Tinubu threw the first punch […]
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Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu was at The Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), London, on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, where he spoke about the commission’s preparations for Nigeria’s 2023 general elections. Following is his full speech titled “NIGERIA’S 2023 ELECTIONS: PREPARATIONS AND PRIORITIES FOR ELECTORAL INTEGRITY AND INCLUSION” Introduction […]
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Nigeria’s electoral commission, INEC, has said it will be deploying several technological tools to predict and mitigate election violence, verify political party spending and monitor electoral materials from procurement through storage to delivery. INEC Chairperson, Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this while speaking at the Chatham House, London, on Tuesday. He spoke on the commission’s preparation towards […]
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Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of Nigeria’s Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday, explained why Nigerians in the diaspora cannot vote in the upcoming February 2023 elections. Responding to a question about diaspora voting at a speaking appearance at Chatham House, London, United Kingdom, he said although the electoral body subscribes to it, the Nigerian law […]
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Software Technology Consultant cum Politician, Lanre Sarumi has advocated for more inclusion of young Nigerians in governance and better representation, saying this will contribute to the proposition of youth-centric laws and policies. A statement by Sikirula Ibikunle on behalf of his Media Team, said that Sarumi, who is seeking to represent the Ibadan North-Federal constituency […]
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Oyo State Government has begun clearing of about 52 black spots, otherwise known as illegal dump sites in Ibadan, the State capital. A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun on Tuesday, indicated that the Waste Consultant, Mottainai Recycling Ltd’s trucks have been spotted at different locations in Ibadan. Olatubosun […]
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The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has said that the 2023 general election is an election for the young people in Nigeria. Giving a breakdown of voter registration and collection of Permanent Voter Cards in Nigeria at his address at Chatham House, London, Tuesday afternoon, Yakubu said records on the […]
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Analysts pick strengthening naira, falling purchasing power as factors Notwithstanding the Christmas seasonal impacts on prices, Nigeria’s headline inflation slowed mildly to 21.34 per cent, suggesting a peak could be on the horizon. December Consumer Price Index (CPI) reading shows the slight improvement comes from 0.4 percentage point ease in the troubling food basket. According […]
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Continued from yesterday To buttress the above assertion, the National Assembly of Nigeria, on June 28, 2003, established the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, consisting of volunteers and regular members. The NSCDC Act in its section 3 (1) (a), vests the Corps with power to ‘assist in the maintenance of peace and order and […]
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