The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has announced that the commission will replace the Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVC) with computer-generated slips for accreditation during elections. Yakubu announced the new development on Thursday during a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) held at the INEC Conference Room in Abuja which focused on the detailed issues of planning and reform learning from the experience of the 2023 General Election. The INEC boss said that with the introduction of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), PVC will no longer be used as the sole means of identification…
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Tinubu To Present 2025 Budget President Bola Tinubu is expected to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly on Tuesday. The development was communicated by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. “The president has made his intention known to the National Assembly to present the 2025 budget to the joint session of the National Assembly on the 17th of December, 2024,” Akpabio said during the announcement at the Thursday plenary on the floor of the Senate. Akpabio announced that the budget presentation would take place at the House of Representatives Chamber. This move follows the submission of the medium…
‘One-Chance’ Thieves Arrested In Abuja, Recover Operational Vehicles From Suspects The Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command says it has arrested three suspects linked to criminal activities in the densely populated areas of Abuja. The suspects who included Abba Godwin, Abraham Anthony and Moses Obi were said to be members of the syndicate led by one Friday Ogwuche, who is now at large. This was made known by the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, Olatunji Disu, during a press briefing on Thursday. He asserted that they operated from the Mararaba area of Nasarawa State and extended their activities…
Heavy Protests As Another Labour Party Member Joins APC For the sixth time in two weeks, Labour Party (LP) has lost its member in the House of Representatives to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Alfred Iliya, member representing Jos South-Jos East Federal Constituency of Plateau State, is the 6th rep member to defect to the APC in two weeks. With his defection, Plateau State has only one member of the Labour Party in the House from Plateau State, Daniel Asama, who represents Bassa/Jos North Federal Constituency. Illiya’s defection was announced by the Speaker, Abbas Tajuddeen, at the Plenary, on…
EXPOSED: NCS Officials Aid Smugglers To Bring In Over 3000 Cars Conveying Rice In One Night Nigeria’s investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, has again exposed how the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) officers allegedly colluded with notorious smugglers in another round of rice smuggling and brought in over 3000 cars. Soyombo, who said this on his social media account on Wednesday, said that the rice were smuggled from Idi-Iroko in the Ipokia local government area of Ogun State into Sango area of the state on Tuesday night. Soyombo said, “It has been brought to my notice that while the rest of us…
BREAKING: Suicide Bombing Kills Minister, Three Security Personnel, Photo A suicide bombing killed Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani, the Taliban’s minister for refugees and repatriation, at his Kabul office, Afghanistan on Wednesday. The blast also claimed the lives of three of his bodyguards, making it the highest-profile casualty for the Taliban since regaining power three years ago. “The enemies of Islam martyred” Haqqani in a “cowardly attack,” the Taliban’s Chief Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed stated in a post on X. Haqqani was a prominent figure in the Haqqani Network, a militant group responsible for deadly attacks on the United States forces in Afghanistan.…
Nigerian Senator Empowers Constituents With Goats The senator representing Jigawa Southwest senatorial district, Senator Mustapha Khabeeb, has empowered his constituents by distributing 900 goats. Speaking at the distribution event held at the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) Secretariat in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, Senator Khabeeb stated that the initiative is part of his economic empowerment programme aimed at supporting the economic activities of his constituents and improving their sources of income. The senator, represented by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Zonal Chairman in charge of Jigawa Central, Hon. Idris Ilyasu Danlawan, explained that beneficiaries underwent intensive training on animal…
#EndBadGovernance: We Reports Lawyers Involved In Minors’ Prosecution; Says NHRC The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it has reported the lawyers involved in the prosecution of minors arrested in the #EndBadGovernance protests to relevant bodies for disciplinary action. The Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Dr Anthony Ojukwu, who stated this during the ceremony to mark the 2024 International Human Rights Day in Abuja on Tuesday, said “we believe disciplinary action is being taken against them.” Ojukwu also announced that the commission receives over two million complaints yearly, which is a sign of the growing awareness of rights by Nigerians.…
How DSS Operatives Escorted Political Thugs To Attack Activists Some lawless personnel of the Nigerian secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS) were captured in videos on Tuesday escorting political thugs to attack activists in Ekiti State during trial of the human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi. It was reported earlier that suspected political thugs allegedly mobilised by the Ekiti State government and legal luminary, Afe Babalola, SAN, had gathered around the Magistrate Court premises, allegedly intimidating those in attendance. Videos obtained on Tuesday showed a coaster bus carrying people suspected to political thugs arriving at the Magistrate Court and…
BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints New AGF President Bola Tinubu has named Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), effective immediately. The appointment follows the pre-retirement leave of Dr. (Mrs.) Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein, the outgoing AGF. This was made known on Tuesday in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. President Tinubu noted that Ogunjimi’s appointment was aimed at ensuring a seamless transition in the administration of Nigeria’s treasury. He explained that the move aligns with the administration’s commitment to consolidating ongoing treasury policy reforms. The statement read, “As a…