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The total number of registered voters in Nigeria has risen from 84 million to 96.2 million for 2023 general elections, Independent National Electoral Commission announced. The latest voter statistics released by INEC shows that 12.2 million voters registered in the Continuous voter registration that ended on Sunday. According to INEC, the North-West geopolitical zone, which comprises Sokoto, Zamfara, Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi and Jigawa, has a total of 22.67 million registered voters, the highest number of registered voters. Read also INEC Announces months for PVCs Collection Reps to investigate INEC over comments by Akwa Ibom Electoral Boss Expunge Section 134(2) from Electoral…

An ace journalist, Babajide Kolade Otitoju has alleged that terrorists kidnapping Nigerians for ransom have been using the money to build houses in the neighbouring country. Otitoju who stated this Tuesday in TVC News, Lagos under Journalists Hangout programme was reacting to raiding of Abuja forests and arrest of terrorists by Nigerian soldiers. This is as the abductors of Kaduna-Abuja train crash victims are alleged to be collecting not less than N100 million ransom from each person. Read also Senator sad over killing of Nigerian soldiers by terrorists in Abuja Terrorists Kill 10 Soldiers at Kaduna Military Base Boko Haram…

Akwa Ibom Human Rights Community has expressed concern that the precedent set in sentencing Inibehe Effiong to prison, may adversely affect advocacy by lawyers in Akwa Ibom courts. Last Wednesday, Akwa Ibom State Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Ekaette Obot sent human rights lawyer, Effiong to 30 days in prison for being guilty of contemptuous charge. A press release of July 29 signed by Clifford Thomas, Esq, National Coordinator of the human rights community, lamented that since precedent has been set, human rights advocates may end up becoming victims of the process. Read also Chief Judge Sentences Lawyer to Prison- Effiong…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended the ongoing strike by another four weeks. ASUU president, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, stated the union’s decision in a press statement on Monday. He said the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Union took the decision after extensive deliberations on government’s past failures to abide by its own timelines in addressing the issues it raised. “An emergency meeting of the National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) held at the Comrade Festus Iyayi National Secretariat, University of Abuja, Abuja, on Sunday, 31st July 2022. The meeting was called…

The presidential standard bearer of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, was greeted with thunderous ovation at Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja when he was introduced. Obi and other dignitaries on Friday night joined worshippers as the Senior Pastor of the Centre, Dr Paul Enenche, led the congregation to pray for peace and security of the country. But, when wife of Mrs Enenche introduced Obi, the congregation hailed him large ovation forcing Dr. Enenche to have a handshake with him. Read also 2023: Peter Obi gets breather in Presidential race Nigerians Hail Nomination Of Peter Obi As PDP Vice Presidential Candidate Nigerians…

The Nigerian Embassy in Rome, Italy, has vowed to get justice for the killing of a 39-year-old Nigerian, Alika Ogorchukwu, by an Italian man in Civitanova Marche city area of the country. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission and the Nigerian Embassy have confirmed the development. Explaining what happened, the embassy in a statement described the incident as a ‘brutal murder,’ and vowed to get justice for the deceased. Read also Nigerian Becomes Italy’s First Black Senator Italian Police bust Nigerian crime syndicate forcing women into prostitution England Beat Denmark To Set Up Epic Final Clash With Italy The statement read,…

Nigerian Adijat Olarinoye won a Gold medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham under the women’s weightlifting event on Sunday morning, July 31. Contesting in the 55kg category, Olarinoye lifted a combined total of 203kg, a games record to win the women’s 55kg Weightlifting event. She lifted 92kg in snatch and 111kg in clean and jerk, making 203kg in total to set a new Games record in the category. See also Usain Bolt To Attend Commonwealth Games As Spectator Birmingham Set To Host 2022 Commonwealth Games C’Wealth Games: Nigeria Wins 4 Gold, 4 Silver Olarinoye beat off competition from 10 other…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced when Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) would be available for collection by Nigerians. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said PVCs for persons captured in the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) in the country would be ready between October and November. Okoye stated this while monitoring the concluding segment of the ongoing CVR in Awka, Anambra on Saturday, July 30, reaffirming that the exercise would end on Sunday. “INEC has to bring the exercise to a close, to enable the commission to cross check data collated. Read…

Liverpool on Saturday evening defeated Manchester City to win this year’s FA Community Shield. Goals from Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez ensured Liverpool won 3-1 against Manchester City. However, Julian Alvarez did score for Pep Guardiola’s side at the King Power Stadium. Read also Liverpool in Quadruple chase after beating Chelsea to win coveted FA Cup Liverpool near Champions league final after downing Villarreal engine Liverpool, Man City Beat Benfica and Atletico Madrid to reach Champions League semi/finals Liverpool will now face Strasbourg on Sunday in their last pre-season friendly tie at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp’s side will begin…

A Federal High Court in Uyo,  Akwa Ibom State, has ordered a summon be served on Senator Bassey Albert Akpan and the State Chairman of Young Progressives Party, Pastor Nyenime Andy over planned inheritance of the party’s governorship ticket. The claimant, Alexander Asuquo, Esq, a governorship aspirant to the said party has dragged the party chairman and Senator Akpan to court for Akpan’s alleged attempt to inherit the governorship ticket from the party chairman whose name was earlier submitted to INEC as the party’s governorship candidate. Read also Road to Hiltop: OBA Pledges to make Mbo Commercial hub 2023: OBA,…