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The National Assembly has passed a harmonized version of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill that includes the direct, indirect and consensus primary modes of nominating candidates by political parties for elections. The harmonized version, passed by the lawmakers during Tuesday’s plenary, is the final agreed version between the Senate and House of Representatives, on the amendment to Clause 84 of the bill, Channels TV reports. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, who presided over the plenary, stated that both chambers have agreed to give a clear and sufficient definition for each mode of primaries, and how they would be conducted. He…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its planned nationwide protest over petrol subsidy removal scheduled for January 27 and February 2, 2022. Addressing journalists in Abuja Tuesday, January 25, Ayuba Wabba, NLC President said the union decided at its national executive council meeting to suspend the strike based on the federal government’s decision to halt subsidy removal on petroleum. The Federal government had on Tuesday proposed an 18-month extension for the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). This means that the government will continue to cater for petrol subsidy payments. Read also: NLC Opposes bill seeking to ban strike in health…

Gospel artiste, Sammie Okposo, has publicly apologised to his wife, Ozioma, after cheating on her, regretting the pain it has caused her and the family. In a statement shared on his Instagram page, Okposo said he met the said lady in the US in the last quarter of 2021 and got intimately involved with her. He said he is ashamed of his action and regrets it as it has caused a lot of pain to his wife and family. Okposo stated that he will be suspending all ministry works for now until he regains full restoration. He prayed for his wife to…

Not less than eight people were killed and about 50 injured following a stampede before the Africa Cup of Nations game between tournament hosts Cameroon and Comoros. The incident occurred before Monday’s round-of-16 tie in the Olembe area of the capital Yaounde. Reports say fans were involved in a crush as they attempted to make their way into the Paul Biya Stadium, a 60,000 capacity arena named after Cameroon’s President. In a video trending online, football fans were seen struggling to get access to the stadium with Skysports reporting that “half a dozen deaths and dozens have been injured.” Read…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the date registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and the Direct Entry examination. The examination body in its weekly bulletin stated that the registration will commence by February 12, 2022. The board made this known in its weekly bulletin released by its Director of Public Relations, Dr Fabian Benjamin. Read also: How to Upload O’level (WAEC / NECO / NABTEB) Result on JAMB Portal 2021 UTME: JAMB Releases Results June 23 – Oloyede 1.3m Candidates To Sit For JAMB Commencing June 19, 2021 In the timeline of events attached…

Nigeria’s First Lady Aisha Buhari has backed the call for the execution of Abdulmalik Tanko, who has confessed to killing five-year-old pupil, Hanifa Abubakar. Tanko, the proprietor of Noble Kids Academy in Kawaji, Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano state had confessed to killing with rat poison. Tanko who was paraded before newsmen on Friday January 21, confessed to having kidnapped Hanifa, in December 2021 and had demanded N6 million ransom from her family. Related News: Kano revokes licences of Private schools over Hanifa’s death Alleged killer of Five-year-old Hanifa shed tears in Kano- Family Buhari mourns murdered five-year-old pupil Hanifa as Kano shuts school…

The United States has ordered the families of its diplomats in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv to leave the country “due to the continued threat” of a Russian invasion, the State Department said Sunday. Washington has also authorised the “voluntary” departure of its non-essential embassy staff and urged US citizens in the Eastern European country to “consider departing now”, saying it will not be in a position to evacuate them after any possible incursion by Moscow. Russia has been massing tens of thousands of troops on its border with Ukraine, along with an arsenal of tanks, fighting vehicles, artillery and missiles. The movements have ignited stern…

The Kano Government has revoked operating licences of private schools in the state over the gruesome murder of a five-year-old pupil, Hanifa Abubukar. The government took the action amid the outrage over the brutal killing of Hanifa by Abdulmalik Tanko, proprietor of Noble Kids Academy, Nasarawa Local Government Area of the state. The deceased, who attended the school, was kidnapped and subsequently killed by her school proprietor. Read also: Buhari mourns murdered five-year-old pupil Hanifa as Kano shuts school Alleged killer of Five-year-old Hanifa shed tears in Kano- Family Tanko had confessed to killing her with a rat poison he…

The controversy surrounding the legality or otherwise of the Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been coffined. The Federal High Court, Port-Harcourt in Rivers State struck out the suit challenging the competence of Yobe Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee of APC. Delivering judgment on the Suit No: FHC/ABJ/857/2021 brought before it by Odjebobo Desire Onayefeme and others, the presiding Judge, Justice Pheobe Msuen Ayua struck out the name of National Chairman of the APC, the National Working Committee of the APC as well as the National…

After suffering humiliating defeat,  Nigeria have crashed out of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in a 0-1 loss to the North African side, Tunisia. The Eagles of Carthage took the lead in the 47th minutes after Youssef Msakni found the net with a long-range shot. In the 64th minutes, Alex Iwobi was shown a red car after the referee upgraded his yellow card to a red one following a VAR Review for a bad attack. Before progressing to the round of 16, Nigeria recorded three straight victories against Egypt, Sudan, and Guinea Bissau in Group D. So, Tunisia…