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The bail application filed by a suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari suffered another setback after the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday dismissed the suit. The appeal sought the reversal of an earlier ruling of a Federal High Court in Abuja which refused to grant his request …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appointed Isa Abdulmumin as the Acting Director of Corporate Communications Department of the apex bank. Abdulmumin, a Deputy Director, takes over from Osita Nwanisobi as head of the Corporate Communications Department following his retirement from service on Friday. Abdulmumin has been in the …

Hoodlums branding dangerous weapons during the clash The Police Command in Ebonyi says it embarked on raiding blackspots in the state as part of its efforts to tackle related electoral violence during the general polls. Mr Falaye Olaleye, Commissioner for Police in the state, told the News Agency of Nigeria …

INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said on Friday that it has postponed the Enugu East Senatorial District Election earlier scheduled to hold alongside the presidential and other National Assembly polls nationwide on Saturday. Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu announced the postponement of the election at …

EFCC intercepts N32.24 million suspected to be for vote buying in Lagos ahead of Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Friday said it has intercepted the sum of N32.24 million suspected to be for vote buying in Lagos ahead of Saturday’s presidential …

Eke Ukwu Market in Owerri, Imo State During Sit-At-Home- The Igbo Community Association in Kano state has urged South-easterners in Anambra, Abia, Imo, Enugu and Ebonyi states to ignore any sit-at-home directive from anyone and come out and exercise their franchise by voting for their choice candidates during the presidential …

A total of 87.2 million Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been collected by Nigerians, out of the 93.4 million registered voters ahead of the general election, starting from this Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said. The number of collected PVCs which is already becoming a matter of …

The Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC has dismissed the planned shutdown of all telecom networks and relevant ICT Units, including online transfer facilities of the banks, with effect from today, February 23, 2023. In a statement the Commission described the report as malicious and subversive messages originated and circulated by fraudsters …

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The week-long activities for the 36th Lisabi Festival ended on a high octane in Abeokuta at the weekend with veteran music icon, Evangelist Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi, dishing out melodious songs to serenade participants and fun-seekers at the festival’s grand finale ceremony. Lisabi Festival is the historic festival and cultural heritage event …