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More than 386,000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) are awaiting collection in Ondo, says INEC. The national electoral body declared this in Akure on Thursday. Olufunmike Segun-Osifeso, head of INEC’s Voter Education, Publicity, Gender and…

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Thursday, struck out a suit against the federal government challenging the alleged uneven distribution of appointments into the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Delivering…

At least 15 Armenian servicemen were killed in a fire that broke out in the barracks that belong to a unit of the Armenian Armed Forces, Armenia’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday. Three other servicemen were seriously wounded and have…

Condemnation has continued to trail the increase in electricity tariffs by power distribution companies (DisCos), with consumer groups and industry experts describing the hike as illegal and arbitrary, calling for immediate reversal of the…

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Wednesday struck out a suit seeking the disqualification of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Bola Tinubu over the nomination of Muslim-Muslim candidacy for the February 25 presidential…

The Emir of Gwandu, Muhammadu Iliyasu-Bashar, says Nigeria’s unity should be protected to ensure peace and prosperity. The emir said this on Wednesday when he received the APC vice-presidential candidate, Kashim Shetima, in his palace in…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says late Moshood Abiola, his former secondary school mate, would have been Nigeria’s president but “bad belle” robbed Mr Abiola of his mandate. Bad belle, in the Nigerian pidgin parlance means…

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) says global unemployment rate will rise by 5.8 per cent sin 2023. This is contained in a new ILO report, titled ‘World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023 (WESO Trends)’, published on…

The Senate has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that the 2023 general election is free, fair and credible. Senate President Ahmad Lawan said this on Tuesday in his welcome address on the resumption of…

President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate seeking confirmation of the appointment of seven members of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). The letter was addressed to Senate President…