The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected claims of widespread vote-buying during Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State, describing the allegations as baseless and unsupported by evidence. The commission’s response follows accusations by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate, Chukwuma Soludo, and the Labour Party candidate, George Moghalu, as well as the African…
The Kimpact Development Initiative on Saturday raised serious concern over widespread vote-buying and interference by party agents in the ongoing Anambra State governorship election. The group said agents of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, All Progressives Congress and Young Progressives Party were observed openly inducing voters with cash ranging from ₦3,000 to ₦10,000. The Executive…
By Ankeli Emmanuel, Sokoto Isa local government chairman in Sokoto East Senatorial District, Hon. Sharehu Abubakar Kamarawa has denied any allegation of inactiveness over recent and continued baditry attacks within his domain. The chairman who decried as baseless social media attacks that he never acted on intelligence regarding imminent attacks by bandits, clarified that,…
Mr John Chuma Nwosu, candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the Anambra governorship election, has condemned alleged vote buying and selling during the exercise. Nwosu, who spoke after voting at Oduda Central Primary School, Nnewi-Ichia Ward 2, precisely expressed concern over what he called ‘increasing incidence of vote trading’, describing it as a…
India’s successful pivot to high-tech manufacturing offers a masterclass in industrial policy for countries in the Global South. Western nations, led by the United States, are actively cultivating India as a strategic counterweight to China and Russia and BRICS Plus Nations. This strategy is twofold: offering substantial trade and manufacturing incentives to integrate India into…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has seized expired but revalidated alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages worth N30 million from shops in Jos. The Director, NAFDAC North Central Zone, Kenneth Azikiwe, said on Saturday in Jos that the agency had earlier received reports from a consumer who purchased the expired…
The Nigeria Police Force has trained 325 personnel on the handling of Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear threats. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the participants were drawn from police commands across the 36 states of the federation. The four-week intensive course took place at the Police Mobile Force…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said on Friday it intercepted a tanker loaded with 60,000 litres of petrol, suspected to be diverted to the border area in the state. The tanker, suspected to be enroute to the border area for smuggling, was intercepted on the Jibia Road on September 30 by the NCS’s special…
In a significant move for Nigeria’s fuel market, the Dangote Refinery has reduced the price of Premium Motor Spirit, commonly known as petrol, by 49 naira per litre. The refinery now sells the product at 828 naira per litre, down from its previous price of 877 naira. This price reduction, which represents a 5.6…
The Katsina State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) is partnering with UNICEF Kano Field Office to address the growing learning crisis in the state’s basic education sector. The collaboration, through stakeholders’ training aims to improve access to quality education and ensure that every child attains foundational literacy and numeracy skills. Speaking during the training…
