Month: April 2021
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Abuse Your Uniform and Risk Being Struck By god Of Iron, Wole Soyinka Warns Ogun Amotekun Corps
Ogun State Governor, Mr Dapo Abiodun and Prof. Wole Soyinka during the inauguration of Southwest Security Network codenamed, Amotekun in the state on Thursday 📸 @dabiodunMFR
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CVR: INEC Clears Air On Using NIN As Criteria For Registration
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the National Identification Number (NIN) is not mandatory for voter registration. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the clarification while fielding questions from journalists in Abuja, on Thursday. Yakubu said that NIN was only a means of identification for registration as listed in the Electoral Act. “I want…
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Insecurity: NYSC Calls For Deployment of More Troops To Orientation Camps
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has called for deployment of more troops to its Orientation Camps nationwide in view of the growing security challenges. The Chairman, Governing Board of NYSC, Fatima Abubakar made the call when she led members of the board on a courtesy visit to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim…
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FG Issues New Directive To Gotv, Startimes
The Federal Government says it has directed two PayTv platforms – GoTv and Startimes – to migrate their signals from self-carrying to any of the two licensed FreeTv signal distributors. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja, said the directive was in line with the Digital…
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FG Gives Updates On Number of Nigerians Enrolled For NIN, SIMs Registration
The Federal Government says it has so far enrolled 51 million citizens for the National Identification Number (NIN) as at March 31, 2021. Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, made this known at the weekly Presidential Media briefing organized by the Presidential Communication Media Team in Abuja on Thursday. He also revealed…
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2023: INEC Fixes Date For Kick-off Of Continuous Voter Registration
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed June 28th, 2021 for the commencement of Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, across the 774 Local Government Areas ahead of the 2023 general elections. INEC Boss, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, let this out on Thursday while briefing newsmen in Abuja. He also declared the indefinite suspension of the bye-election…
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Gunmen Attack Ex-CBN Governor, Kill 3 Police Officers (Graphic Photos)
Police in Anambra have confirmed gun attack on gathering being addressed by Charles Soludo, former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN governor in his country home in Isuofia, Aguata in Anambra. According to media reports, three policemen were shot death by gunmen during the event. Mr Soludo, a governorship aspirant of the All Progressive Grand Alliance,…