AHEAD of the 2027 elections, the Senate is set to amend the Electoral Act to allow for diaspora voting, at least for presidential elections, to enable citizens, especially those on essential service abroad, to vote. The Senate in a communiqué issued at the end of its retreat in Ikot Ikpene, …
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THE United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says it received at least $1.1bn in its humanitarian response in Nigeria’s northeast in the past 18 months. OCHA’s Humanitarian Dashboard for January 2022 to June 2023 showed that 11.6 million locals had been targeted for food, health and shelter, …
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CORPS members across the country have cried out over the tough time they have been facing as a result of their poor allowance. They claimed that the money did not reflect the current economic realities in the country. Speaking with Sunday PUNCH, one of the corps members who is serving in Delta …
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INSPECTOR-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has strongly condemned the recent bloody bank robbery in Otukpo, Benue State, that resulted in the tragic loss of lives of police officers and innocent civilians. Egbetokun, in a statement he signed on Saturday, said the act of violence is an assault on the principles of …
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FORMER Chief Whip of the Senate, Distinguished Senator Rowland Owie, has expressed deep concern over the proposed appointment of a non-career personnel as the Commandant General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) by President Bola Tinubu. Reacting to reports that the appointment of an ‘outsider’ as Commandant-General …
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A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has called on the Justices of the Supreme Court to be courageous as they adjudicate on appeals challenging Bola Tinubu’s election as President. Frank made the call in a statement issued Saturday. He was reacting to …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it is scaling up its war against drug abuse to secondary schools in Kwara. The agency said the campaign would be conducted in partnership with the schools under its War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) school clubs. The agency announced this in a …
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FORMER Senate President Senator Adolphus Wabara will likely face a disciplinary committee to be set up by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State to explain some statements credited to him recently by the media. This is according to the Vice Chairman and acting Publicity Secretary of Abia PDP, …
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THREE persons have been abducted by gunmen in Ora, Ayetoro community of Ekiti Local Government of Kwara State. Reports said the incident happened on Monday when about nine gunmen, four of them wearing masks, stormed the area wielding AK-47 rifles shooting sporadically. The armed men also reportedly stormed the palace …
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THE Dani tribe is an indigenous people living in the Baliem Valley of the highlands of West Papua, Indonesia. They are known for their culture and traditions, including one that is particularly striking and unusual: the practice of finger amputation in mourning. When a beloved member of their community or …
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