Dr. Oamne Boamah demands a forensic audit of voters register THE opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called for a forensic audit of Ghana’s voters register ahead of the December elections. Dr Omane Boamah, the NDC’s Director of Elections, raised concerns about unauthorised voter transfers, system vulnerabilities, and delays …
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Woman, Four Others Arrested For Alleged Tricycle Theft In Bauchi
THE Bauchi State Police Command has arrested five individuals involved in an alleged criminal conspiracy and receiving stolen property. This information was revealed during a press briefing on Tuesday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, speaking on behalf of the state Commissioner of Police, Auwal Mohammed. Wakil …
Read More »Report: NUPRC Has Not Approved $1.3bn Shell Renaissance Deal
Contrary to reports in a section of the media that the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, has accepted Shell International Plc’s bid to sell its onshore assets to Renaissance in a transaction worth $1.3bn, investigations have revealed that the Commission has not approved the transaction. There had been …
Read More »INEC Meets Stakeholders, Assures of Readiness for Edo Election
THE Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Wednesday assured stakeholders in Edo of the commission’s readiness for the Sept. 21 governorship election. Yakubu told the stakeholders in Benin to cooperate with the commission to ensure credible election. Yakubu noted that the meeting was a tradition …
Read More »Yuan Depreciates By 7.1182 To Dollar
THE central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the Yuan, weakened 46 pips to 7.1182 against the dollar on Wednesday. This is according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. https://newsextra24.com/delta-child-rights-amendment-bill-passes-second-reading/ In China’s spot foreign exchange market, the Yuan is allowed to rise or fall by two per …
Read More »Delta Child Rights Amendment Bill Passes Second Reading
THE bill seeking to amend the Delta State Child Rights law on Wednesday passed through Second Reading at the state House of Assembly. The Sponsor of the Bill, Mrs Marilyn Okowa-Daramola (PDP-Ika North East) said during plenary that the amendment became necessary to cover 12 sections of the principal law. …
Read More »BREAKING: Boko Haram Militants Launch New Attack On Community In Niger State
THERE have been new terror attacks in the garrison town of Basra in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The assault commenced at 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, with intermittent gunshots being fired. According to local informants, this attack is the most recent in a string of aggressive invasions by …
Read More »Flood: 24 Killed, 163 Injured In Bauchi
THE Bauchi State Government has disclosed that 24 people lost their lives while 163 others were injured as result of heavy flood that affected communities in 16 local government areas of the state. The Commissioner of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Hajiya Hajara Yakubu Wanka, stated this during a press …
Read More »Finance Minister Reaffirms Tinubu’s Commitment To Boost Local Economies
WALE Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy has restated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to bolstering local economies and tackling the challenges posed by natural disasters. He made the commitment when he paid a courtesy visit to WACOT Rice Limited’s cutting-edge 250,000 metric tonnes rice processing …
Read More »Bandits Raid Kaduna Hospital, Kidnap Nurses, Patients
BANDITS on Monday invaded the Primary Healthcare Centre at Kuyallo, Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, kidnapping two nurses and an unspecified number of patients. According to Musa Alhassan, one of the leaders of a local vigilante group, the bandits initially targeted the nearby Government Day Secondary School, arriving …
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