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Sunday Igboho’s Hearing Adjourned Till Monday Says Beninese Lawyer

23Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Sunday Igboho’s Hearing Adjourned Till Monday Says Beninese Lawyer

The hearing of the charges brought against Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, alias Sunday Igboho, till Monday, 26 July, by the Cour De’appal De Cotonou, Benin Republic. His Beninese lawyer, Rafael Huvehnou, confirmed this in a chat with SaharaReporters, noting that will remain in police custody till the said date. Huvehnou said if Igboho is found guilty, he will be sanctioned accordingly but if otherwise, he will be set free. He said, “I have to respect the secret of instruction but what I can tell you is that his wife has been released since she has not committed any offence and there’s no complaint whatsoever against her. Also, her passport has been returned to her but Igboho will remain in police custody till Monday, 26th of July. “If he is found guilty of the charges ...

BREAKING: JAMB Commences Release of 2021 UTME Results

25Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Breaking News, Education, News, Nigeria, Youths

BREAKING: JAMB Commences Release of 2021 UTME Results

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) on Friday released results of candidates who sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Saturday, 19th and Tuesday, 22 June 2021. The board added the result for subsequent days would be released daily. The board stated these in a statement by its Head of Media, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Friday morning. It directed candidates to check their results by sending UTMERESULT to 55019 through the GSM number used by each candidate to obtain profile code and UTME registration with the board and their results would be relayed to them. The statement reads: “The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who sat in more than 720 CBT centres for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matricu...

INEC Fixes Ekiti, Osun Guber Polls For June 18, July 16 2022

16Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

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INEC Fixes Ekiti, Osun Guber Polls For June 18, July 16 2022

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Ekiti and Osun Governorship elections for Saturday June 18 and Saturday July 16 2022 respectively. The Commission made the announcement in Abuja on Wednesday. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, said the detailed timetable and schedule of activities for the elections have been uploaded on the Commission’s website and social media platforms. Details shortly…

FULL TEXT: Buhari’s Democracy Day Message

12Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

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FULL TEXT: Buhari’s Democracy Day Message

Fellow Nigerians, I join you all today to commemorate and celebrate our Democracy Day. It is a celebration of freedom and a victory for one people, one country and one Nigeria. 2. As with all democracies we will always be going through improvement processes in our desire to reach the goal of a mature democracy, a strong, evolved and integrated nation state to be reckoned with globally. 3. In the last two years we have witnessed and overcome a good number of testy challenges that would have destroyed other nations especially relating to our collective security. 4. The indefatigable CAN DO Spirit of the Nigerian has sustained us and would keep pushing us to put these challenges behind us. 5. Unfortunately some of these challenges came in the shape of violent outrages leading to t...

BREAKING: Police Council Confirms Baba as IGP

4Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

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BREAKING: Police Council Confirms Baba as IGP

The Police Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, has confirmed Usman Alkali Baba as Inspector General of Police (IGP). Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Maigari Dingyadi, who disclosed this to State House Correspondents after the meeting, said Baba was unanimously confirmed. President Buhari had on April 6, appointed Baba as acting Inspector General of Police.

BREAKING: Two INEC Offices Razed in Ebonyi

19May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Breaking News, Elections, News, Nigeria, Security

BREAKING: Two INEC Offices Razed in Ebonyi

Unknown attackers on Tuesday razed two offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Ebonyi State, marking the fourth incident of an arson attack on an INEC office in one week. Recall that hoodlums also attacked an INEC office in Enugu State on Monday, burning about six cars though the prompt response of the security personnel preempted further damage. It marked the third attack on the electoral umpire’s facility in the state. Also, one of the commission’s offices in Akwa Ibom State was set ablaze by unknown persons on Sunday, May 2. The attack was announced by Festus Okoye, INEC's National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee in a statement titled 'INEC Local Government Are Office In Akwa Ibom State Set Ablaze'. According...

JAMB Extends UTME Registration By Two Weeks

16May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

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JAMB Extends UTME Registration By Two Weeks

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board yesterday said the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry earlier slated for June 3 will now commence from June 19 to July 3. The board also announced a two-week extension for candidates to register. The registration exercise will end on May 29. The board also said the Mock UTME earlier scheduled for 20th May will now hold on June 3. The board stated these in a communique issued at the end of a two-day meeting in Abuja. The communique was read by the Registrar of JAMB, Prof Is-haq Oloyede on Saturday. The registrar said only 1,134,424 candidates (UTME+DE) have so far been registered. He said the decision was taken to afford prospective candidates more time to complete their registration for the 2021...

Police To Parade Uduak, Suspected Killer Of Akwa Ibom Job Seeker On Friday

14May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

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Police To Parade Uduak, Suspected Killer Of Akwa Ibom Job Seeker On Friday

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has announced that Uduak Frank Akpan, the suspected killer of a job seeker, Iniubong Umoren will be paraded on Friday to dismiss rumour of his death in custody. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko Macdon, who made this known in a telephone conversation with SaharaReporters, lamented that people are frustrating police's efforts. He explained that it is not possible for the police to allow a suspect to commit suicide in detention. "How can we allow him to commit suicide? How can he hang himself by tying his trousers to the metal frame of his cell door? How?" He said. Social media was set on fire on Wednesday when rumour surfaced that Uduak Akpan committed suicide at the Akwa Ibom police headquarters, Ikot Akpanabia, Uyo, the state c...

BREAKING: Tension As Gunshots Rock Police Area Command In Aba

8Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Breaking News, News, Nigeria, Terrorism, Violence

BREAKING: Tension As Gunshots Rock Police Area Command In Aba

There is currently tension in Aba commercial town in Abia State, over sounds of gunshots at the police area command, Daily Trust reports. Residents were going about their normal activities when suddenly security operatives started shooting sporadically. All roads around the police command have been barricaded and residents have been ordered back to their houses. The newspaper quoted a top police source as saying that security operatives got intelligence that the gunmen that unleashed terror on security formations in Imo State were on their way to Aba Area Command.

Kidnapped Anambra Commissioner Ezewanne released — Police

4Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

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Kidnapped Anambra Commissioner Ezewanne released — Police

The Anambra Commissioner for Public Utilities, Mr Emeka Ezenwanne, who was kidnapped on March 31, has been released, the state Police command has confirmed. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that Ezenwanne was kidnapped by some gunmen, after a gun battle that led to the death of three police personnel. The kidnappers had invaded the venue of an interactive session between an All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) governorship aspirant, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, and youths at Isuofia civic centre. Confirming his release in a statement, on Sunday, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, the command’s spokesman, said Ezenwanne was released in safe condition in the early hours of Sunday. “The police, military and other security agencies had mounted an intense search and rescue effort, which had ...