The police have arrested members of a syndicate suspected to be involved in the manipulation of the Bimordial Voters Accreditation System (BVAS). The suspects were apprehended in a sting operation on Ghandji street in the Maitama area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Arise TV reports that the police has taken the suspects into custody…
Women threaten to go naked over elections By Kazeem Akolawole Trailing Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections, protesters Tuesday stormed the contiguous streets leading to the Presidential Collation Centre at the International Conference Centre, Abuja to demand the electronic transmission of poll the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Since the collation of…
By Kazeem Akolawole with Agency report The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday cancelled the results of 63 polling units in four Local Government Areas of Kogi over thuggery and failed BVAS that characterised Saturday’s polls. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) listed the LGAs involved to include: Okehi, Umala, Ulama-Boro and…
By Gom Mirian The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) has cautioned pregnant women of the dangers associated with tetanus and diphtheria infections during pregnancy. The primary health agency gave the warning on Monday at it official tweeter handle titled ‘Taking Tetanus and Diphtheria Immunization is very important for all pregnant women’. The agency…
By Juliet Jacob The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) warns food sellers against using paracetamol to tenderize meat and beans because it can cause renal and liver failure. Restaurant owners and staff often cook beef with paracetamol as tenderizer to achieve a faster and cheaper process. NAFDAC Kwara…
* Uhuru Kenyatta, Ernest Koroma caution Nigerians against disinformation Kazeem Akolawole The African Union (AU), and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Observation Missions deployed to the Nigerian general elections have charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on credible conclusions of the electoral process. Former President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya,…
Kazeem Akolawole The US Mission has announced the extension of tourist visa validity effective from March 1, 2023, from 24 months to 60 months for Nigerians who want to enter the US temporarily for business and/or tourism. A statement obtained by African Health Report, AHR, on Monday said the visa validity extension allows Nigerians…
By Gom Mirian Some concerned Abuja residents have expressed displeasure over explanations given by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the delay in uploading polling unit results of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly election results on glitches in its Result Viewing Portal (IRev). INEC’s Commissioner for Voters Education, Festus Okoye, in a statement…
By Juliet Jacob The International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI) Joint Election Observation Mission (IEOM) have presented their preliminary statement on the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Nigeria. On Monday in Abuja, the leader, Dr Joyce Banda, former President of Malawi, congratulated the people for “their resilience and enthusiasm”. “Despite…
• Overtakes Tinubu in Nigeria’s Capital City • Wins three out of Abuja’s six LGAs By Louis Achi The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has been declared winner of presidential election in Nigeria’s most populous state, Lagos. Lagos has the political reputation of being the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Asiwaju…
