By Louis Achi The Nigeria Police Force, Wednesday morning, debunked trending news in the media confirming the arrest of some individuals in Maitama, Abuja, with electoral materials and some Bi-Modal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) machines, by its operatives. According to a statement by the Police, signed by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer,…
Tinubu won 12 states; Obi, 11 states plus the Federal Capital Territory; Atiku, 12 states; Kwankwaso, one state. By Louis Achi The All Progressives Congress (APC), presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu leads in Nigeria’s keenly contested presidential election with official results coming in from 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja….
…Kano, Jigawa states highest, Ebonyi least By Hassan John The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has disclosed that as at February 27, 2023, a total of sixty eight million, six hundred and nighty nine thousand, one hundred and twenty eight (68,699,128) out of the targeted eligible persons from the 36 states of…
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…
