The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that it is working with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to resolve network hitches that may arise over uploading of results for the 2023 elections. Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the disclosure on Friday at a one-day strategic interactive session with journalists in Lagos….
Troops of Operation Safe Haven have rescued 15 commuters abducted by bandits in Jagindi, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Kaduna. Aruwan said the 15 persons were kidnapped from two vehicles in the area while on transit,…
Bandits have demanded N10 million as ransom for the release of the corpse of their victim, Obadiah Ibrahim. Obadiah was said to have been kidnapped early October in Sabon Gaya, along the Kaduna Abuja road, as he was returning from Abuja to Kaduna. Narrating the family’s ordeal, brother to the victim, Kefas Obadiah, said in…
I count it great honour and privilege to be invited to deliver the key note address at this all-important gathering. Permit me to profusely thank the organizers: Christian Solidarity Worldwide Nigeria with the support of Christian Solidarity Worldwide UK and all stakeholders present here for making out time out of your over crowded schedule in…
In this episode of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu takes a deep dive into one of Nigeria’s most pressing and controversial issues: nepotism in governance. Across administrations, Nigerians have raised complaints of favoritism, discrimination, and regional bias in government appointments. From Goodluck Jonathan’s presidency (2010–2015), through Muhammadu Buhari’s government (2015–2023), to Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s current…
A group, Nigeria Citizens Watch for Good Governance (NCWGG), has expressed concern over alleged fresh plans to re-arrest former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele. On Wednesday, a federal high court in Abuja granted bail to Emefiele, who had been in detention since his arrest on June 10, 2023. The…
