Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu on Saturday solicited sustained cooperation of the three tiers of government in the state. The governor spoke when he monitored the State Delegates’ Conference of Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN as well as the inauguration of the newly elected executives. According to him, “we must work together, under each other and move the state forward. “This is also the only way we can ensure the entrenchment of sustainable democracy and provide the direly needed dividends of democracy to the people of the state. “We must work together and that does not mean…
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Amid the military operations in Ukraine, Russia has warned Finland and Sweden against joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO. The spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova said there would be severe military and political consequences if Finland and Sweden opt to join NATO. Both countries share borders with Russia in the Arctic Circle. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Zakharova warned that mooting the idea of NATO would be detrimental to both countries. “Finland and Sweden should not base their security on damaging the security of other countries and their accession to NATO can have detrimental…
Following president Muhammadu Buhari’s assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law on Friday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has adjusted the dates for the conduct of the 2023 general elections. The commission’s chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed the new timetable and schedule of activities for the 2023 General Elections in Abuja on Saturday. According to him, the 2023 General Election is now 363 days away with the presidential and National Assembly elections, earlier slated for February 18, 2023, being shifted to February 25, 2023, while Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections have been adjusted from March…
Russia has launched an amphibious assault on Ukraine’s Sea of Azov coastline, Pentagon officials confirmed Friday. The attack is centered to the west of Mariupol and is delivering “thousands” of naval infantry ashore, according to the Pentagon. “We can’t say with perfect prediction what they’re going to do or where they’re going to go,” the official said. For the present, Ukrainian troops remain in control of Mariupol itself, but Russian forces are approaching from both the east and the west, Mayor Vadym Boychenko confirmed to Ukrinform. The region is home to a large ethnic Greek population, and the Greek embassy…
The Minister of Sports and Youths Development, Mr Sunday Dare has assured that the new multi-billion Naira sports complex, which is being built by Sokoto state government, would be used by the federal government for national events, upon completion. He stated this when he visited the Sokoto New City District, the location of the new sports complex, during his official visit to the state on Saturday. According to the minister, the complex upon completion, would facilitate the grooming of young athletes that could compete and represent Nigeria in different national and international events. Dare described the new sports facility as…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Nigerians, particularly Civil Society Organisations, on President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, also saluted the courage of the PDP and other opposition members in the National Assembly for standing their ground on the passage of the Act. Ologunagba said that the newly signed Electoral Act, among other things, principally provided for the electronic transmission of election results directly from the polling units. This, according to the party, is a death knell to manipulations, ballot box…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is partnering with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to provide digital literacy and fact-checking skills to stem the tide of fake news. The Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, while receiving a delegation led by NUJ President, Chris Isiguzo in Abuja on Friday, said the partnership would promote digital skills among journalists. Inuwa said that the agency was committed to the expansion of the digital space. He said digital journalism, media ethics and fact-check would help to promote robust, digital-based journalism that served the best and wider interest of the nation. “We wish…
The Centre for Transparency and Advocacy (CTA) says the stage is set for Nigeria to have credible elections in 2023 and beyond, with the signing into law of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022. The Executive Director, CTA, Ms Faith Nwadishi made this known in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. She said the assent to the Bill was historic as it strengthened Nigeria’s quest for a transparent electoral process that would deepen the nation’s democracy. The President Muhammadu Buhari, after many years of waiting, on Friday, signed the amended 2010 Electoral Act into Law. The new law now known…
Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Friday that would have demanded Moscow immediately stop its attack on Ukraine and withdraw all troops, a move several Council members said was deplorable, but inevitable. Although Russia, a permanent member of the Council, refused to support the draft resolution, 11 of the 15-member UN body voted in favour while India, China and the United Arab Emirates abstained from the vote. Speaking to journalists after the session, Secretary-General António Guterres, stressed that “we must never give up”. “We must give peace another chance. Soldiers need to return to their barracks. Leaders need…
United States Ambassador to the UN, Ms Linda Thomas-Greenfield, on Friday told her Russian counterpart Amb. Vasily Nebenzya that he could not veto the voices of countries speaking against invasion of Ukraine. Thomas-Greenfield said this after Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have demanded that Moscow immediately stop its attack on Ukraine and withdraw all troops, a move several Council members said was deplorable, but inevitable. Although Russia, a permanent member of the Council, refused to support the draft resolution, 11 of the 15-member UN body voted in favour while India, China and the United Arab Emirates…