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By Halimah Olamide PVC collection exercise would be done side-by-side with the CVR exercise, also scheduled for May 27 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo will begin the distribution of about 373,030 uncollected Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) on May 27. The state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Anugbum Onuoha, made this known in Benin on Thursday during a stakeholders’ meeting on the forthcoming Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. Onuoha stated that the PVC collection exercise would be done side-by-side with the CVR exercise, also scheduled for May 27. Recall that NPO made reports that the INEC Chairman, Mahmood…

By Halimah Olamide Already, the Kogi government as well as the University Community are satisfied with the rescue operations so far The Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has deployed an helicopter and police security apparatus to rescue the remaining abducted university students in Kogi. This was contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson for the police command in Kogi, SP Williams Ovye-Aya on Thursday in Lokoja. Ovye-Aya said that the police were determined to rescue the remaining students. Recall that the students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) were on May 9 abducted by suspected…

By Halimah Olamide A Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin has convicted and sentenced two Chinese over illegal mining. The order was given by Justice Evelyn Anyadike on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. The duo have been identified as, Duan Ya Hong and Xiao Yi. They were sentenced to one year imprisonment on offences bordering on illegal mining and possession of solid minerals without requisite licences. However, they were were arraigned on Monday, April 22, 2024, alongside their company, Ebuy Concept Limited on a one-count charge bordering on illegal mining. The lone-count charge reads: “That you, Ebuy Trading Worldwide Nig. LTD, Duan Ya…

By Halimah Olamide Our preliminary assessment indicates that approximately six students were affected, with varying degrees of injuries No fewer than six persons have been injured at the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, after the roof of the school’s Amphitheatre collapsed. The student’s union President of the institution, Abass Akinremi, dislcosed this on Wednesday. According to him, the incidents occured at the Odudiwa hall in the morning while students were having a lecture on the hall. The Union tasked the Federal Government to focus more on funding tertiary institutions, especially in the area of renovation of dilapidated buildings. Lauding the…

By Halimah Olamide several dangerous weapons were allegedly recovered from his possession at one of the hotels of the suspect. The Oyo State Police command on Thursday paraded the embattled former boss of the Park Management System (PMS) Lamidi Mukaila popularly called Auxiliary. Auxilliary who was earlier wanted by the police was recently arrested by the Directorate of State Security (DSS) and handed over to the command. While parading the suspect at the Command headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan, on Thursday, the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Adebola Hamzat said several dangerous weapons were allegedly recovered from his possession at one of…

By Halimah Olamide We thank the Nigerian government for their partnership and support in re-establishing this route and we look forward to welcoming passengers back onboard Emirates Airline on Thursday announced that it was returning to Nigeria to resume operations in October. According to a statement glimpsed from the website of the airline, the service will be operated using a Boeing 777-300ER. EK783 will depart Dubai at 0945hrs, arriving in Lagos at 1520hrs; the return flight EK784 will leave Lagos at 1730hrs and arrives in Dubai at 0510hrs the next day. Tickets can be booked now on emirates.com or via…

Agency Report “I urge you to keep your eyes on the electioneering process with a view to preventing violent attacks or negative mobilisation by political parties The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the security agencies to monitor electioneering campaigns in Edo to prevent violence in the state. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubusaid this on Thursday at the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) meeting in Abuja in preparation for Edo and Ondo governorship election. Yakubu urged the security agencies to ensure that the laws were enforced during the electioneering campaign to avoid the use of the power…

Agency Report I have also empowered 1,116 women across the 15 Local Government Areas of Kano Central with a capital of N50,000 Sen. Rufa’i Hanga (NNPP-Kano)said on Thursday in Kano N45 million as registration fees for 200 indigent students of Bayero University, Kano (BUK). Hanga told newsmen the gesture demonstrated his commitment to supporting education in Kano State, adding that had also awarded scholarships to no fewer than 200 students from the area at Kano State Polytechnic. The Senator, who represents Kano Central, also told newsmen that he distributed JAMB scratch cards to 1,135 students free of charge and handed…

The digitalisation and entry of Big Tech into finance create new vulnerabilities and amplify existing risks in the banking system that may need new rules to mitigate, global banking regulators said in a report on Thursday. The growth of cloud computing, whereby key banking services are aided by outside tech companies, the rise of AI, use of distributed ledger technology (DLT), and spread of open banking, or external fintechs sharing customer data with banks, create new risks, the Basel Committee of banking regulators said. “These can include greater strategic and reputational risks, a larger scope of factors that could test…

Agency Report More than seven months into the war, babies are still being born too small, warned the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UN humanitarians have warned that famine was still an imminent threat because of aid restrictions and lack of safe access, as 600,000 are displaced from Rafah in Gaza. More than seven months into the war, babies are still being born too small, warned the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA “Habiba was born in a small tent. She’s two weeks old and weighs less than two kilogrammes,” the UN agency said in a post on X, adding…