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The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has raised alarm over the dangers of electoral violence, and all forms of rigging and hate speech as the country prepares for the 2023 polls. CAN President, Daniel Okoh, made this known during the Inclusive Security Dialogue in Abuja. Okoh warned against electoral violence, noting that the consequences are capable of truncating the country’s democratic process. The President charged security agencies to be alive […]

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has warned that anybody who promotes violence before and during the general election would be dealt with. Bello gave the warning when the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, visited him at the Government House in Lokoja, the state capital. He stressed the readiness of his administration to resist attempts by some desperate politicians to plunge the state into the pre-2015 era of insecurity. The governor […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has expressed confidence that Nigeria and Canada can work together to improve trade, deepen ongoing educational collaboration, and continue dialogue on the global energy transition issues. Osinbajo disclosed this after a meeting with Canadian Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, in Ottawa, the capital of the North American country. He reaffirmed the view that gas ought to be adopted as a transition fuel, a notion he said […]

The United States Government has threatened sanctions, including visa restrictions, on politicians planning to instigate violence in the 2023 general elections. Political Counselor at the United States Embassy in Nigeria, Rolf Olson, spoke on behalf of the United States Government at a Seminar in Abuja. Olson revealed that the US backed the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to deploy the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, and Electronic transmission of […]

Cross River State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has commended Governor Ben Ayade and security agencies over the release of their two abducted members. A statement issued by the Chairman of the association, Felix Archibong, confirmed the release to newsmen. The statement revealed that the two medical doctors were released alongside two others in the early hours of Tuesday without payment of ransom. It noted that it was […]

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has warned that failure to maximize the advantages of the changing population structure is dangerous. Gbajabiamila gave the warning at the Parliamentary Summit on Fast-Tracking Nigeria’s Demographic Transition, organized by the National Population Commission. He charged government at all levels to be deliberate in taking actions that would maximize Nigeria’s huge manpower. The Speaker called for immediate and sustained actions to […]