The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released revised regulations and guidelines for the recall of a member of the National Assembly, House of Assembly of a state or Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The released the guidelines after its meeting held Thursday to review the final preparations for the Edo State Governorship election holding on Saturday 21st September 2024. The commission added that the 10-page document has been uploaded on its website and social media platforms for the guidance of prospective petitioners and for public information. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee,…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has announced that it would roll out blueprint to mitigate against road crashes on Friday. The Corps Marshall, Shehu Mohammed disclosed this while addressing a press conference on Thursday in Abuja. He also called on all stakeholders in the transportation sector to tackle head-on the phenomenon of road traffic crashes across the country. Shehu noted that in recognition of the need for urgent action against these prevailing challenges, there was need for collective decision. Shehu states: “It will interest you to know that the cost of road crashes in terms of injuries and fatalities…
The Presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi has said that the constitution of the party Unseat the former National Chairman Julius Abure after the expiration of his tenure. Obi, therefore, called on Abure and his team to sheath their swords and join hands with the National Caretaker Committee to rebuild the party. Obi, who was represented by his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed stated this at the inaugural meeting of the caretaker committee of the party held in Abuja on Tuesday night in Abuja. He stated: “Listen my friend, no governor unseated Abure, the constitution unseated…
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, Wednesday in Abuja tasked Nigerians to capitilise on the global surge in deep-sea exploration to diversify the nation’s economy. He noted that as a major oil-producing country with an extensive coastline and inland waterways, the country cannot afford to lag in the new frontier. Oyetola stated this at stakeholders sensitisation workshop on “Deep Seabed Activities in Nigeria”, organised by the ministry in collaboration with Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). He explained that the transition from fossil fuel-based to a mineral-based economy, presents opportunities for Nigeria to leverage its marine…
As part of urgent humanitarian response to provide succour for the Borno state flood victims, Save the Children International (SCI) Nigeria has set up a Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) to the affected households. This, it said, was part of effort to mobilise a rapid response to the needs of flood affected communities in Maiduguri by initially using internal humanitarian funds, technical expertise and over a decade long experience in humanitarian action in the North East. TheHintsNews reports that last week’s flooding in Borno State is one of the worst in 30 years, affecting 400,000 people, and leaving children and families…
The Police have arrested 295-armed robbery suspects, 186 kidnappers, 271 Murder/Homicide suspects, and 71 suspects for the unlawful possession of Firearms in one month. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement issued Tuesday said the police also arrested 199 suspects for sexual-related offences, 143 suspects for cultism, and 1575 suspects arrested for other various crimes. He added that the police recovered 185 firearms and a total number of 4087 ammunition of various calibres, 111 vehicles were recovered and 129 kidnapped victims rescued. Adejobi noted: “In more recent events, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have made outstanding…
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NHSA) has announced that the Cameroonian authorities have released water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. The Director General of the agency, Umar Muhammed in a statement issued Tuesday said the French country would initiate controlled water releases starting today, 17 September 2023. He added that the water discharge was anticipated to progressively escalate to 1000m³/s over the next seven days based on the inflow from the upstream Garoua River, which serves as the primary source into the reservoir and a significant tributary to the Benue River. Muhammed noted: “The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency wishes…
A former National Vice Chairman North-west of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman has said that former military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha was more accessible than President Bola Tinubu. Lukman, in a statement issued Tuesday titled, “Nigerian Democracy in ICU”, said since May 29, 2023 when the President took over, it has been a downward slide for Nigerians. He said: “Being a democratic government, the expectation would have been that President Tinubu will be more accessible. Alas, he is proving to be the most inaccessible leader of Nigeria. Even late General Sani Abacha was by far…
The Independent National Electoral Commission Tuesday announced that a total of 379,245 representing 14.43 per cent Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) are uncollected ahead of Edo state governorship election on Saturday. TheHintsNews reports that the Commission recently announced that the total number of registered voters in Edo State is 2,629,025. The electoral body also went further to give the breakdown by gender, age, occupation and disability. INEC National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, in a statement issued in Abuja added that the commission has made available data on PVC collection on Polling Unit basis. He said:…
Troops of Operation Safe Haven haven arrested five notorious gunrunners and recovered arms and ammunition in an intelligence-driven operation carried out in Plateau State. Military Public Information Officer, Operation Safe Haven, Maj. Stephen Zhakom in a statement issued Tuesday said the operation was in pursuance of one of its core mandate of mopping up illegal arms and ammunition in the Joint Operations Area. He revealed that the operation commenced from midnight of 16 September 2024 to the early hours of 17 September, 2024. Zhakom said: “The troops raided the hideout of a gunrunner identified as Mohammed Sani at Naraguta Mining…