Ahead of the Ondo State governorship primary election which will commence on 6th April, 2024, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned all the political parties against frequent changes as witnessed recently during the Edo primaries are not only disruptive but costly. The Commission noted that it cannot mobilise, demobilise and remobilise its officials for the monitoring of party primaries at the convenience of political parties. Against this background, the electoral body said political parties should stick to their proposed dates and modes of primaries for certainty and optimal deployment of resources. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this on…
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Ahead of the forthcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States, the Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that there should be no excuse for poor performance. Its Chairman, Yusuf Dantalle, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja during INEC quarterly meeting with leaders of political parties. Dantalle, who is also the National Chairman Allied People’s Movement (APM) said it is the duty of political leaders to ensure the elections meet international best practices and also hold critical stakeholders accountable. According to him, Vote selling and buying, thuggery, voter apathy and intimidation of electoral…
The Nigeria Army has alleged that Okuama community was complicit in the recent killing of its personnel. Director Army Public Relations, Maj-Gen Onyema Nwachukwu in a statement issued monday wondered why the community resorted to propaganda in the face of gruesome murder of troops on peace mission, saying it was callous and totally condemnable. He said the unfortunate killing of troops of 181 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian Army, while on a peaceful and mediatory mission, after a reported case of communal clash between Okuama and Okoloba Communities in Ughelli South and Bomadi LGAs of Delta State respectively was not…
The military has said that there would be measured responses and injurious consequences for the perpetrators who killed personnel of the armed forces on a peace mission to Okuama Community of Delta State. Director Defense Media Operation, Maj-Gen. Edward Buba disclosed this in a statement issued Monday while giving an update on the attack on troops of Operation Delta Safe in Okuama Community TheHintsNews reports that the troops of Operation Delta Safe suffered a setback that resulted in loss of lives of gallant personnel of the armed forces. Checks revealed that the personnel were on a peace mission to Okuama…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced that the sale of Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for Ondo state Governorship primary would commence on April 3rd and end on April 10. The National Organising Secretary of the party, Suleiman Argungun in a notice issued Monday said the release of the schedule of activities was in compliance with the Electoral Act 2022 and relevant sections of the Constitution. He said: “In compliance with the relevant sections of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Electoral Act 2022, the APC hereby makes public it’s timetable and schedule of activities…
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Crown Allied Global Realty & Homes Ltd, Dr. Kayode Gbadewole has been appointed as the Vice-Chairman of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), Abuja Chapter. Gbadewole in a statement issued Monday said one of his primary objectives is membership mobilisations and registration to have an all-inclusive REDAN FCT. He also stressed the need of instilling discipline and professionalism among real estate developers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and ensuring effective intergovernmental relations among regulatory authorities and professional bodies. Gbadewole also emphasised the need to ensure effective inter-governmental relations among…
The Ministry of Transportation has clarified that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) it recently signed with a United Kingdom firm, Messrs. MPH Rail Development (UK) Limited, for the design, construction, inaugurate, operate and transfer of the Port Harcourt, Enugu, Calabar and Abuja standard gauge rail line on Public, Private Partnership (PPP) basis was not legally binding. The ministry in a statement issued Sunday by Director, Press and Public Relations of the Ministry, Olujimi Oyetomi, maintained that MOU was a non-binding agreement that states each party’s intentions to take action, conduct a business transaction, or form a new partnership. He added that…
Justices Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin and Adebayo Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 convicted and sentenced eight internet fraudsters to different jail terms. The agency in a statement issued Saturday said the convicts were part of the 48 students of the Kwara State University (KWASU), and two residents of Malete arrested on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, during a sting operation by operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC for internet- related offences. The convicts are: Afolabi Habeeb Ajao, Mohammed Nabeel Ayara, Oluyedun Khalid Bolaji, Oladele Israel Olatayo,…
The Nigeria Customs Service, Tincan Island Port Command, has intercepted 11 rifles, 6 pistols alongside their ammunition and heroine, among others. It added that the command also seized psychotropic substances imported into the country but intercepted through collaborative work with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Dera Nnadi, disclosed to newsmen at the weekend while giving accounts on the activities of the command within the period of January to March, on Friday, 15 March 2024. He said, “In total, we seized 11 rifles and 6 pistols from different containers imported into the country at…
Tension has again gripped the Okere Community in Warri South local government area of Delta state as thugs attacked innocent indigenes who were just returning to the city after the last ugly incidents. This was coming barely two weeks after residents of the community suffered sporadic gun shots from unidentified military men. Investigation revealed that those targeted in the attacks were loyalists of the prominent Warri businessman and philanthropist, Chief Ayiri Emami. TheHintsNews reports that Emami had recently while offering prayer at the community shrine sought divine intervention on the stool of Warri, a supplication which courted the anger of…