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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says fresh registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) is 7,009,343 as at 7 a.m. on March 14. The commission in the Quarter 3, Week 10 update released on Monday in Abuja, also disclosed that the registrants who had completed their registration was 4,009,361 out of which 1,687,540 were done online and 2,321,821 physical. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the update also disclosed that of registrants who completed their registration, 2,009,469 were male and 1,999,892 female, while 33,985 were People Living With Disabilities (PWDs). 2023: INEC solicits cooperation of…

The Nigeria Police Force on Monday described as fake and mischievous claim of purported plans by its personnel to embark on strike. The police made the clarification in a statement by the acting Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi. He said the claim, circulating in some social media handles, on plans by some personnel of the force to embark on strike from March 26, was a mischievous attempt by unscrupulous individuals. Adejobi said the claim was to bring the force to disrepute, misinform the public and heat up the polity. “It is pertinent to restate that the Nigeria…

A BBC investigation has uncovered new evidence about the corrupt deals that made Roman Abramovich’s fortune. The Chelsea owner made billions after buying an oil company from the Russian government in a rigged auction in 1995. Mr Abramovich paid around $250m (£190m) for Sibneft, before selling it back to the Russian government for $13bn in 2005. His lawyers say there is no basis for alleging he has amassed very substantial wealth through criminality. The Russian billionaire was sanctioned by the UK government last week because of his links to President Vladimir Putin. Mr Abramovich’s assets have been frozen and he…

Manchester City missed out on a chance to go six points clear at the top of the Premier League as they were held by a resilient Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. City dominated proceedings, twice hitting the woodwork while defender Aymeric Laporte failed to find the net with the goal at his mercy in the first half. The result means Liverpool can cut City’s lead to one point by beating Arsenal on Wednesday. In front of a boisterous crowd, Crystal Palace frustrated their opponents although they created little themselves going forward. A point sees Crystal Palace stay 11th as they…

The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, March 11 arraigned one Kolawole Adedayo Erinle alongside his firm, Rinde-Remdex Nigeria Limited before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on an amended three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, retention of proceeds of criminal conduct, and obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of $1,410,000 (One Million Four-Hundred and Ten Thousand United States Dollars). The defendant is alleged to have engaged in Business Email Compromise, BEC, fraud to defraud his victim. The fraudulent case, which was reported to the EFCC…

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has described Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state as a serial betrayal of those who help to advance his political aspiration. Wike made the accusation at the inauguration of the Community Secondary School, Omuanwa in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the State on Monday. The Rivers State Governor maintained that he owes the former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole an apology for opposing him when he insisted that Obaseki is a treacherous and ungrateful man. Governor Wike said Oshiomhole was right then and has been vindicated given the recent…

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has sniped his Rivers state counterpart, Nyesom Wike, stressing that, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not his personal property. Obaseki in a statement on Monday added that his state, Edo, cannot be bought to fulfil Wike’s presidential ambition. “The recent personal attacks by His Excellency, the Governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Nyesom Wike, against my Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu is, to say the least, most unfortunate and totally uncalled for. Obaseki noted that, “If Governor Wike was one who is wont to show respect and courtesy to his colleague-governors,…

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on March 11, 2022, adjourned ruling on the no-case submission filed by one Ayodeji Ibrahim Oluokun, a self-acclaimed Lagos-based pastor, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for an alleged $1.6million fraud, till April 12, 2022. Oluokun was arraigned alongside his company, Peak Petroleum Industry Nigeria Limited, on charges bordering on issuance of dud cheques, stealing and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of $1.6 million. He was first arraigned on January 21, 2019, on offences contrary to Section 1(1) (b) of…

It was the end of road, on Thursday, March 11, 2022 for one Osondu Victor Igwilo, who had been on the watch list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, since 2018, when operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Command, swooped on him. The 52-year old Igwilo, who is the alleged leader of a criminal network of “catchers” was arrested alongside Okafor Nnamdi Chris, Nwodu Uchenna Emmaunel and John Anazo Achukwu at a studio in the Sangotedo area of Lagos for an alleged fraud, money laundering and identity theft to the tune of about $100m. Before…

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Niger, Prof. Sam Egwu, on Monday, urged political parties to cooperate with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure smooth implementation of electoral process in the state. Egwu, while addressing stakeholders at the commission headquarters in Minna, said it was only through their cooperation that the commission would be able to conduct a hitch-free poll in 2023. He cleared the air on who is responsible to transport voters from Internally Displaced Peoples (IDPs) camps from bandit-prone areas to safer places, saying, “it is not the responsibility of the commission.” He said there are…