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Former Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, has denied making a statement on the existence of a server during his time as head of the commission. Mr Jega, in a circulated comment, was quoted as saying the INEC server existed and is ‘functional’, even in his own time. The professor of politics […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) received N1.47 billion to replace and maintain computer servers for use during the 2019 general elections, Premium Times has confirmed. It is not clear though how the servers, which store computer data, were used during the polls. But the finding raises fresh concerns over the commission’s recent claim it […]

The population of the world hits an estimated 7,713,468,000, the United Nations Population Division said on Monday. According to the World Population Prospect released by the UN on Monday and analysed by TheCable, the medium-variant projection indicates that the global population could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050, and 10.9 billion in 2100. […]

The United States Mission in Nigeria has denied that it placed a ban on the issuing of student visas to Nigerians. According to a brief statement issued by the embassy on Monday, the commission said the media reports claiming that a ban was placed, is false, hence describing them as ‘fake news’. Last week, some […]

Atiku Abubakar’s running mate  in the February 23 presidential election Peter Obi says the Peoples Democratic Party will compel the Independent National Electoral Commission to produce the  results of the  2019 polls  from its server  at  the Election Petitions Tribunal. INEC has since  denied  it had no server where  the  results of the  polls were […]

Egypt’s ousted president Mohammed Morsi collapsed and died in court on Monday during a court session, state TV said. “He was speaking before the judge for 20 minutes then became very animated and fainted. He was quickly rushed to the hospital where he later died,” a judicial source said. The late president had a history […]

This is to bring to the notice of the general public and Anambra State Government in particular of the inter-village war which some Anambra State Government officials are trying to cause in Ndiukwuenu town. Some miscreants in Ndiukwuenu in collaboration with some individuals in Anambra State government especially the former commissioner for Lands Nnamdi Ọnụkwụba […]

A judge in upstate New York died after suffering a heart attack in his courtroom. Putnam County Court Judge James Reitz had just finished a case on the bench Friday morning when he asked a court officer for help. “They were getting ready to call the next case when Reitz said to the court officer […]

The Nigerian government may direct a change in the package of ‘Sniper’, an agro-chemical that has increasingly become a choice killer for persons contemplating suicide, an official said. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it is partnering with other relevant bodies on this as part of plans to discourage […]

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Sunday advised people in possession of its certificates to guard them well, saying it will not re-issue on account of misplacement, fire, flood or theft. The council’s Head of National Office, Olu Adenipekun, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. […]

At least 154 people were killed in different attacks across Nigeria last week. Another nine people were kidnapped in separate incidents, according to Newspaper reports. The various attacks were confirmed by the security agencies or families of the victims. They were perpetrated by various non-state actors including the Boko Haram and suspected armed herdsmen. Click […]

Slovak environmental lawyer Zuzana Caputova was on Saturday sworn in as the EU member’s first female president, surprising observers with a speech that lacked the government criticism she was known for on the campaign trail. The community activist, who ran on the slogan “Stand up to evil,” was largely unknown before she launched her presidential […]

The Council of Legal Education has released the result of the Bar Final Resit Examinations conducted in April 2019. According to a statement by the Director-General, Prof. Isa Hayatu Chiroma, of the 1,680 who participated in the exams, 850 candidates were successful, 34 had a conditional pass, while 724 candidates failed. This translates into a […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerian universities to intensify efforts at making discoveries and inventions that can assist the development of the country. Mr Buhari made the call on Saturday in Dutsinma, Katsina State, in his address at the fourth convocation of the Federal University, Dutsinma (FUDMA). The president, represented by Hafiz Abubakar, a professor, […]