January 2023

Every vote will count, Osun INEC REC, Agboke assures

By Jeleel Olawale The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Resident Electoral Commissioner for Osun, Dr Mutiu Agboke has assured that each vote will count. He said that despite apprehension about security, the commission is determined to go ahead with the…

Boko Haram designed to destroy Nigeria — Buhari

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, described the Boko Haram group and its attendant ideology — which abhors Western education — as a “fraudulent plot” designed to “destroy Nigeria.” Buhari’s comments come barely 48 hours after he…

Atiku will ease Osun debt burden – Adeleke

The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has called on voters in the Osun East Senatorial District to support all candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general election. Adeleke, who spoke in Ilesa on Wednesday at the re-election…

NIS committed to issuing passports in 3 weeks – C-G

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it is committed to issuing passports between three and six weeks post biometric capture, where there are no technical hitches or application irregularities. The NIS spokesperson, Mr Tony Akuneme, in a statement in Abuja,…