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The Independent National Electoral Commission , INEC, has identified the inclusion of deceased individuals on the current voters’ register, prompting plans for a nationwide verification exercise. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, made this known on Wednesday during the Commission’s first quarterly consultative meeting with Civil Society Organisations, CSOs. According to Amupitan, the review became necessary after analysing figures from the Anambra State off-cycle governorship election held in November, which revealed a sharp contrast between the number of registered voters and those who actually cast ballots. “When we look at the voters register for Anambra State during the off cycle elections…
Ademola Lookman says he is eager to make his debut for Spanish club, Atletico Madrid, DAILY POST reports. Lookman trained with his new teammates for the first time on Tuesday following his arrival from Serie A club Atalanta. Atletico Madrid are gearing up for Thursday night’s Copa del Rey quarter-final clash with Real Betis. Lookman is expected to make his maiden appearance for Diego Simeone’s side in the game. The Nigeria international said he is looking forward to featuring in the game. “I trained with the whole team and it’s been fantastic, it’s good to get to know my teammates.…
Nigerian families will to meet representatives from United Kingdom boarding schools and learn about academics, extracurricular programmes, and student opportunities. To make this possible, leading British boarding schools will visit Abuja and Lagos in March for UK Boarding Schools Week 2026, providing parents and students with a firsthand look at the pathways and experiences offered by UK education. The exhibitions are organised by Mark Brooks Education, led by its founder Mark Brooks, who is also a UK Department for Business and Trade Export Champion and has been advising Nigerian families on British education for over 17 years. According to a…
Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a Ghanaian national, Samuel Frimpong, for allegedly removing the roof of his tenant’s apartment in Mgbuoba, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The suspect was accused of de-roofing the residence of his tenant, Anozie Tochukwu, located at No. 7 Chief Chike Street, following a disagreement over his failure to vacate the apartment after the expiration of a two-week grace period. It was gathered that the landlord resorted to the action after reportedly asking the tenant not to renew his rent due to planned renovations of the property. Narrating his ordeal,…
What struck me about the recent viral video of Adams Oshiomhole caressing the feet of a young woman on a chartered jet is that this man still dons an outfit reminiscent of his radical socialist days. As a labour leader, he wore khaki as a sartorial expression of repudiating capitalist excess, a symbol of his identification with the working class, and to present a nonconformist image. When he became a senator, he said he switched to safari suits to comply with the National Assembly’s fashion codes. Notably, he did not start wearing flowing, flamboyant agbada like some of his peers.…
Nigeria’s long-troubled 445,000-barrel-per-day state-owned refineries may be headed for a fresh start, as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has opened discussions with a Chinese petrochemical firm and other potential investors as part of a sweeping reset aimed at reviving the ailing assets. But while state refineries struggle, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, according to NNPC, has provided a crucial lifeline, giving NNPC breathing space to stabilise domestic fuel supply. The reset of NNPC refineries is expected to involve the sale of equity in the plants to technically competent operators with proven capacity to run and sustain refinery operations, marking a…
After Efe Ajagba and Elizabeth Oshoba’s WBC silver title triumphs and Moses Itauma’s collection of continental titles, 2026 presents the year for the trio to claim world championship glory, PETER AKINBO writes Efe Ajagba US-based Nigerian heavyweight Efe Ajagba has travelled the longest road of the trio, but the 31-year-old WBC silver heavyweight champion believes he is just one fight away from a world title shot. Born in Ughelli, Delta State, Ajagba took up boxing in 2011 after playing football and working in a bakery. Under coach Anthony Konyegwachie, he represented Nigeria at the 2016 Rio Olympics and won bronze…
Microsoft has a new head of security. Hayete Gallot, who left Microsoft in October 2024 to become the president of Google Cloud’s customer experience, is returning to the software giant as the executive vice president of security, reporting directly to CEO Satya Nadella.The move means Charlie Bell, formerly Microsoft’s security chief, is taking on a new role at the company. “I’ve also asked Charlie Bell to take on a new role focused on engineering quality, reporting to me,” says Nadella, in an internal Microsoft memo. “Charlie and I have been planning this transition for some time, given his desire to move from being…
Multicoin Capital’s co-founder, Kyle Samani, said he is stepping down as managing partner of the crypto investment firm after 10 years in the industry. Samani called it a “bittersweet moment” in a post on Wednesday, adding, “I am excited to take some time off and explore new areas of technology,” which he later revealed would include AI and robotics. He added that he is “more confident than ever that crypto is going to fundamentally rewire the circuitry of finance.”“The Clarity Act will unlock a tidal wave of new entrants and spur adoption unlike anything we’ve seen,” Samani said, adding that he…
A Texas girl was kidnapped while walking her dog and taken to a local hotel, where authorities found her and the man who allegedly abducted her. Graham Michael Dunn, 27, is accused of forcing the 12-year-old into his car the evening of Friday, January 30, when she had taken her dog out for a walk in Galveston, according to court documents viewed by KTRK-TV. The dog later showed up at her family’s home, alone, leading them to call the police, the TV station reported. The girl started to walk her dog around 7 p.m. that evening and “had not returned…
