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INEC logo By Gift Habib The Independent National Electoral Commission has embarked on the formulation of its Election Project Plan in preparation for the 2027 general election. A top official in the commission disclosed this to Saturday PUNCH. The official stated that lessons learnt from the 2023 general election were being applied ...

Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s ambassador to the US, in 2013. Photo: Cliff Owen/AP Agency Report The United States’ decision to expel South Africa’s ambassador was “regrettable”, the office of the president said Saturday, urging “diplomatic decorum” between the two nations. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that ambassador Ebrahim ...

  Governor Dapo Abiodun Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has restated his administration’s commitment to ensuring maximum security for residents. Speaking in Abeokuta, the state capital, on Friday while handing over new operational vehicles and motorcycles to the state’s Amotekun Corps, Abiodun, represented by his Chief of Staff, Toyin Taiwo, ...

  Elon Musk Agency Report SpaceX founder, Elon Musk, said on Saturday its massive Starship rocket would leave for Mars at the end of 2026 with Tesla humanoid robot Optimus onboard, adding that human landings could follow “as soon as 2029.” “Starship departs for Mars at the end of next ...

Ramadan: Catholic bishops demand reopening of closed schools The Catholic Bishops under the umbrella of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has called for the reopening of schools shut by some state governments due to the ongoing Ramadan fast. Four states of Bauchi, Katsina, Kebbi, and Kano shut down state-owned ...

    FILE IMAGE By Chioma Obinna On Friday, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) apprehended the head of a team of fraudsters, even after it discovered a $1.4 million international fraud scheme targeted at foreign businesses. These foreign businesses were deceived into paying for ...

By Adegboyega Adeleye As a Nigerians are willing to travel to Canada and several countries, it is pertinent to take note of certain restrictions and regulations, especially with food items. If you want to travel from Nigeria to Canada, you could want to bring some of your home delicacies with ...

          Maj-Gen Markus Kangye Agency Report The Defence Headquarters says troops have killed a total of 74 terrorists, apprehended 130 suspects, and rescued 61 kidnapped hostages in various operations conducted between March 5 and 13. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye disclosed this ...

Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri, imo state The Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, in Imo State, suspended a facilitator, Mr. Okoroafor Ifeanyichukwu, from duty on Friday after he was seen in a viral video assaulting a male student. The suspension notice, issued in a letter with reference FPN/TEDC/80/1 and dated March 14th, ...

US President, Donald Trump By Gilbert Ekugbe Hundreds of HIV doctors and researchers have called on the Trump administration to reverse its sweeping aid funding cuts, saying they are “doing catastrophic harm” to the global fight against AIDS. The United States has historically been the world’s largest donor of humanitarian assistance, ...