June 1, 2022

2023 Polls 20 Million PVCs Still Uncollected, INEC Laments

2023 Polls: 20 Million PVCs Still Uncollected, INEC Laments

June 1, 2022 5:25 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has decried the high number of uncollected Permanent Voters Card (PVCs), putting the figure at about 20 million.

INEC National Commissioner of FCT, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Plateau States, Mohammed Haruna, disclosed this yesterday at the launch of a campaign to drive the collection of PVCs and increase participation in the ongoing continuous voter registration exercise.

He disclosed that statistics by INEC in 2019 showed that over 84 million PVCs were printed.

Of the figure, the INEC Commissioner explained that over 72 million were collected while over 11 million voter cards were left uncollected.

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Panic As Bandits Kill Over 30 Vigilante Men In Zamfara

Panic As Bandits Kill Over 30 Vigilante Men In Zamfara

June 1, 2022 5:20 am

Suspected bandits on Tuesday killed over 30 members of the local vigilantes otherwise known as Yan Sakai in a gunfight near Gidan Dan Inna community in Auki district, Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

A resident of the community whose brothers were killed, Idris Ambomade narrated the incident to reporters in an interview.

He pointed out that bandits were attacking communities, including Gidan Inna village, and were rustling cows and other animals, just as they shot dead some aggrieved members of the community whose animals were being rustled.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that angered by the …

Spain Reacts To Death Of Over 30 In Port Harcourt Stampede

Spain Reacts To Death Of Over 30 In Port Harcourt Stampede

June 1, 2022 5:12 am

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain have sent out a message of condolence to President Muhammadu Buhari on the recent tragedy in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The Police Command of Rivers State had earlier confirmed the death of 31 persons in the stampede that occurred during a church program in Port Harcourt on Saturday.

The command also revealed that those who were injured were “swiftly evacuated to the hospital for immediate medical treatment”.

Read Also: Port Harcourt Church Stampede Leaves 31 Dead – Police

In a message addressed to President Buhari and signed by His Majesty the King, Felipe …

Hunters Kill Boko Haram Leader In Borno, Recover AK-47 Rifle

Hunters Kill Boko Haram Leader In Borno, Recover AK-47 Rifle

June 1, 2022 5:07 am

Hunters in the North-East have reportedly killed a Boko Haram commander and his deputy during a clash in Shaffa Taku, a village in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.

This is according to the Chairman and Commander of hunters and vigilantes (Sarkin Baka) in the region, Mohammed Shawulu-Yohanna.

In a telephone conversation with reporters on Wednesday morning, Yohanna disclosed that an AK-47 rifle and a motorcycle used by the terrorists were recovered and would soon be handed over to the Nigerian military in Biu.

Read Also: Boko Haram Attacks Magumeri, Borno State

‘Yes, we acted on an intelligence …

2023 Allow Me To Choose My Successor – Buhari Begs APC Govs

2023: Allow Me To Choose My Successor – Buhari Begs APC Govs

June 1, 2022 4:57 am

Ahead of the presidential primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) this weekend, President Muhammadu Buhari has called on governors elected on the platform of the ruling party to allow him pick his successor.

The president made this request in his address during a meeting with the Progressives Governors Forum in Abuja on Tuesday.

The address which has now gone viral on social media was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York on Wednesday morning.

According to Buhari, the State governors were given the opportunity to pick their successor, asking them to allow him do same at the federal …

Hungary Nabs Israeli-Led Money-Laundering Ring

Hungary Nabs Israeli-Led Money-Laundering Ring

June 1, 2022 4:36 am

The Hungarian police on Wednesday declared that they busted an international money-laundering ring based in Hungary led by an Israeli man that specialised in cheating people in dozens of countries through online investment frauds.

According to the country’s police spokesman, Peter Farkas, no fewer than 44 million euros ($47 million) were transferred from some 94 companies set up by the gang.

The gang was led by a 48-year-old Israeli man living in Hungary, one of five suspects arrested during coordinated raids on May 9 across Hungary.

The fraud schemes were typically online and related to so-called “account-switching” and cryptocurrency …

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