Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari will start his one day working visit to Borno state, north-eastern Nigeria on Thursday. The state governor, Babagana Zulum says the president is visiting to “assess the security situation and inaugurate some of the projects” that both the federal and state governments have completed in the state. Borno is the base of Boko Haram fighters who have been troubling the whole country for over 10 years now and is the state…
PVC registration: How to register during INEC Continuous Voter Registration in Nigeria Nigeria’s general election is still two years away in 2023 but the country’s election office has began preparation for it already. From Monday 28 June, 2021, the Independent National Electoral Commission says it will restart Continuous voter registration exercise nationwide (CVR). This is an opportunity for previously unregistered persons to get their voter’s card so they can participate in any elections. INEC has…
Spokesperson of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB has announced the release of the mock exams students wrote to prepare them for the main exam. In a statement released on Wednesday, Mr. Fabian Benjamin said “the result of the mock examination conducted on June 3 is ready on our website.” The mock exam conducted by JAMB before the main UTME every year is to give candidates clues as to how JAMB UTME will be.…
Police in Enugu state, south-east Nigeria has confirmed the kidnapping of Rivers United coach Stanley Eguma. In a statement, the police said the abduction of the coach happened on Tuesday, 15 June on his way back from Gombe State where Rivers United played Adamawa United last weekend. The police said two men traveling with coach Eguma filed the complaint as they alleged “unidentified gunmen” attacked them. Rivers United is yet to comment on the incident…
Russian President Vladmir Putin has hailed his counterpart American President Joe Biden at their summit in Geneva, Switzerland describing him as “well-balanced.” This came after they discussed for almost four hours on topics ranging from nuclear arms control to America accusing Russia of cyber attacks. They later released a joint statement saying Russian-American cooperation will help reduce the threat of a nuclear war. 5 issues discussed at the meeting Russian-American cooperation At the meeting, both…