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💥 BREAKING Details have been released on the new bill the Senate introduced on Thursday seeking to create an independent electoral body charged with the responsibility of conducting local government council elections. The bill with title,“Local Government Independent Electoral Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2024 (SB. 531)”, was sponsored by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Sen. Sani Musa, (APC, Niger-East). The bill partly states, “To establish the National Independent Local Government Electoral Commission (NILGEC) responsible for conducting elections to the office of the Local Government Chairman and Councillors, and any other matter thereof to do with local government as a third…

CREATIVE DESIGNERS GUILD PAYS COURTESY VISIT TO THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, ABIA STATE COMMAND Today, 19/07/2024 at about 1200hrs, members of the Creative Designers Guild of Nigeria led by the National President Mrs Akinyemi O. Joy paid a courtesy visit to the Commissioner of Police, Abia State Command, CP Kenechukwu Onwuemelie psc, fwc, MNIM, fdc at the Command Headquarters Umuahia. The purpose of their visit was to familiarize themselves with the CP, seek support and collaboration with the Police in movie productions. The Commissioner of Police, and members of his management team, warmly welcomed the delegation and educated them on…

Tinubu Ends Menace Of Students Dropping Out Of School – Asefon Praises President Over NELFUND Actualization The Senior Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Students Engagement, Comrade Asefon Sunday Dayo has hailed Mr President over actualization of student loan. Recall that ATTNEWS had earlier reported that Nigerian students can now access NELFUND, a loan by the federal government to ease the burden of students of tertiary institutions in the country. Reacting to the development, Asefon said Tinubu initiative will curb dropping out of students in tertiary due to lack of funds. He said, “My joy knows no bounds as…

FG Fines Facebook, WhatsApp $220m For Violating Consumer, Data Laws The Federal Government has fined Meta Platforms $220 million after investigations showed data-sharing on its Facebook and WhatsApp platforms violated local consumer, data protection and privacy laws. Dr. Adamu Abdullahi, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, said this on Friday. He said Meta appropriated the data of Nigerian users on its platforms without their consent, abused its market dominance, and meted out discriminatory and disparate treatment on Nigerians, compared with other jurisdictions with similar regulations. Meta did not immediately comment, but the FCCPC…

Northern Group Backs Peter Obi for 2027 Presidency, Announces Plan for Wide Mobilization The Arewa Indigenous Obidients Forum, a political group in Northern Nigeria, has thrown its support behind Peter Obi for the 2027 presidential election. The group is pushing for a wide-reaching alliance to create a strong foundation for a better future in Nigeria. At a recent press conference in Kano, the Forum’s Coordinator, Engineer Alkassim Awwal, expressed the group’s firm belief that Peter Obi, with divine intervention, will emerge as Nigeria’s next president in 2027. According to Awwal, the Forum has a clear vision and dedicated plan to…

Ali Ndume Rejects Akpabio’s Appointment, Speaks On Resigning From APC Borno South Lawmaker, Ali Ndume has rejected his appointment as chairman of the Senate Committee on Tourism. Ndume revealed that he lacks the experience and exposure to lead such a sensitive group. This is coming days after he was sacked as Chief Whip of the Senate. Breaking silence on his removal, Ndume said he his comments did not warrant the sack. Ndume was removed as the senate chief whip after his criticism of the President Bola Tinubu government’s handling of the nation. He said this in his country home of…

Court Remands Fake Lawyer Handling Mürdër Case In Umuahia ABIA State A magistrate court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, has ordered the remand of a suspected fake lawyer identified as Kenneth Nwuke at the Umuahia correctional centre. The suspected fake lawyer was arrested by the police following a tip-off while he posed as a lawyer representing a client in a murder case at the Zone 9 Police Headquarters, Umuahia. Vanguard gathered that the suspected fake lawyer claimed that he was handed over a power of attorney by the father of the deceased to represent him in the murder case pending…

I Hope Peter Obi Doesn’t Contest Next Presidential Election, His Team Is Incompetent To Lead Nigeria —Wole Soyinka The literary icon further accused Obi of controlling the online trolls responsible for the insults directed at him and other prominent figures who raised critical questions about the party’s campaign during the electioneering period. Nobel Laureate Prof Wole Soyinka has said he hopes Peter Obi, a former Labour Party presidential candidate, will not contest the next election. Soyinka said this in a recent interview with Noble Nigeria, arguing that the actions of the Labour Party leadership in the last election showed that…

Ndume: Very Sad, Unfortunate. So Tinubu Can’t Be Criticized, Advised By Ranking Senator -Dele Momodu Dele Momodu, a former presidential contender and member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has taken to social media to voice his disappointment at Senator Ali Ndume’s dismissal as Senate Chief Whip. Debate has erupted over the National Assembly’s decision, which came about as a result of a protest from the National Headquarters of the All Progressive Congress (APC). Momodu expressed doubts about the National Assembly’s conduct, questioning if President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is exempt from ranking senators’ criticism and counsel. He conveyed his dismay…

JAMB Approves Cut-Off Mark For Admission Into Varsity, Polytechnic The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set 140 as minimum admissible scores for 2024 admissions into universities across the country. The Registrar of the Board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this after the deliberations by stakeholders at the 2024 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions. The meeting held in Abuja, on Thursday. Oloyede said 100 had been approved as minimum admissible scores into Polytechnics and Colleges of Education. The registrar explained that the aforementioned points were the minimum, but that did not mean that institutions must comply with it.…