By Abdulrahaman Taye, The Informant247 Nigeria’s electoral umpire once claimed it had removed polling units from palaces, worship centers, and private residences across the country, tagging them as inappropriate places. However, in this report, The Informant27’s Abdulrahaman Taiye documented how the Emir of Ilorin’s palace in Kwara state is still designated polling units. Named Ilorin West
We came to meet this Earth here. Whether we love to hear it or not, we will DIE one moment and others will enter and the Earth will remain. We have a duty to nurture and preserve the planet for those who are coming after us, in like manner that those who came before us
By Patrick Obia The former Governor of Cross River State, Mr. Donald Duke has said the incumbent Governor of the State – Sen. Ben Ayade is the “most cowardly person that has occupied the Government House” with fake academic degrees. Mr. Duke stated this in one of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) town hall meetings
NOTE: This is a sponsored publication. This is the manifesto of Mr. Effiong Efa Nyong, Cross River State gubernatorial candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2023 general elections. His manifesto is hinged on what he termed three ‘Rs’ – Reconciliation, Restructuring, and Restoration. He is from Ataema in Bakassi Local Government Area of
TOPIC: Is the PIA serving the development needs of oil-bearing communities? The Host Community Development Trust (HCDT) is to be established to specifically address the developmental needs of the oil-bearing communities. Do you think the provisions in the PIA can guarantee this? Based on experiences from the past of abandoned projects, siphoning off funds, and
By James Emejo, ThisDay Newspaper The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Thursday launched the Nigerian National Domestic Card scheme that will among other things, avail Nigerians the sovereignty of their data, lower costs of transactions, and address challenges in foreign exchange usage. Emefiele said at a time when foreign
By Etido Okon The Executive Chairman of Ogoja LGA, Mr. Emmanuel Ishabor has received the new Commanding Officer of the 341 Artillery Regiment and Cantonment Commander Godwin Ally Military Cantonment Ogoja, Lieutenant Colonel Mu Kabo. He hosted the Commanding Officer and his entourage yesterday. Mr. Justin Ilefa, the Press Secretary to the Chairman of Ogoja
The dilemma of oversighting the commercial ventures of Nigerian military A call to look beyond the veil of Nigerian Military’s welfare and commercial platforms Is this a ‘blackhole’ in Nigeria’s security financing? Editor’s note: There is a paradox today that the more the government spends on the security and defence sector, the more insecure Nigerians feel.