The immediate past Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has officially pulled out of the Nigerian Army. The official pull-out ceremony was held with a parade at Mogadishu Cantonment, Asokoro, Abuja, on Friday, June 23. The event involved a march past by the officers of the Nigerian Army. The event was attended by…
Brig-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, on Saturday said the corps arrested two armed robbery suspects for robbing a female trader returning from market in Ila-Orangun. Adewinmbi, in a statement, said the suspects, Joseph Dennis, 20, and Friday Agogo, 29, both indigenes of Benue State, also threatened to stab their victim with a knife…
The Electoral Body is the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) 21 years of uninterrupted electoral democracy Sierra Leone is a Constitutional Republic with a unicameral parliament and a directly elected president This election is multi-tier, with the Presidential, Parliamentary and local council elections holding concurrently. The president serves a maximum of two five-year Terms…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is introducing something new for prospective candidates sitting for the examination this year. The board has proposed the use of mobile phones for the year 2023 edition of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) using the newly introduced Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) system. Meanwhile, Miss Umeh Kamsiyochukwu…
Source:Electoral Commission of Sierra LeoneCentre for Democratic Development, West Africa
President Bola Tinubu on Friday concluded his official trip to Paris, France, during which he had an outstanding participation in the summit for ‘A New Global Financing Pact’ hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. Aside his participation at the event where he represented Nigeria well, President Tinubu also held high-profile sideline meetings with fellow heads…
By Faith Berewa With Sierra Leoneans going to the polls, all eyes are on the West African Coastal Nation as months of campaigning by the political parties culminate in elections to elect a President and members of parliament. The elections pitch incumbent, President Julius Maada Bio of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party, SLPP against…
Nigerian Police Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has said that skit maker, Abdullahi Adisa, popularly known as Trinity Guy, will be charged to court on Monday for sexualising a female minor in a trending video clip. Adejobi stated this in a post on his Twitter page while responding to a tweep who asked that…
The Southern Kaduna people under the ambit of the Southern Kaduna Leadership Council (SKLC), have called on the Federal Government and the international community to immediately commence probe into the cases of genocide in their communities under the former Governor Nasir El-Rifai’s Government. The group also requested for protection from the government of Kaduna State,…
The Speaker, Osun House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun on Friday visited the House of Assembly Clinic and the Assembly E-Library, promising to provide all necessary support that will enhance the upgrade of both facilities to standard of serving their purposes for the staff and members of the House of Assembly. He said he…
