The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday, November 4, announced that the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise will commence in the first quarter of 2021 ahead of the 2023 general election. 4wardwego gathered that the sum of N1billion has also been earmarked by INEC for the exercise. This announcement was madeContinue Reading
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday, November 4, revealed that it has opened an enquiry into the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters, the BBC reported. A statement from the office of the ICC prosecutor had earlier said it had received information on alleged crimes; and would conduct a preliminaryContinue Reading
The Federal Government (FG), on Wednesday, November 4, has denied reports making the rounds that a no-fly list of “hundreds of Nigerians” the government suspects of promoting the #EndSARS protest has been compiled. This rebuttal by the FG came in the wake of online reports which alleged that Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior,Continue Reading
The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, on Tuesday, November 3, expressed optimism that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would resume duties at tertiary institutions on Wednesday. 4wardwego had reported that ASUU embarked on strike in February over the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) and funding of universities inContinue Reading
The National Examinations Council (NECO) says it will resume the postponed 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) in all states and the FCT from Monday, Nov. 9. Mr Azeez Sani, NECO Head Information and Public Relations, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday, November 2.Continue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed engagements with governors, traditional rulers, youths; as well as other critical stakeholders across geo-political zones in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protest. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced this on Monday, November 2, in Kaduna after a closed-door meeting of a Federal Government delegation withContinue Reading
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Monday, November 2, slammed reports claiming he ordered the Military to kill Igbos in the Oyigbo area of the oil-rich state. Wike further stated that members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) had destroyed properties in the area and killed people while reiterating that the impositionContinue Reading
The Northern Governors Forum have publicly declared their expressed support for the ongoing efforts to regulate the social media. This was disclosed after a meeting of the Forum on Monday, November 1, 2020. The Forum held that the move is essential in order to check the spread of fake newsContinue Reading
Seemo DA Black Czar Takes a shade on ‘Marlians’ in New Track entitled ‘Harganaan’ Legendary Rapper Seemo DA Black Czar drops a feel good vibe titled HARGANAAN (Seemo Ikon Allah) The track is laced with streets punchlines that signal a return of the veteran Hip Hop act. “No be every Don deyContinue Reading
The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Lagos State and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been involved in a war of words over calls on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to resign. The APC says Sanwo-Olu mains undaunted; adding that he would not be distracted from delivering on his social contract withContinue Reading