Tag Archives: Officials

WASHINGTON — The main air defense system at a coalition military base in northeast Syria was “not fully operational” when a suspected Iranian drone hit the installation, killing a U.S. contractor and injuring six other Americans, two U.S. officials said on Friday. It was unclear why the system was not …

The EFCC boss did not disclose the names or the number of public officials that would be arrested. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced its readiness to go after corrupt public officials from May 29, 2023.

The Dallas Mavericks have filed an official protest of their 127-125 loss to the Golden State Warriors from Wednesday night. A mistake by referees essentially handed the Warriors two points, which wound up being the final margin of victory. According to Mavs owner Mark Cuban, the officials screwed up big …

An explosion hit the town of Dzhankoi in Russian-occupied Crimea on Monday, and Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said the blast had destroyed Russian Kalibr cruise missiles that were being transported by rail. Kremlin-appointed authorities in Crimea denied the claim, saying that drones, which had been responsible for the blast, were “aimed …

The Electoral Officer and the Returning Officer for Zamfara state governorship election in Maradun local government area of the state have reportedly been kidnapped.   Daily Trust reported that the local government area is the hometown of Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of the All Progressives Congress, who is seeking re-election. …

  A video showing thugs in Rivers state colluding with INEC officials to whisk away ballot boxes has been shared online. In the video, a witness could be heard lamenting as INEC officials at PHALGA ward 20 polling Unit 042 on Saturday, March 18 entered into police vans to go …

Omoni Oboli has gone on Instagram to raise alarm after INEC officials allegedly refused to show up at the polling unit in VGC, Lagos.   The Nollywood actress is waiting to vote alongside others like motivational speaker, Fela Durotoye and wife, beauty entrepreneur, Tara Durotoye.   She released a video …

WASHINGTON — New intelligence reviewed by U.S. officials suggests that a pro-Ukrainian group carried out the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines last year, a step toward determining responsibility for an act of sabotage that has confounded investigators on both sides of the Atlantic for months. U.S. officials said that …

The Labour Party has accused officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission of manipulating and manufacturing results in states across the country particularly Lagos, Edo, Rivers and Imo.   The party’s national chairman, Julius Abure who addressed reporters in Abuja, decried the violence metted out on Labour Party supporters. Abure …

Some corps members and others who worked as ad-hoc staff for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the elections on Saturday,  Feb. 25, have complained about not being paid their allowances.  The protesting staff were seen outside the INEC Collation Centre in Kano as they asked to be paid …