Author: Toscad News

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described himself as audacious enough to secure a third term in office as Nigeria’s president. Obasanjo stated this while speaking at a virtual meeting organised by Africa Leadership Group on Thursday. He said, “I never asked for a third term. If I wanted a third…

The presidential campaign council of the Labour Party has reacted to a report that its standard bearer, Peter Obi’s company in the United Kingdom, UK, was shut down by the authorities. Some media reports recently published that the UK government has struck off Next International (UK) Limited, largely owned by…

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has dismissed speculations on alleged postponement of the 2023 general elections. The commission restated its commitment to hold the forthcoming general elections as scheduled. The INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu gave this assurance during a meeting with the leadership of the…

The National Population Commission, NPC, has been allocated a total sum of N40 billion, according to the federal government’s 2022 budget signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari last week. A total of N10 million was allocated for the national population and housing census, while the national population data bank,…

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to consider extending the deadline for the collection of the Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, to enable all those who registered to obtain their cards to vote during the polls. He also advised the Commission not…

A petition has been launched against Nigerian singer, Olawale Ashimi, popularly known as Brymo, over his comments about Igbos on his Twitter page. The singer had been under fire for stating that an Igbo presidency would only be a “pipe dream” due to the agitation for Biafra. Brymo had also…