What we went through on Saturday
“People turned out en masse. In my unit, about 800 voters had been accredited and ready to vote before the announcement. Apart from late arrival of personnel and material to various polling units, it was peaceful. We still have to mobilise our people to come out to vote and I sure they will still turn out. Nigerians are very patient people.
EFCC docks El-Rufai, 2 others over alleged fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, docked a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, alongside two of his alleged accomplices, Hajiya Altine Jubrin and Malam Ismaila Iro, before an Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama, on an 8-count amended criminal charge bothering on fraud and gross abuse of public trust.
A’Court reserves ruling on tenure of 5 Govs sine die
An end to the raging controversy over the actual year for the expiration of current tenures of five sitting governors of Kogi, Sokoto, Cross River, Adamawa and Bayelsa states respectively, seems imminent, as the Abuja division of the Court of Appeal, yesterday, concluded hearing on the appeal that was lodged before it by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and adjourned the matter for judgment.
PDP planning to plant arms in our chieftains’ houses – Ondo LP
LABOUR Party in Ondo State yesterday alleged of a plan by the state Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to plant arms and ammunition in the houses of chieftains of its party ahead of tomorrow’s rescheduled election
Customs nab 2 with 190 military uniforms, bullet proof vests in Kano
LESS than 48 hours to the rescheduled National Assembly elections in the country, operatives of the Nigerian Custom Services, NCS, have arrested two Nigerian for allegedly importing no fewer than 190 pairs of Military uniforms and dozens of bullet proof vest into the country.
Solving the cement price hike
THE Federal Government on recently convened a ‘Stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja to address the soaring price of cement in the country.
