INEC recieves 20m permanent voters card from contractor
An INEC Commissioner, Prof. Lai Olorode, says the commission has now taken delivery of almost half of the 40 million permanent voters' cards, awaiting the balance to be delivered in the next few weeks.
2015: I’ve no interest in Presidency – Akpabio
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State and Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors’ Forum, Chief Godswill Akpabio, has said that he has no interest in contesting the presidential election in 2015. Rather, he would only vie for the senatorial seat of his state as requested and endorsed by his people.
Insecurity: No plans to declare state of emergency – FG
The Federal government, Sunday, debunked reports in the media (not Vanguard) that it plans to declare a state of emergency in five states of the federation owing to security challenges in the states.
162 suspected cultists arrested in Lagos
A total of 162 persons were arrested, weekend, on Lagos Island during a joint raid by security agencies, aimed at curbing activities of cultists and hoodlums in the area.
Fake lawyer nabbed trying to defend kidnap suspect
A middle-aged man who stood as a lawyer in an open court to represent a kidnap suspect facing trial has been arrested in Delta State.
2015: Gov Aliyu dissociates self from presidential posters, orders removal
Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger on Saturday dissociated himself from posters depicting him to be seeking the PDP presidential ticket for the 2015 election.
