Winners of 2016 US presidential primaries, by state
Here is a state-by-state list of the winners of Republican and Democratic presidential nominating contests held so far in the 2016 race for the White House:
PPA rejects Abia North re-run election results
The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Progressive Peoples Alliance, PPA, yesterday, rejected the result of the Abia North Senatorial re-run election conducted last weekend in Abia State.
Criminals on rampage in Imo
To say that these are not the best of times for people either living in or passing through Imo State, will safely translate to telling the truth. The criminals have not ceased from injecting new and deadly tactics in the criminal lexicon of the state.
Lagos declares zero tolerance for Omo-Onile’s activities
The Lagos State Government yesterday said it would no longer tolerate the illegal activities of land grabbers otherwise known as Omo-Onile, just as it warned that anyone found using such to disturb public peace and illegally disposes people of their property would be prosecuted in accordance with relevant criminal laws.
Kogi gov poll: Tribunal adjourns Faleke, Wada’s petitions to March 14, 15
The Kogi State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja, yesterday, adjourned further proceeding on the case that was brought before it by Hon. James Faleke of the All Progressives Congress, APC, till next week Monday.
Troops repel fresh Boko Haram attack in Borno
Troops of 26 and 28 Task Force Brigades repelled an early morning daring attack by fleeing Boko Haram terrorists on military locations at Pulka and Bitta in the fringes of Sambisa forest.
Edo 2016: Delegates list for guber primaries not altered —APC national leadership
AHEAD of the 2016 governorship election in Edo State, national leadership of All Progressives Congress, APC, led by its Vice Chairman, South-South, Mr Hilliard Ettah, has denied allegation that delegates list for the governorship primaries had been tampered with.
Courage to take on Sharia courts and evangelist extremists
Religion in Nigeria produces zealots who spew gender inequality and discrimination masquerading as religious doctrine.The pursuit of power at any cost is the hallmark of many religious organisations. The Bishop of the Wusasa Diocese of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Kaduna State, Reverend Ali Lamido, recently bemoaned a situation whereby the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, “turned government houses into ATMs”.
Foreign portfolio investments in stock market declines
FOREIGN Portfolio Investment, FPIs, into the Nigeria Stock Exchange, NSE, recorded a decline to N43.37 billion in January 2016, against N51.35 billion in the previous month and N99.11 billion in the corresponding month of 2015.
Brent hits 3-month high on hopes for producer price support
Oil prices rose one per cent on Tuesday with benchmark Brent prices hitting a three-month high on hopes for a coordinated approach by major producers to support prices. Brent crude futures were trading at 41.43 dollars a barrel, their highest since Dec. 9, up 59 cents on the day.
IDU decries abandonment of DESOPADEC projects
ISOKO Development Union, IDU, the apex socio-cultural organisation of the Isoko nation, has decried the spate of projects abandonment by Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, in the various communities in Isokoland.
