APC to appeal tribunal’s verdict on Sokoto governorship poll
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Sokoto State said on Thursday it would appeal the judgement of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which affirmed the election of Governor Aminu Tambuwal. The APC Chairman in the state, Alhaji Sadiq Achida, disclosed this in a statement in Sokoto. Achida described the judgement as unfair saying, ”APC wishes […]
UEFA Champions League: Genk hold blunt Napoli in bore draw
Napoli paid the price for playing a weakened side as they dropped UEFA Champions League points in 0-0 draw away at Racing Genk on Wednesday. After beating holders Liverpool in their opening Group E game, coach Carlo Ancelotti left out Lorenzo Insigne and dropped Dries Mertens to the bench against the Belgian champions Genk had […]
Prioritise timely release of family planning funds —LASG
By Chioma Obinna & Juliet Umeh As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark 2019 Word Contraception Day, WCD, Civil Society Groups and other stakeholders in Lagos have called on the Lagos State Government to ensure timely release of family planning funds to enable the quality provision of sexual and reproductive health for […]
PDP congratulates Tambuwal
Rejects Plateau, Kano verdicts By Dirisu Yakubu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has congratulated Sokoto State governor, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, for his victory at the Sokoto Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which upheld his election on Wednesday. The party in a statement by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan described the verdict as a victory for democracy and […]
Agege LG: We don’t take over property, we merely secure them —SLG
…as securing life and propery is paramount By Lawal Fadekemi The secretary to the local government (SLG), Agege local government has said that securing life and property is the priority of the Agege local government. He made this known to vanguard online on Wednesday in a press conference that was held in Agege Local government […]
NSCDC records 587 criminal cases in Q3 in Jigawa
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa Command, says it recorded no fewer than 587 criminal and civil cases in the third quarter of 2019. The NSCDC Spokesman, Adamu Shehu, made the disclosure in a statement in Dutse on Wednesday. He said that 134 of the cases were criminal while 453 were civil […]
