INEC will not succumb to electoral banditry, says Okoye
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has vowed not to surrender to what it called ‘electoral banditry’ aimed at discrediting the electoral process and retuning pre-determined outcomes. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, made the vow in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday, […]
Juventus title hopes rocked by Benevento defeat
Juventus’s hopes of winning a 10th consecutive Serie A title took another blow on Sunday with a 1-0 loss to lowly Benevento. Argentine forward Adolfo Gaich scored the only goal after 69 minutes following a bad pass across the penalty area from Juventus midfielder Arthur. Andrea Pirlo’s side stay third, 10 points behind Inter Milan […]
SERAP sues Lawan, Gbajabiamila over ‘missing N4.4bn NASS funds’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, over “their failure to probe, and to refer to appropriate anti-corruption agencies allegations that N4.4bn of public money budgeted for the National Assembly is missing, misappropriated, diverted or stolen, […]
APC plotting to derail nation’s democracy with banditry, electoral violence, PDP alleges
PDP has accused the ruling APC, of moves to disrupt the nation’s democracy through acts of banditry and electoral violence
We need neighborhood, forest guard laws in Igboland to end killings – ASETU
By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri The National President of the Association of Southeast Town Unions, ASETU, Emeka Diwe, on Sunday said that the Southeast region should come up with a neighborhood watch and Forest guard laws to stop the continued killings by killer herdsmen. Diwe made this call in Owerri, when a group of Newspapers […]
COVID-19 Vaccination: Lagos NMA demands equity, prioritisation of health workers
By Chioma Obinna As Lagos prepares to roll out its COVID vaccination programme, medical doctors in the state are demanding equity in the vaccination processes as well as strict adherence to the initial plans of vaccinating health workers and other front liners to ensure a hitch-free vaccination of all Lagosians. In a chat with Vanguard […]
Buhari explores Cargo Tracking Note to curb insecurity
IN a bid to curb the rising insecurity situation, President Mohammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi to reintroduce Cargo Tracking Notes, CTN, following the proliferation of arms and increase in banditry across the nation.
Ekiti Bye-election: Shot policewoman recuperating, Says CP
Contrary to the news making the rounds, that a policewoman lost her life during Saturday’s bloody poll, in Ekiti East Constituency 1, the Ekiti State Police Commissioner, Mr Babatunde Mobayo, has clarified that she is alive and responding to treatment
Olubadan elevates Ladoja, ex-Oyo Head of Service, other chiefs in Ibadan
By Adeola Badru The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji at the weekend, elevated a former Head of Service in Oyo State, Alhaja Kudirat Adeleke and wife of a former governor of the state, Alhaja Mutiat Ladoja. While Alhaja Adeleke was elevated to the position of Abese Iyalode of Ibadanland, wife of a former governor […]
2023: Zone Presidency to Southeast UBNi urges political parties
By Tordue Salem – Abuja The United for Better Nigeria Initiative (UBNi) has urged all political parties in Nigeria to zone their presidential tickets to South East come 2023. In her response, to the report submitted by the committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which advised that the presidential ticket should be thrown open […]
NDDC: Stop allocation, Southsouth PDP urges Buhari
We are sick and tired of the scandals in NDDC. It is time for us to rise up and demand from the federal government to put together a board that will serve the interest of the South-South
