As the Local Government election took place in 19 Local Government Areas in Kaduna State on Saturday,there were complaints of low voter turnout, Electronic  Voter Machine ( EVM) malfunction and late arrival of election officials in some polling units  from across the Local Government Areas.

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Chairman, Senate Services Committee, Senator Mohammed Sani Musa, All Progressives Congress, APC, Niger East has condoled with the Chairman, Senate Committee on Airforce,  Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah Allah, APC, Kebbi South over the heinous and wicked murder of his son in Kaduna.

…Omo-Agege express satisfaction By Festus Ahon, Asaba. THE Local Government congress of the All Progressives Congress, APC held across the country, Saturday, was peaceful in Delta State.  Our Correspondent who monitored the exercise in Delta North and some parts of Delta Central, reports that the congress was devoid of crisis as at the time of […]

By Etop Ekanem  St Francis Catholic Secondary School (SFCSS), The Jesuit-Catholic College of Lagos,  Idimu  is on the news again. Like it did in 2020, the school was among those that produced the best 10 candidates in this year’s edition of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB’s) national Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).  In a release by […]

Strong digital identity and cybersecurity backbones have been identified as critical factors to drive the emerging payment technology economy in Nigeria.   This was the summation of discussions by stakeholders in Nigeria’s finance and identity sectors, at the just concluded Future of Payment Conference organized by BusinessDay Media, in Lagos recently.  Speaking on the theme, “Fear […]

By Ikechukwu Odu – Nsukka Fear has gripped the students and management of the  Federal Government Girls College, Lejja, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State following a suspected attack on a JSS 3 student by yet-to-be-identified hoodlum. It was gathered that the said student came out in the early hours of Saturday morning to […]

A gas tanker driver and attendant on Sunday sustained injuries while discharging product into a dispensing outlet at a filling station in ljagbo, Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the explosion occurred when the pipe conveying the gas to the dispensing outlet suddenly burst. Although no life […]

By Charly Agwam – Bauchi  Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has appointed Modibbo Abdulkadir Ahmed, son of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Late Abdulkadir Ahmed as the state’s Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development. Reacting to the development, Honorable Modibbo Abdulkadir expressed gratitude to the governor for finding him worthy […]

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Nigerian Government have strongly condemned the coup d’état that took place in the Republic of Guinea Conakry on Sunday. President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana and Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, condemned the action in separate statements made available to the News Agency of […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti Unhappy with the conduct of the July 31 ward congress in Ekiti State, a Pro-Tinubu group under the auspices of Southwest Agenda for 2023 Presidency (SWAGA), has sued the All Progressives Congress (APC), calling for outright annulment of the election. The group, in a suit Number FHC/AD/CS/21/2021 filed at the Federal […]

Governor Seyi Makinde, on Sunday, says he is praying to God  and awaiting His direction on his 2023 re-election bid. Makinde, who disclosed this during the 2021 Hijrah luncheon held at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, declared that 2023 belonged to God and that His will prevail in his political adventure. The governor stated that he had observed […]

The police on Sunday said that they were combing forest to arrest the killers of Olajide Sowore, the younger brother of Omoyele Sowore. The Edo Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Kontongs Bello, gave the assurance in Benin while addressing newsmen. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that suspected kidnappers shot dead Sowore in Okada, […]

The Lagos State government says it is considering other ways to source COVID-19 vaccines in order to achieve herd immunity against the pandemic for its population.  The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja.  Abayomi said, “While the first national […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia has declared the results of 15 out of the 17 local government congresses held on September 4. Mr Onuoha Menyechi, the Returning Officer who  announced the results at the party secretariat in Umuahia on Sunday,  however, declared Aba North LGA  inconclusive. He also disclosed that Ukwa-West result was put on hold. […]