INEC fixes June 20 for Rivers South-East Senatorial by-election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans to conduct a by-election for the vacant Rivers South-East Senatorial District seat on June 20.
2027: Natasha secures PDP Kogi central ticket
By John Alechenu, ABUJA Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for the Kogi Central Senatorial District ahead of the 2027 general elections. Thousands of party members and supporters turned out across the 57 wards of the district to affirm her candidacy during a simultaneous exercise on Wednesday. The process […]
Ebola risk high inside DR Congo, no pandemic emergency – WHO
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) says the deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda does not represent a global pandemic emergency, even though the risk is high at both the regional and national levels.
NYSC to begin 2026 Batch B Stream I orientation June 10
The NYSC added that the swearing-in ceremony for prospective corps members mobilised for the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream I service year would also take place on Friday, June 12.
Supreme Court Judgment, didn’t order INEC to conduct delineation tainted with fraud – UIY
Ugbarajo Itsekiri Youths, UIY, has joined the Itsekiri Leaders of Thought, ILOT, in rejecting INEC’s new proposal on the delineation of Warri Federal Constituency, saying the Supreme Court in Hon. George Timinimi &Ors vs. Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, (SC. 413/2016) did not order INEC to conduct delineation exercise that is tainted with fraud and […]
5 things to know about 39-yr-old Prof. Segun Aina, new JAMB registrar
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), succeeding Professor Is-haq Oloyede, whose second term will expire on July 31, 2026.
NNPP blames INEC for delay in fixing, holding primaries, plans protest
“We used all legal means via the courts to get the commission to comply with court orders and stop the unnecessary delays which we believe are linked and masterminded by those who left the NNPP.
Ajipe cries foul over Ondo North APC primary
The APC National Assembly Primary Election Committee had declared Gbenga Elegbeleye winner of the Ondo North senatorial primary with 28,062 votes.
FA launches Southampton probe over ‘spygate’ scandal
Saints admitted observing a training session held by semi-final opponents Middlesbrough earlier this month, as well as two other similar incidents during the season.
APC deploys security, officials ahead of Lagos governorship primary
There was tight security around the All Progressives Congress (APC) secretariat in Ogba, Ikeja, early Thursday as electoral officers and materials were deployed for the party’s governorship primary election.
Ekpere demands declaration as APC Cross River Central primary winner
By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja An aspirant for the Cross River Central Senatorial District, Barr. Mary Ekpere, has demanded to be declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary held on Monday. Ekpere, a former Director-General of the National Centre for Women Development, Abuja, now known as the Mariam Babangida National Centre for […]
