Osun election: Adeleke maintains lead as 331 of 332 wards reported
Governor Ademola Adeleke has maintained his lead in the ongoing Osun State governorship election, as results from almost all the wards across the state continue to be collated.
Nnamdi Kanu’s family accuses South-East govs of not presenting 8-point demands to FG
Demands by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, from the Federal Government, when he met with South-East Governors and Ohanaeze Ndigbo Leaders in Enugu shortly before the September 2017 military raid of his Umuahia family house, have been revealed.
2023: Anger as PDP throws presidential ticket open
Angry reactions, yesterday, greeted the recommendations of the zoning committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, throwing the party’s 2023 presidential ticket open to all parts of the country.
2023: APGA cuts nomination fees for women, youth by 50%
The All Progressives Grand Alliance Party, (APGA), says its nomination fees has been cut for women and youths by 50 per cent, to enable them to contest in any position, come 2023 general elections. The Ebonyi Chairman of APGA, Mr Ricky Okorouka, said this in Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area on Wednesday during the party’s […]
Jonathan escapes death as 2 Police escorts die in auto crash
Former Nigerian President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has, Wednesday, escaped death when his convoy got involved in an accident earlier today in the vicinity of the Abuja airport, while on his way out of the airport.
Insecurity: We’re not overwhelmed — FG
THE Federal Government yesterday said that contrary to public perception, it is not overwhelmed with insecurity issues across the country.
FG has approved 12 new private universities — Lai Mohammed
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, ABUJA The Federal Government, on Wednesday, said it had granted approval for the establishment of 12 new private universities. The new universities, it explained, would be mentored by federal universities close to their locations to provide recruitment of principal officers, academic, and administrative staff, availability of human and material resources for the […]
2023: We didn’t throw open race for PDP presidential ticket ― Ortom
…insists he was quoted out of context By Peter Duru, Makurdi Benue State Governor and Chairman, Zoning Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Samuel Ortom has dispelled media reports that his committee has jettisoned zoning and thrown open the race for the presidential ticket of the party. In a statement issued Wednesday in Makurdi […]
Buhari signs Executive Order 11 on assets maintenance
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, ABUJA PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday signed into law the Executive Order 11 on national public buildings maintenance. The signing of the document preceded the weekly virtual Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting at the Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking shortly before appending his signature, the President Buhari directed all Ministries, Departments […]
Shock, as terror attack on Army base claims 17 soldiers
Terrorists, suspected to be the Ansaru arm of the Boko Haram sect, on Monday attacked a military base at Polewire in Birnin-Gwari, Kaduna State, killing 17 soldiers and injuring 40 others, after a fierce gun battle between both parties.
9 policemen dismissed for mobilising colleagues in failed strike over poor salary
By Kingsley Omonobi, Abuja Following the aborted strike action planned by policemen in the country over poor salary structure and the interception of the correspondences of mobilization for the strike by Force Headquarters, nine police officers have been dismissed on the orders of the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba. According to a Police signal issued […]
