A Group, the Niger Delta Conscience Coalition (NDCC) has endorsed Sen. Godswill Akpabio as its preferred candidate for the Senate President of the 10th National Assembly. The President of the NDCC, Mr Aniefiok Fabian, who addressed a news conference on behalf of the group in Uyo on Thursday, said...
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Sen. Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, has described the petition filed by Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against his election victory as “a gross abuse of court processes.” Tinubu, in a reply to the petition through his team of lawyers led by Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, told...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed to stakeholders involved in Saturday’s supplementary elections in Imo to allow the process run without unnecessary interference and violence. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Prof. Sylvia Agu, made the appeal during a stakeholders’ meeting with various political parties...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila says he has no preferred candidate for the speakership of the 10th Assembly. Media reports on Thursday said Hon. Gbajabiamila was allegedly against the aspiration of his deputy, Rt. Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase, and some other...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Usman Baba on Thursday presented N84.5 million cheques to 34 dependants of policemen who died in active service in Zamfara. Baba was represented at the ceremony by the acting Commissioner of Police in Zanfara, Mr Ali Dabigi. He said the money provided by...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – A 100-level student of Kwara College of Education, Ilorin, identified as Aminat Tajudeen, has slumped and died on Wednesday while receiving lectures. The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Mrs Abibat Zubair confirmed the unfortunate incident in a statement issued on Thursday in Ilorin. Mrs....
No fewer than seven persons were on Thursday burnt to ashes in an accident few metres away from Saapade bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Okpe explained that 18...
MultiChoice says it will begin renumbering of channels on the GOtv platform on April 19, to improve the viewing experience of its customers. The renumbering of the GOtv channels will group similar channels together to make it easier for viewers to find and watch their favourite shows. Speaking on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Arungwa Nwazue, the new Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police for Zone 5, has assumed office at the Zonal Headquarters in Benin. DSP Tijani Momoh, the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, announced this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja. Momoh said that...
Friday’s governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi took a dramatic turn on Thursday as the deputy governor, Mr Edward Onoja, stepped down for the state’s Auditor-General, Ahmed Usman-Ododo. Seven other aspirants, including a former Commissioner for Finance, Mr David Adebanji-Jimoh, Asiwaju Ashiru Idris and...
Newly signed striker of Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin FC, Malik Surajudeen, says he wants to be the next Victor Osimhen to come out of Nigeria. The 17-year-old 1.82 meter tall attacker, who joined ABS Ilorin FC from La Planet Sport Academica, revealed this in an interview with the...
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the 2023 general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on Thursday urged voters in Adamawa and Kebbi to vote for the party at the April 15 supplementary elections. INEC fixed April 15 for supplementary governorship elections in the two states and in five...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – After the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), questioned the distribution of the N320.3 billion released by the Federal Government for tertiary institutions in the country, the Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, on Thursday gave further breakdown on...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – Kwara State House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed the appointments of nominees for positions of chairman and members of Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC). The appointments of the nominees were considered by the committee chaired by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Engineer Yakubu Salihu,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Borno Council has condoled with The University of Maidugiri (UNIMAID) over the death of Professor Muhammad Gujbawu of Mass Communication Department, who died on Tuesday 11th April, 2023. This is contained in a statement issued and signed by...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Dean, College of Bishop of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS) has described its leader, Olumba Olumba Obu as the pillar of sports in Cross River State. Speaking while declaring open a one day sports feaster organized by the College of...
BY JOY ADARA, Abuja – A delegation from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) met with Nigerian representatives on 4th and 5th April 2023, at a workshop it jointly organised with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), to discuss the maximisation of the benefits of the Two-Pillar...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Military troops of Operation Forest Sanity have intercepted large quantity of ammunition in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, confirmed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna. Aruwan said the development...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday performed the Umrah rituals, amid tight security, upon his arrival at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. President Buhari along side members of his entourage were led by a delegation from the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand...