Jubilation erupted spontaneously in the major towns of Umuahia and Aba on Wednesday after INEC declared Dr Alex Otti of the Labour Party the winner of March 18 governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the jubilant residents of the two cities danced round the major...
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The Abia Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP), has assured the citizens that his administration will unite rather than divide the state. Otti gave the assurance in his acceptance speech on Wednesday after he was declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship election. He spoke at his...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed all workers to protest at all the offices of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) nationwide starting next week over the current cash crunch in the country. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, who briefed journalists in Abuja, said the mobilisation for the exercise...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – After a very exhaustive campaign and election season, President-elect, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, has travelled abroad to rest and plan his transition programme ahead of May 29, 2023 inauguration. A statement issued on Wednesday by his media aide, Tunde Rahman, said The President-elect left the...
Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) has won the March 18 governorship election in Abia State. He trounced his opponents like Okey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Enyinnaya Nwafor of the Young Peoples Party (YPP). Otti scored 175,467, Ahiwe polled 88,529 while Nwafor got 28,972....
The Gombe chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated a 5-man committee to investigate alleged anti-party activities against Sen. Danjuma Goje during the 2023 general election. Mr Tanimu Abdullahi, the chairman, APC Kashere Ward stated this on Wednesday in Kashere in Akko Local Government Area of the...
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has unveiled six gazetted regulations to spur investment and economic growth in the midstream and downstream sectors of the petroleum industry. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the regulations which were unveiled on Wednesday in Abuja included the...
Sokoto State chapters of PDP and APC have continued to trade blames on the outcome of Saturday’s Governorship and State House of Assembly elections. Alhaji Bello Goronyo, the State PDP Chairman,a in a press briefing on Wednesday in Sokoto alleged that dozens of PDP supporters were detained by the...
The Senate has confirmed the re-appointment of Mr Anthony Ojukwu as Executive Secretary of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the confirmation followed the presentation of the report of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters during Wednesday’s plenary....
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim, has drawn the attention of the digital economy stakeholders and the general public of the Ministry’s activities before, during, and after the 2023 Gubernatorial and State Assembly elections. This is is countianed Ia...
Nigerian Pastor, Bishop Feyi Daniels, the lead pastor of iReign Christian Family, sits with the host of #WithChude, Chude Jideonwo to discuss his graphic prophecy on the recently concluded elections and the sexual abuse allegations made against him last year. On the prophecy that broke the internet, he shared, “The prophecy is way more than what I put on the...
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has unveiled a new technology, to ease access to quality data and insights into the country’s educational sector. The technology, known as Educational Statistics (EDUSTAT) platform, is another addition introduced by the council to the list of its technologie. The addition is in...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Sector Command, said it would begin a special operation, tagged: “Operation Scorpion” on unlatched Articulated trucks from March 25 in the state. The Lagos State Sector Commander, Corps Commander (CC) Babatunde Farinloye, disclosed this in a statement signed by the Corps Head...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the suspended collation of results for the governorship election in Abia and Enugu States will continue today, Wednesday in both states. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, who disclosed this in...
By MARK JANG, Jos – The Nigerian Army has decorated 16 newly promoted senior officers serving at the 3 Divison, Rukuba, near Jos, with their new ranks. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the division, Maj.-Gen Abdusalam Ibrahim, while decorating the newly promoted officers tasked them to live above...
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, says his victory in last Saturday’s governorship election is a call to do more for the state and its people. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday in Ibadan by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Taiwo Adisa. The governor...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has expressed the commitment of the FCT Administration towards providing equitable access to water, sanitation and hygiene services, while strengthening community-led approaches to total sanitation. The minister who gave this commitment on Wednesday in Abuja at the...
By BASSEY EFFIONG, Calabar – A coalition of INEC Accredited Observer Groups have said the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) by the electoral body in the Governorship and State Assembly election in Cross River State performed optimally at 97% accuracy. Dr. Nwambu Gabriel, the Coordinator of...
Sen. Jibrin Barau (APC-Kano) on Wednesday declared that he was the most experienced candidate for the 10th Senate Presidency. He said this when he spoke with newsmen in Abuja. Barau, who represents Kano North Senatorial District said that with the array of candidates who had indicated interest for the...
The Kano State Governor-elect, Alhaji Abba Yusuf, has urged his supporters and members of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to embark on prayers for ingenuity and guidance for his leadership towards delivering the dividends of democracy. This is contained in a statement in Kano on Wednesday by Sanusi...