The All Progressives Congress has postponed its special convention for presidential primary for the 2023 general elections from May 29 to June 6. National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, announced this in a statement hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission extended the deadline for party’s to...
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Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), says that the Nigerian Army is better and well equipped to tackle insurgency, banditry and other security challenges in the country. Yahaya stated this on Friday at the closing of the 2022 Nigerian Army Small Arms Championship hosted by its...
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he “couldn’t care less” about rumours linking Sadio Mane to Bayern Munich ahead of their UEFA Champions League final match against Real Madrid on Saturday. Klopp and Liverpool could, with this, be poised to lose one of the most significant players in their squad...
Mr Olufunwa Akinmade, Divisional Head, Retail, SME Banking and E-Business, Unity Bank Plc, has described the bank’s latest retail product ‘Yanga’ as a unique product aimed at empowering the underbanked women entrepreneurs in Nigeria. Akinmade, who stated this during a chat with the media on Friday, noted that a...
Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, has won the All Progressive Congress (APC) primary election for Umaisha /Ugya State constituency unopposed for the third term. The APC Returning Officer for the primary election, Jibrin Yahaya Sabo, on Friday in Umaisha declared the Speaker winner of...
Mr Olaibi Blaize, Head, APC Electoral Committee, Somolu Constituency 1, Lagos State, on Friday ordered arrest of the chairman of the party in the constituency for alleged unlawful distribution of primary election materials. APC held House of Assembly and House of Representatives primaries across the 40 Lagos State constituencies...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has given political parties that are yet to conduct their primaries six days window to do so. The National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee Chairman, disclosed this on Friday shortly after a meeting with political...
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool are seeking to cap a remarkable season by avenging their 2018 defeat against Real Madrid when the sides meet again in the Champions League final in Paris on Saturday, but the Spanish giants have their sights on a 14th European Cup triumph. It is Liverpool’s third...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is considering the request by political parties to extend the 2023 General Elections Timetable. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, stated this on Friday at the headquarters of the electoral umpire in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He spoke during a meeting with leaders of political...
The Federal says it is working assiduously in collaboration with relevant sectors and stakeholders to intensify surveillance in the animal population to prevent the outbreak of monkey pox in the country. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, said this on Friday in Àbuja. Abubakar said...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, has felicitated the Nigerian child on the occasion of Children’s Day. Senator Lawan noted that May 27 was set aside to draw attention to the rights and plights of children in Nigeria The Senate President in...
Mr Desmond Elliot, representing Surulere Constituency I in Lagos State House of Assembly, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for a third term. The primary election took place on Friday at Akerele Primary Health Centre, Surulere, amid tight security provided by the police and other agencies. The...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has called for more concerted and institutionalized effort in ameliorating the suffering of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Africa, saying only “collective and coordinated” approach would make a difference. In his remarks at the 16th African Union Extra-ordinary Session of...
As financial market analysts continue to digest the 2021 financial results of the FirstBank Limited, which they say reflect the return of the banking conglomerate to its leadership position, Festus Akanbi writes that the regime of strong fundamentals which the robust performance represents is in tandem with the ongoing...
The Minority leader of the Senate, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Senator Abribe made his decision known in a letter to the Ward Chairman of the PDP in his ward, Ward 5, Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State. In the letter dated May...
Senator Rochas Okorocha has been denied bail by a Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday. This comes after he was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday. Justice Inyang Ekwo, during the bail application hearing, ordered Okorocha, through his lawyer, Ola Olanipekun, SAN, to put the anti-graft...
A zoo keeper has gotten himself in serious trouble while trying to impress some ladies. In a video trending on social media, the man could be seen fighting off a lion after he got his finger stuck in the animal’s mouth. It was alleged that he was trying to impress some...
The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital has ruled that former President Goodluck Jonathan is eligible to contest the 2023 presidential election. The presiding judge, Justice Isa Hamma Dashen gave the judgement on Friday. Justice Dashen also held that Jonathan’s right to vie for the...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Following his declaration as the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Bauchi State, the immediate past Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Abubakar Saddique (Rtd) has vowed to unseat Governor Bala Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party. Saddique who polled...
The National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and Deputy President of NLC, Dr. Nasir Idris has been elected Governorship Candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi state. Nasir Idris garnered one thousand and fifty five (1055) votes to defeat two other contestants at the...