By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria is in mourning over the senseless killings in Borno and Katsina states in the last 48 hours. In a statement issued by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on Wednesday in Abuja, the president vowed that the perpetrators would be...
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Two factions of the Ogun Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held parallel governorship primaries in Abeokuta on Wednesday to elect governorship flag bearers for the party ahead of the 2023 elections. The faction which had the state party executives on ground held its primaries at the Olusegun...
The Ecobank Transnational Incorporation (ETI), the parent company of the Ecobank Group, has paid out a total dividend of 40 million dollars to shareholders. The Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Executive Director of ETI, Ade Ayeyemi, made the disclosure during a hybrid event of ETI’s 34th Annual General...
Alhaji Mohammed Jajari has emerged governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 general election in Borno State. Jajari polled 487 votes to defeat Mohammed Imam who polled 362 in the primary election held on Wednesday in Borno state. Announcing the results, Abdulrahman Bobboi, the Chairman...
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra on Wednesday imposed an indefinite dusk-to-dawn ban on the movement of motorcycles, tricycles and shuttle buses in eight local government areas of the state. In effect, those vehicles are not to operate in the local government areas between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Seven...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the current democracy in Nigeria is being threatened by the predominance of money politics. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu,said this at a one-day colloquim on Emerging Issues that will shape the 2023 General Elections in Nigeria organised by the Centre for...
By WALE ADEDURO – A surging crowd has been flowing into the Yard 158 venue of the scheduled consultation of the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the most favoured Presidential aspirant in the APC primaries holding this weekend.In an amazing show of love and support for Osinbajo to become the...
…Warm reception in Abia, Ebonyi, Sokoto delegates too _*Sultan expresses hope VP will convince APC he is best presidential material to lead Nigeria*__*You will be the best president of Nigeria in 2023 – Plateau Deputy Gov*__*Sokoto APC Chair says other aspirants don’t have VP’s experience*__*We have no doubt that...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The killing of a pregnant woman, Mrs. Harira Jubril and her children in Anambra State is not only callous, brutal and demeaning, but capable of creating ethnic conflict across the country and hence must be condemned by all, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi has dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Mr. Obi announced his resignation in a letter dated Friday, 20th May, 2022, and addressed to the National Chairman of the party. In the letter, Mr. Obi gave reasons for...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Management of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has described as fake the Approvals-in-Principle (AIP) quoting outrageous sums as allocations to some institutions that are not even beneficiaries of such funds. This was disclosed In a statement made available to NATIONAL ACCORD on Thursday...
Hacked-off thorn branches encircle two mounds of earth heaped over the tiny bodies of Halima Hassan Abdullahi’s twin granddaughters. Babies Ebla and Abdia lived only a day. Weakened by hunger, their mother gave birth to the twins a month early, eight weeks after their exhausted family walked into a...
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, refused to grant an ex parte application filed by Mr Farah Dagogo asking the court to stop the gubernatorial primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers. Dagogo, a member of the House of Representatives from Rivers approached the court...
Security operatives on Wednesday, mounted heavy presence at the venue of the special state congress of the PDP to select its governorship candidate in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report that the special congress is holding at the Haven Ground by Archbishop Vining Memorial Church Cathedral,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – No fewer than thirty two (32) persons are believed to have been killed by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists around Mudu village, some 45 kilometers away from Rann, headquarters of Kala-Balge LGA of Borno State, last weekend. Governor Babagana Zulum’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, confirmed the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has condoled with the families of victims of attack coordinated by Boko Haram/Islamic State of the West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists at Mudu village in Kala Balge LGA of the state. Zulum’s condolence message was contained in a statement...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has given a marching order to security agencies to apprehend those who are responsible for the killing of innocent people in the South-Eastern part of the country. President Buhari also condemned the viral videos circulation of innocent people being killed, describing...
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintri has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primaries in the state. The state governor won with a total of 663 of the 668 votes, with five of the votes declared void. Details later……
Popular Nigerian singer, Burna Boy has criticized billionaire businessman, Obi Cubana for using his title ‘Odogwu’ without consent to promote his products. Recalled the Anambra-born businessman had ventured into another line of business with the launch of Odogwu Bitters. Odogwu Bitters as it is called, is a herbal alcoholic drink...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Ahead of the PDP Governorship primary elections this week, Governor Samuel Ortom has said that the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the state is committed to leading the party to victory at the general elections next year. Governor Ortom gave the...