By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with distinguished banker, economist, and philanthropist, Tony Elumelu, CFR, on his 60th birthday, March 22, 2023, sharing joy and warmth of the occasion with the entrepreneur, who was ranked amongst World’s 100 most influential personalities in 2020 by Time....
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By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor-elect, Bassey Otu, has warned that his government will have no place for ethnic champions who according to him, interpret life from the narrow prism of tribal worldview. The governor-elect stated this in his acceptance speech after being declared the winner...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Following his victory in last Saturday governorship elections, a renowned father of faith in Nigeria and Spiritual leader of God’s Heritage Nation, Bishop Josef Bassey has congratulated the governor-elect of Cross River State, Bassey Otu, in the just concluded polls. Bishop Bassey described the...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Former Governor of Cross River State and a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Liyel Imoke and Senator Gershom Bassey have congratulated the Governor-elect of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC...
Being text of Governor Zulum’s victory speech, which he delivered before APC stakeholders yesterday, at the multipurpose hall of the Government House in Maiduguri. BISMILLAHI RAHMANI RAHIM Fellow citizens of Borno State, I address you today with absolute humility, profound gratitude, and reaffirmation of our solemn commitment to serving...
INEC declares PDP’s Dauda Lawal winner of Zamfara governorship election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared the March 18 governorship election in Adamawa as inconclusive. Prof. Mohammed Mele, the state INEC returning officer said this when he spoke with newsmen on Monday in Yola. Mele said that the election was cancelled in 47 registration areas, 69 polling...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has debunked rumours making round that his he spent a whooping N3.5 billion to execute the March 18 House of Assembly election in the State. Governor Soludo debunked the reports in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has disclosed that it has suspended the collation of results in Abia and Enugu states. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. Mr. Festus...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – No fewer than 78 million children in Nigeria are at the risk of three water-related threats, according to The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) The UNICEF Nigeria Chief of WASH, Dr Jane Bevan, who disclosed this in a statement n Monday, listed the threats...
The National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) Renewal Group on Monday condemned the threat by the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) in diaspora to expel the president-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu. National president of the renewal group in Nigeria, Prof. Atilade Adeeyo, stated at Oye-Ekiti that the threat issued by the United States...
Kano residents in the metropolis on Monday took to the streets celebrating the victory of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) candidates at the governorship and state assembly elections in spite of the curfew imposed by the state government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that government imposed...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Zulum on Sunday paid a ‘thank you’ visit to headquarters of the Borno State Fire Service in Maiduguri. The visit was in recognition of swift responses by firemen who quenched a major fire outbreak at Gamboru Market in Maiduguri, preventing destruction from...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the collation of the Governorship election results from Local Government Areas (LGAs) until noon. Prof. Mohammed Mele, state collation officer and Mr Yakubu Ari, Adamawa resident Electoral Commissioner, REC announced this on Monday after collation of results from 20 out of...
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has congratulated the Governor of Yobe, Mai Mala Buni, on his re-election for a second term of four years. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) on Sunday declared Buni winner of the Saturday governorship election in Yobe. Lawan...
Kano State Government on Monday imposed a dawn to dusk curfew to avoid breakdown of law and order following tensions generated from the collation of results of the governorship and state Assembly elections. The state Commissioner for Information and internal affairs, Malam Muhammad Garba, made the announcement in a...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday declared the gubernatorial election in Kebbi as “inconclusive”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the election was keenly contested by the two giant political parties, APC and PDP. The Collation and Returning Officer of the election, Prof. Yusuf Sa’idu...
Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq says the overwhelming victory that the APC recorded in the Saturday polls underscored the desire of the citizens to continue along the path of positive progress recorded over the past three years. Reacting to his second term victory in Ilorin on Sunday night following the announcement...
By EMMANUEL KEHINDE, Ilorin – An elder-statesman, Chief Salaudeen Latinwo, has rejoiced with the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on his victory in the last Saturday’s gubernatorial election. Cheif Latinwo said Governor AbdulRazaq’s re-election is a validation of people’s confidence and trust in his administration, especially the paradigm shift in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The APC Governorship Candidate for Borno state who also the incumbent State Governor of Borno State, Babagaba Zulum, is leading all the eleven (11) gubernatorial candidates that contested the Saturday’s Governorship election in the state. Governor Zulum is leading other candidates in 22 out...