Benue State governor-elect, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, has been receiving congratulatory messages from individuals and groups since the declaration of the result of last Saturday’s Governorship and State Assembly elections in the state. The latest congratulatory message came from the President of a non-governmental organisation, Ior Gboko Foundation, Mr....
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has appreciated the support of President Muhammadu Buhari over his re-election victory for his second term in office. Governor Zulum also thanked the executive members, stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and people of Borno State for...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated the new Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and National Counterterrorism Centre (NCTC), two state-of-the-art facilities to optimize efforts at addressing evolving security challenges in the country, especially terrorism and violent extremism. Speaking at the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc, has announced that the 2023 edition of GTCO Food and Drink Festival will hold from April 29 to May 1, 2023. Its Group Chief Executive Officer, Segun Agbaje, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, saying that “Food...
An elder statesman, Prof. Dickson Akoh, has congratulated Benue Governor-elect, Rev. Fr Hyacinth Alia, and his Deputy, Dr Sam Ode, on their victory at the just-concluded governorship election in the state. Akoh, in a congratulatory message issued in Abuja on Tuesday, said that Alia’s emergence as governor-elect was a...
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has congratulated Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for his victory as Governor-elect in Sokoto State. Abubakar spoke through a delegation led by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, the Waziri Sokoto...
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has directed the Muslim Ummah to look out for the crescent of Ramadan 1444 AH, from Wednesday, March 22. Abubakar gave the directive at a Ramadan Symposium organised by the Sultanate Council...
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An early morning fire on Tuesday razed a two-storey building housing the Onitsha main market Police Station and shops selling lace fabrics. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that firefighters battled for hours to contain the inferno as some of the traders salvaged their goods while others watched in...
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) says Nigeria will begin exporting skilled labour to Europe and other parts of the world under the Nigerian Youths Skills Empowerment (NYSE) Programme. A statement by the NBTE Head of Media, Hajiya Fatima Abubakar in Kaduna on Tuesday, said that the NYSE...
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....
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...