President Muhammadu Buhari has presented the All Progressives Congress (APC) Victory Flag to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, winner of the just concluded party’s presidential primary election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that delegates of the APC at the convention elected the former Lagos State governor as APC presidential...
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The National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, is leading in the ongoing presidential primary of the party in Abuja. Tinubu won 10 of the 10 boxes sorted so far, obtaining over 750 votes. He is trailed by former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, and Vice...
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has shown real disrespect to the National Chairman of APC, Abdullahi Adamu at the ongoing Presidential primary of the party at the Eagle Square, Abuja. Bello, who came to honour and greet APC leaders deliberately refused to shake hand with Adamu. The APC...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it has dismantled 14 illicit drug joints and arrested 100 suspected peddlers in the last four weeks in Kaduna State. The State Commander, Mr Umar Adoro, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Spiritual Father and Chairman, Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church Worldwide Ayo ni o, Prophet Samuel Adefila Abidoye has condemned the attack on worshippers of Owo Catholic Church where about 40 people were killed while several others sustained various degrees of injuries. He said Nigerians...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – “You cannot wish the country well and vote for someone you do not believe in,” according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Tuesday night in a rousing speech where he spoke of a new Nigeria of great possibilities and...
A medical health expert, Dr. Toluwani Binutu, has warned women against inserting cucumber in the vagina. According to him, using a cucumber to clean the vagina is potentially harmful, and should be avoided. Dr. Binutu also said it is unsafe to use feminine wash or soap products in the...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – A United States-based non-profit organization, Mission Africa International, has called on the Federal Government to do more in addressing the humanitarian needs of the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in Benue State. President of the organization, Pastor Oluwasayo Ajiboye made the call when he paid...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday donated drugs, medical equipment and consumable to Ondo State Government as succour to restore perfect health to victims of Sunday attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo. Dr Walter Muolombo, the Head of Mission and Country Representative in Nigeria of WHO, donated...
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has charged operators of public places and worship centres to install Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in their premises to enhance security. Akeredolu gave the charge on Tuesday when he received a WHO team led by the Country Representative and Head of Mission...
In a dramatic disregard of President Muhammadu Buhari’s words to the ruling APC to ensure that the party’s presidential ticket should not go to the highest bidder, investigations by FG’s security agencies and anti-corruption agencies has revealed that former Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu has just delivered between $2m...
Tragedy struck on Tuesday as the Zonal Chairman of APC, Jigawa Central, Alhaji Isa Burji, slumped and died at a hotel in Abuja. The Chairman, APC Jigawa East, Alhaji Abdullahi Ango, revealed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), at Eagle Square, venue of the APC Special National...
Former Chief of Defence Staff, retired Gen. Martin Luther Agwai, says the influx of small arms and light weapons has heightened piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. “Piracy has become increasingly sophisticated with the influx of small arms and light weapons in the hands of pirates and criminals on...
Traders are making brisk business at Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Special National Convention to elect the party’s presidential flag bearer for the 2023 general elections. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent covering the exercise reports that the traders deal in various wares...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – A senatorial aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Barrister Labaran Magaji has petitioned the result of the senatorial election held on the 4th June, 2022, in which the Returning Officer declared Mr. Tukur Shehu as the winner of the election....
Journalists accredited for the coverage of All Progressives Congress (APC) Special Convention in Abuja have been denied entry by security agents at the Eagle Square venue of the event. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that dozens of journalists who had gathered at the entrance were barred by...
Gov Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has approved the repeat of the online recruitment test for applicants for civil service job which was conducted on June 4. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the recruitment test was marred by technical challenges such that just about 6,000 scripts were...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives are carrying out a secret operation at the venue of the All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention. A top-ranking source within the EFCC confirmed that the anti-graft agency is conducting the covert investigation to observe delegates’ inducement and vote-buying. The reliable source, who...
The Washington-D.C.-based World Justice Project has awarded 20,000 dollars (N8.4 million) World Justice Challenge 2022 prize for Anti-Corruption and Open Government, to Transparency Information Technology Initiative (TransparencIT) of Nigeria. TransparencIT received the prize for its project: Trial Monitoring of Corruption Cases: Creating Monitoring Systems, an Online Corruption Database and...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has advised South-East residents in low lands, river banks and flood plains to relocate before the peak of the rainy season to escape the menace of flooding. The South-East Coordinator of NEMA, Mr Tickman Tanimo, gave the advice on Tuesday in Enugu while...