“Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media “On behalf of the Commission, I would like to provide you an update on the ongoing Governorship election. The election has progressed generally well despite the initial challenges, which I outlined in my earlier briefing. I am glad that an appreciable number of...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Federal Capital Territory Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has sympathized with victims of Kubwa market fire incident that claimed no fewer than 6 lives. It was gathered that about 10 people who sustained various degrees of injuries are receiving treatment in Kubwa...
The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation has said it followed due process in its plan to deduct $418 million from the bank account of the 36 states of the Federation. The deduction is to pay consultants who claimed a percentage of Paris Club refunds as payment of...
Victims of Friday’s fire incident at Kubwa Village Market in the FCT have recounted their ordeals and urged the relevant authorities to assist them. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Friday’s fire gutted a section of the market; claimed some lives and left many injured. Victims who...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Arewa Youth Federation (AYF) has commended the coordinated efforts of the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) and military intelligence agencies at ending terrorism, banditry and other crimes. The AYF’s president, Muhammad Matazu, gave the commendation in a statement issued to newsmen on Saturday in Abuja....
Late arrival of election materials and INEC officials resulted in a slow start of Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. INEC officials were yet to arrive at many polling units as at 9 a.m. Whereas officials of the electoral umpire were yet to...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has described as “fake news” the report making rounds that its staff posed for photograph with the popular socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana. The commission in a statement issued by Commission’s spokesperson, Mr Wilson Uwujaren in Abuja...
Anambra Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr C. Don Adinuba, has said a report in the public domain that people are leaving the state in large numbers is false. Adinuba said that instead, the opposite is the truth as a large number of people, especially qualified voters, are...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Borno and Yobe states, have called for government’s intervention to ensure the payment of N6 billion in outstanding bridging claims by their members. Secretary of the association, Alhaji Abbas Yakubu, made the call...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Executive Secretary, Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, has said that the agency had recovered over $3 billion dollars from underpayments by companies as against what government received. Orji made this known at the 2022 budget defence session before...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has earmarked N4.2 billion for Continuous Voter Registration in preparation for the 2023 general elections. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this when he appeared before the joint National Assembly Committee on INEC to defend the commission’s 2022 budget proposal on Friday. While...
After months of preparations and campaigning, 18 political parties are set to contest the Anambra governorship seat. The election is expected to take place across the state’s 21 local government areas. According to the 2006 Census, the State has a population of 4,055,048 but only 2,525,471 have registered to...
French Ambassador to Nigeria, Emanuelle Blatmann, says her country will grant a special treasury loan of 50 million euros to Oyo State to boost its health sector. Blatmann stated this on Friday when she led a delegation of the French government on a courtesy visit to Gov. Seyi Makinde...
At least five people have died while several other persons sustained varying degree of injuries as a kerosene-laden tank exploded at popular Kubwa Village Market in Abuja. The incident happened, Friday night, at the junction leading to the L.E.A Primary School, Jaji Street, and few metres away from St...
Some financial analysts have urged the Federal Government to diversify the nation’s economy to surpass the International Monetary Fund (IMF) growth projections. They said this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday. The President, Progressive Shareholders Association of Nigeria, Mr Boniface Okezie,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has directed all staff of the commission to ensure that every vote counts in the Saturday Anambra governorship election. Professor Yakubu gave the directive in his message to the Commission’s staff on Friday in...
The remains of Lady Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, the Wife of the country’s first Military Head of State, has been laid to rest in her husband’s country home on Friday in Umuezuwere Umuana-Ndume in Umuahia. Victoria, who died on Aug. 23 at the age of 97, had eight children, including former...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Over 50 pensioners in Cross River State have stormed the governor’s office to protest what they called unpaid pension and gratuity for eight years The pensioners who did not allowed vehicular movement into the governor’s office, said they were tired of hearing stories every time...
By YUSUF IDEGU, Jos – A Non-governmental Organization known as Budget Tracking, Monitoring and Accountability, has exonerated the Director General and Chief Executive of the industrial Training Funds, ITF, Joe Ari and his management of any form of illicit financial transaction. The NGO who gave a clean bill of...
Yiaga Africa, an independent election observer group, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure early deployment of election materials and personnel to polling centres in Anambra. Yiaga Africa made the call at an Anambra governorship election pre-election news conference in Awka on Friday. The group,...