The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has yet to take a final decision on the delineation of wards in the Warri Federal Constituency, as ordered by the Supreme Court. The commission made the clarification in a statement issued by Sam Olumekun, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja– The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, has intercepted a large consignment of tramadol valued at over ₦8.6 billion at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja as part of its significant anti-smuggling effort. The seizure, made on Saturday, 5 April 2025, was...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – No fewer than 211,000 candidates on Thursday sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Mock exam conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) across designated Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres in the country. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who disclosed this...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Director General, Benue State Public Procurement Commission (BSPPC), Akwonya Adadu, has denied allegation bothering on inflated contract sum for the Wurukum-Airforce base road dualization project. Addressing the legislators during plenary at the Benue State House of Assembly, Adadu said the contract was...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The chairman of Sokoto State chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Comrade Aliyu Abdullahi Jangle has advised the National President of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Alhaji Ali Kankara to make inquiries into any development before making claims that could be...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has returned to Calabar after a three-week annual leave, declaring that he is back with “renewed vigor and a double dose of energy” to accelerate the transformation of the state. Addressing a jubilant crowd of supporters and government...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, a beacon of hope for communities devastated by the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno State and beyond, has launched a publication titled “Allamin Foundation Community-Based Deradicalization and Reconciliation Model.” The launch took place at the Borno State Hotel...
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, says Nigeria is collapsing, charging the opposition to speak up against bad governance in the country. Obi, who was speaking at the National Executive Committee meeting of the party in Abuja on Wednesday, decried the level...
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas The Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has directed the Rivers State Administrator to appear before it and justify why an interim injunction should not be granted to halt the appointment of Sole Administrators for the state’s 23...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has announced on Wednesday in Benin that he has begun mobilising support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reelection bid in 2027. The governor made this known while receiving Mr. Kaycee Osamwonyi, a member of the Edo State House of Assembly. Osamwonyi defected from the...
The Edo Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has dragged the state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jarret Tenebe, to court over alleged takeover of PDP secretariat The PDP accused APC Chairman of the alleged invasion, eviction, and unlawful takeover of the PDP’s secretariat located at...
The spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Mr Kennedy Peretei, has resigned, citing personal interests hijacking the party’s core purpose. In a letter to the Chairman of PDP, Arogbo 1 Ward, Ese-Odo Local Government, Peretei blamed the leadership’s indifference toward winning elections. He wrote: “I’ve...
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has said the Federal Government will launch an e-visa system and digital landing/exit cards to enhance national security. He disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja when he received a delegation led by the Minister of Interior, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. According...
Robert Lewandowski led Barcelona to a 4-0 romp over his ex-club Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday. In the other quarter-final clash, Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-1. Brazil winger Raphinha was on the goal-line when he prodded Barca ahead...
The Rivers Ijaw People’s Congress (RIPCO) has voiced its strong support for the state of emergency declared in Rivers State, while also calling for the resignation of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) President, Professor Benjamin Okaba. In a statement released following an emergency meeting on March 26, 2025, at...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has applauded media professionals for their dedication to promoting transparency and keeping citizens informed about government activities. Governor Ododo, who was represented by the Secretary to Kogi State Government (SGS), Folashade Ayoade made this known during the official...
The Federal Government has said its naira-for-crude initiative with local refineries is not a temporary measure but a “key policy directive designed to support sustainable local refining”. The government also said the initiative is still in effect and will continue immediately, overruling the decision of the NNPCL under its...
A member of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Aminu Daji, is dead, an official has said. The assembly’s Public Relations Officer, Bello Madaro, confirmed the death to newsmen in Gusau on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Daji represented Kaura Namoda South Constituency on the...
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Labour Party (LP) has said that the elections that brought in Mr Julius Abure as the party’s National Chairman did not follow due process. The Labour party NEC disclosed this at stakeholders interactive town hall meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. The meeting...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has began exporting refined petroleum products to many African, European, American and Asian markets. The Deputy Regional Director, South East, Dangote Cement, Mr Ayirioritse Okerentie, made the disclosure at the ongoing 36th Enugu International Trade Fair on Dangote Special Day. The regional director listed the products...