Minister of state for police affairs, Hajia Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has said the federal government will soon commence the withdrawal of police personnel from Very Important Personalities (VIPs) and develop a community policing strategy. She stated this at a two-day retreat for the directorate cadre of the ministry with the theme, “Re: Envisioning the Ministry of … [Read more…]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed its members to join the nationwide strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). The ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, a professor of soil science, directed compliance in a letter to ASUU zonal coordinators and branch chairpersons across the country. NLC had on Monday announced … [Read more…]
I wish to congratulate you, on behalf of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, for a well-deserved resounding victory at the governorship election held in Imo State on Saturday, November 11, 2023. In the past three and a half years as the Governor of Imo State, you have made a very impressive progress in the area of infrastructural … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Governors Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, and Governor-elect Usman Ododo of Kogi State, on their victories in the 11 November governorship elections in their states. The president also commended the electorate in the three states for their participation in the electoral process, affirming the resilience … [Read more…]
The Imo Governorship candidates of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Samuel Anyanwu and of the Governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Senator Athan Achonu, on Monday, gave the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, seven days to cancel the last Saturday’s Imo governorship election. The duo of Senator Achonu and Anyanwu, gave this ultimatum … [Read more…]
In line with global best practices, the Nigeria National Office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) wishes to inform the general public, and all its stakeholders, that it has concluded plans to migrate its WASSCE for Private Candidates Examination Diets from Paper and Pencil Test to Computer Based Examination (CBE). The innovation will commence … [Read more…]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared incumbent governor Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. THE INEC returning officer, Farouk Adamu, made the declaration on Monday afternoon. Mr Adamu said Mr Diri scored a total of 175,196 votes to emerge the winner while … [Read more…]
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has donated the sum of N20million to the Faith Foundation Mission Hospital in Nsukka, Enugu State. Obi, who disclosed the gesture through his verified X handle (formerly Twitter) on Monday, said the donation was made at the weekend and it … [Read more…]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has adjourned the collation of results of the Bayelsa governorship election by one hour following commotion at the collation centre in Yenagoa, the state capital. The commotion started when party agents disagreed on the result from Brass Local Government Area, which was adopted at the collation centre Monday morning. … [Read more…]
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned Ukrainians on Sunday to prepare for new waves of Russian attacks on infrastructure as winter approached and said troops were anticipating an onslaught in the eastern theatre of the war. A military spokesman said Russian attacks on the shattered eastern town of Avdiivka had eased in the past day, but were … [Read more…]
A group, Yiaga Africa, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to clarify the status of locations where elections did not hold, including the upload of results from polling units where elections did not hold. It said reports from observers in Imo State indicate elections did not take place in 12 percent of … [Read more…]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Bayelsa State has adjourned the announcements of the remaining two local government areas results to noon, today. The outstanding local government areas are Brass and Southern Ijaw LGAs. The Head of Department Voter Education and Publicity, INEC, Bayelsa State, Mr Wilfred Ifogah who announced the adjournment after the session … [Read more…]