The State Working Committee of the Enugu State Chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, rising from its meeting on 10th April 2023, have recommended the immediate suspension of some of its members for various acts of Anti-party activities, in relation to the just concluded National and State elections in Enugu State, a statement … [Read more…]
The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the 2023 governorship election in Adamawa State, Aishatu Dahiru, popularly called Binani, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from voiding an illegal declaration that named her as the governor-elect of the state. The Leadership newspaper … [Read more…]
The third time they say is the charm. This rings true for the banker cum politician, Alex Otti, who emerged as the Governor-elect of Abia State after two failed attempts. His victory proves that perseverance pays off and brought the much-needed relief to the people of Abia who had longed for a leader to rescue … [Read more…]
The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has expressed dissatisfaction with media report claiming that Chinese people bribed militants in the country in order to have access to vast mineral reserves, insisting that Chinese government and his people have never been involved in any act of terrorism in any part of the country. The Times of UK … [Read more…]
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under investigation by the parliamentary watchdog over a possible failure to declare shares his wife holds in an agency benefiting from a recent budget, an official said Monday. Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Daniel Greenberg on Thursday launched the probe into shares Akshata Murty holds in childcare agency “Koru Kids”, his … [Read more…]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the registration deadline for the ongoing 2023 Direct Entry (DE). In a statement shortly after its management meeting on Monday, the Board said the DE registration exercise, which commenced on Monday, March 20, 2023, and initially billed to end on Thursday, April 20, 2023, has been … [Read more…]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Enugu State, has taken a swipe at the Enugu opposition for what the party described as endless fake news about the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate of the governor-elect of the State, Dr. Peter Mbah. It also dismissed as fake and infantile the report that Governor of Enugu … [Read more…]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed the Adamawa state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Yunusa Ari to stay away from the commission office in the state. The Secretary to the Commission, Mrs. Rose Oriran-Anthony gave the directive in a letter titled, ‘Commission’s Directive to Stay Away From INEC, Adamawa State’ and dated April … [Read more…]
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Aviation, has issued a strong plea to aviation unions to end their ongoing strike, which has caused immense disruption to air travel across the country. The FG also expressed its displeasure at the ongoing warning strike by the aviation unions in spite of efforts at meeting the demands … [Read more…]
The federal government of Nigeria has granted provisional approval for the R21/Matrix malaria vaccine developed by the Oxford University. Director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration And Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this at a press briefing on Monday in Abuja. This came days after Ghana became the first country to … [Read more…]
Labour Party (LP) has been declared winner of the just concluded Oji River State constituency supplementary election, held on Saturday, April 15, 2023. The election took place at Oji-River Central School polling Ulunit; registration area/ward 11, which had 2,489 registered voters. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared and returned LP’s candidate, chief Osita Eze … [Read more…]
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has expressed doubt over constitutionally provided restrictions placed on a presidential candidate with dual citizenship from contesting elections. The former Lagos State governor shared his perspective, given photos of what appeared to be a Guinean passport with the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, as its holder being widely shared … [Read more…]