The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers State on Tuesday requested the cooperation of all political parties seeking the inspection of election materials used in the February 25 and March 18, 2023 polls, saying it will discharge its constitutional and lawful duties “without preferences or bias”. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, … [Read more…]
No fewer than ten students have been kidnapped by bandits in the Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan confirmed this in a statement on Monday, where he revealed that the students were from the government secondary school Awon (day secondary school). The Commissioner … [Read more…]
Prof. Wole Soyinka has weighed in on the 2023 general elections and the rhetoric of political actors. The Nobel laureate, who appeared on Monday’s edition of Channels Television’s Roadmap 2023, described the elections as “not exactly the most edifying exercise that we’ve been through.” Stating that he was out of the country for some months, … [Read more…]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a new report on Monday that large numbers of people are affected by infertility in their lifetime. The report said that around 17.5 per cent of the adult population, roughly one in six worldwide, experience infertility, showing the urgent need to increase access to affordable, high-quality fertility care … [Read more…]
Senate Chief Whip Orji Uzor Kalu has lost his wife, Mrs. Ifeoma Ada Kalu. Ifeoma was said to have died in the United States of America. Announcing her death on his verified Facebook page, Kalu announced his wife died at 61. The former Abia Governor described his late wife as a woman of virtues who … [Read more…]
The crisis in the Delta State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a turn for the worse as the party announced the expulsion of the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege. Omo-Agege was the party’s standard bearer in the just concluded Governorship election in the State. The resolution and adoption of … [Read more…]
The Lagos High Court Sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square on Lagos Island has dismissed a “no case submission” filed by the suspended Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Drambi Vandi, who allegedly killed a Lagos-based lawyer, Omobolanle Raheem, on December 25, 2022. Justice Ibironke Harrison ordered the defendant to open his defence as a ‘prima … [Read more…]
29-year-old controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, was on Monday granted bail by a State High Court sitting in Ifo, Ogun State. Recall that the singer was taken into custody earlier on Friday, March 31, 2023 by the State Police Command and consequently arraigned on six-count charge bordering on assault on Monday morning. … [Read more…]
The chairman of the Public Affairs Committee of the National Population Commission (NPC), Eyitayo Oyetunji has implored Nigerians not to leave their residence during the population census. According to the United Nations population agency, UNFPA, Nigeria’s population is estimated to be 216 million and projections, estimate the nation’s population could hit 400 million by the … [Read more…]
…Mbah is the hope of a new Enugu state -Convener, Nnajiofor A socio political pressure group in Enugu state known as ‘Solidarity Alliance for Peter Mbah’ has called on the governorship candidates of the other parties who lost in the election, to close ranks with the governor elect, Dr Peter Mbah, in the onerous task … [Read more…]
The Naira appreciated against the United States Dollar across the main segments of the foreign exchange (forex) market, the Peer-2-Peer (P2P), the Investors and Exporters (I&E), and the black market windows. Data obtained from FMDQ Securities Exchange revealed that the Naira gained 12 Kobo or 0.03 per cent on Friday against the greenback during the … [Read more…]
Reason I resigned as NNPP chair — Alkal The National Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Professor Rufa’i Ahmed Alkali, has given reasons why he resigned as the head of the party. Alkali, in a letter dated March 31, 2023, said he stepped aside to allow new hands to take over the party … [Read more…]