The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says none of the critical election materials was destroyed in the attack on its state headquarters office in Owerri, the Imo State capital on Monday. The Commission in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Card Education Committee Chairman, Festus Okoye, also confirmed that … [Read more…]
The presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, condemned the murder of Deborah Samuel, a young student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto, by irate Islamic students for alleged blasphemy in May this year. Atiku spoke when he and his running mate, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, appeared on “The … [Read more…]
The Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, BoSAN, on Monday, called for the establishment of a National Constitutional Court that will be saddled with the responsibility of determining all election related cases. The legal body, which made the demand at a special court session the Federal High Court held to mark its 2022/2023 legal year, … [Read more…]
President, Network of Civil Society Organizations of Nigeria (NOCSON), Comrade Emmanuel Ogbidi, yesterday, dared the federal government of Nigeria to release names of those involved in the oil theft and bunkering in the country irrespective of how highly and lowly placed the individual might be. He made the call while marking the World Human Rights … [Read more…]
Northern Awareness Initiative has declared that it will be clearly suicidal for the North and Nigerians to vote for President Buhari’s nominee or his party, the All Progressives Congress, in the forthcoming 2023 general election. The leader of the Initiative, Professor Usman Yusuf, disclosed this at a press conference marking the end of their strategic … [Read more…]
The media office of Ada Ogbu has reported that the Ascension Church Nigeria and Overseas has adopted and endorsed the candidacy of Princess Ada Ogbu Nara for Senate. Founder and General Overseer of the Church worldwide, His Grace Apostle Godwin Ogbonnaya Nwoye on Thursday blessed Princess Ada Ogbu during the General Ministers council meeting of … [Read more…]
The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday affirmed the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, as the authentic candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, for the Ebonyi South Senatorial District election. In a unanimous decision, a five-man panel led by Justice Kudirat Ekekere-Ekun dismissed an appeal that was filed by an aggrieved aspirant for the … [Read more…]
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has accused Godwin Emefiele, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor of targeting the political class with the cash withdrawal limit policy. The planned policy of the CBN to limit daily cash withdrawal for individuals to N20,000 daily and N100,000 and N500,000 per week for individuals and corporate bodies respectively, … [Read more…]
The Message of High Princess Ada Ogbu Nara Unataeze which is the gospel of “The Voice For A Better Tommorow”, continues to gain traction as the oldest Pentecostal Bishop and Founder of Christ Ascension Church Worldwide; His Grace Apostle O. N. Godwin, Bishops and Pastors of Christ Ascension Church yesterday unanimously endorsed her as the … [Read more…]
Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele yesterday called on banks and stakeholders in the financial sector to come up with actionable plans to boost foreign exchange inflow from non-oil exports. Emefiele made this call in his opening remarks at the 13th annual Bankers Committee retreat held in Lagos with the theme, “Increasing the … [Read more…]
“I must tell you that our leader, Professor George Obiozor; the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo called me the same day when the issue came up and said he is preparing for us to go to the president and persuade him to do the right thing and I told him that I am ready. Very … [Read more…]
Ahead of the implementation of a new policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), wherein customers will be restricted to specific daily and weekly cash withdrawals, there appears to be palpable fear among members and supporters of some of the major political parties in the country. According to the CBN policy, individuals will be … [Read more…]