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The booking for a formal event slated to unveil the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the main platform to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 elections, has been cancelled at last-minute by Wells Carlton Hotel and Apartments in Abuja. The fully paid reservation was cancelled by the hotel management just hours … [Read more…]

Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has condemned the killing of 13 Ebonyi indigenes residing in Ogboji, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State during their monthly town union meeting held penultimate Monday. In a statement issued by Dr. Monday Uzor, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, he noted that the governor received … [Read more…]

The Independent National Electoral Commission is planning to issue a supplementary document to its 2022 Regulations and Guidelines, to clarify procedures for reviewing election results, particularly under Section 65 of the Electoral Act. The INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this at the second quarterly consultative meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners in Abuja on Tuesday. … [Read more…]

Four persons have been confirmed drowned in flood waters in Gombe State. This followed the onset of the rainy season in the state. Borno State also lost two residents to floods. The Public Relations Officer of Gombe State Police Command, Buhari Abdullahi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), confirmed the incidents in a statement yesterday … [Read more…]

The Enugu State Police Command has refuted the viral report alleging that a young woman was murdered in a hotel in Nsukka and her vital organs harvested in a suspected ritual killing. According to the Police, the report was false, misleading, and capable of inciting unnecessary panic. In a statement issued by SP Daniel Ndukwe, … [Read more…]

In what has been described as a historic and emotional moment, the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) on Tuesday inducted 70 pioneer graduates of its Department of Nursing Sciences into the nursing profession, bringing an end to a seven-year wait due to lack of accreditation. The induction ceremony was conducted by the … [Read more…]

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has relocated the venue of its meeting to the Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja’s Central Business District after armed police officers prevented the members from accessing the party’s national secretariat, Abuja. The BoT members, who had arrived at the secretariat early Monday for the meeting, … [Read more…]

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has debunked reports circulating on some media platforms alleging that operatives sealed off the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Wuse Zone 5, Abuja. In a statement on Monday, the Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, clarified that officers were only deployed to the area to … [Read more…]

The senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, was on Monday arraigned before a Federal High Court, Abuja. She was however, admitted to bail on self recognizance by Justice Mohammed Umar, who recognized her status as a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and a lawyer. Besides, the court also … [Read more…]

The World Bank has stated that extreme poverty is growing faster and taking a devastating toll on Nigeria and 38 other economies affected by conflict and instability, intensifying acute hunger, and pushing several key development goals farther out of reach. The bank revealed this in its first comprehensive assessment of their plight in the aftermath … [Read more…]

The Enugu State Government has announced that the Tomorrow Is Here Housing Estate, now nearing completion in Enugu, is a major housing project designed to accommodate families from the Aguowa and Ugbo Lawrence communities. Governor Peter Mbah selected the two slums to be the first beneficiaries among over 20 slum areas in Enugu urban earmarked … [Read more…]