Kaduna 2023: PDP Governorship Candidate In Early Lead
As the 2023 Kaduna State governorship election results were being collated on Sunday by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rt. Hon. Isa Ashiru Kudan, has won in five local government areas…
Masked Thugs Invade Polling Units in Lagos, Chase Away Voters
Masked thugs on Saturday invaded some polling units at Ward D, Igando/Ikotun, Lagos State, and chased away voters in queue. The thugs chased away the voters with sticks and knives at the polling units located at Ijegun Community School. The…
CODE Tasks INEC On Seamless Gubernatorial, Assembly Elections
Connected Development (CODE), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct Saturday’s election in a manner to restore Nigerians’ confidence in the commission. Mr Hamzat Lawal, the Chief Executive of CODE, made the call…
Nigeria Postpones Population Census
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved 2.8 billion naira for the procurement of software for the National Population Commission for the conduct of the National Census in May 2023. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed disclosed that the…
BREAKING: Appeal Court Reserves Judgement On Osun Governorship Appeal
The Appeal Court on Monday, reserved judgement to decide on the case by Senator Ademola Adeleke challenging the decision of an election petition tribunal which nullified his victory in the Osun governorship election, Channels Television reports. A three-member panel led…
Naira Redesign: Arewa Forum Knocks Buhari Over Supreme Court Order
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari for disobeying the Supreme Court of Nigeria judgment ordering the recirculation of the old naira notes till December 31, 2023. This is coming amid the lingering scarcity of new naira…
Presidential Election: Why Peter Obi Is My Hero – Wike
Amid accusations by many members of Obidient Movement of orchestrating the rigging of the just concluded presidential election in his state, the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has declared Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) as the hero…
Court Remands 2 Men for Allegedly Killing 2 Brothers
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan on Thursday ordered that two men, Tedon Abdulraman, 30 and Umoru Amodu, 30, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly killing two brothers. The duo whose residential addresses were not provided were charged with…
Gov Sanwo-Olu Reacts As Train Collusion With Lagos State Staff Bus Leaves Fatal Casualties
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has reacted to the reports of a moving train that rammed into a state bus conveying civil servants to work. The unfortunate crash occurred at the PWD bus stop in the Ikeja area of…
Ooni’s Wife Tasks Women on Productivity
Princess Ronke Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi, global cultural ambassador and wife of the Ooni of Ife, has tasked women to get involved in all sectors of the economy towards boosting global productivity. Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi, founder, Africa fashion week London and Nigeria, told the News…
Banks Yet To Start Cash Payment, Leaving Customers Stranded
Commercial banks in some satellite towns of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had yet to start cash payment, leaving customers stranded and frustrated in spite of the Supreme Court ruling on recirculation of old N500 and N1,000 notes. The News…
