As of May 30, 2022, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reported that 4.5 million Nigerian youths had completed online voter registration for new voter cards. According to INEC’s data, youths between the ages of 18 and 34 accounted for 69.5 percent of all online registrations completed since the CVR began. While 10.2 million new applications were received, only 6.5 …
The screening committee for the All Progressives Congress (APC) cleared Jigawa State Governor Badaru Abubakar for the party’s presidential primary on June 6. He was cleared after the panel verified his academic certificates, membership, financial status, and other election requirements, according to a statement released by the governor’s office. The screening committee for the All Progressives Congress (APC) cleared Jigawa …
The gunmen have demanded N100 million in ransom less than 24 hours after kidnapping the Methodist Church’s Prelate, His Eminence Samuel Kanu-Uche, and two other clerics. In a statement to the press on Monday, the Conference Secretary, the Rt. Revd. Michael Akinwale, confirmed the demand. He urged all parishioners to come forward and help raise the N100 million ransom. The …
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has criticised the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) decision to run former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar for President. Prior to this, the forum had demanded that all political parties zone their presidential candidates to the south. The SMBLF also warned that presenting northern candidates in the next general election would have “grim consequences.” On …
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced that the registration period for school-based candidates for the 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) has been extended. The examination body, which announced this in a statement issued by Azeez Sani, Head Information and Public Relations Division, said the registration period, which was originally set to end on Monday, May 30th, 2022, will …
The COVID-19 vaccination programme in Borno is currently experiencing a significant setback due to a lack of timely payment of allowances to health workers/vaccinators, according to the findings. Borno state is one of the states in the country with the lowest number of people who have received the COVID-19 vaccine. Only about 6-7 percent of the state’s eligible population has …
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 66 suspected cases of monkeypox were reported in Nigeria between January 1 and May 29, 2022. According to the centre, 21 suspected cases have been confirmed in nine states, with Adamawa State leading the way with five; Lagos, four; Cross River, two; FCT, two; Kano, two; Delta, two; Bayelsa, two; Rivers, …
His Eminence, Samuel Kanu Uche, the Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, was kidnapped on Sunday in the Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia, along the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway. He and Rt. Rev. Dennis Mark, the Methodist Bishop of Owerri and the Prelate’s Chaplain, were kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The clergymen were kidnapped in the afternoon, according to the …
Ambazonian soldiers fighting for independence in Southwest Cameroon have killed at least 20 Cameroonians. According to eyewitnesses in Nigeria’s Boki village, Ambazonian soldiers crossed into the Nigerian community near Bashu in Cross River State’s Boki LGA to attack their compatriots who fled and refused to join them in their fight against President Paul Biya’s government. The incident was confirmed by …
Ambassador Chris Giwa of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State has won the party’s ticket to represent Plateau North Senatorial Zone in 2023. Giwa received 213 votes, defeating his closest rival, Hon. Mafeng Gwalson, who received 150 votes. Hon. Lumumba Dah Adeh, the third candidate, withdrew from the race before it began. Hon. Musa Gidado, Chairman of …
Aminu Tambuwal, the governor of Sokoto State, has withdrawn from the presidential race in 2023. Tambuwal, who announced his withdrawal from the race at the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) national convention in Abuja, also campaigned for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Read Also: Edo Rep Oghuma floored by Anamero in APC Etsako primary Many consider Atiku to be the most likely …
Johnson Oghuma, the member of the House of Representatives for the Etsako Federal Constituency, will not be re-elected in 2023. On Friday, the lawmaker was defeated in the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election. In an election held in Auchi, Edo State’s Etsako West Local Government Area, Oghuma came in fifth place. Dekeri Anamero was declared the winner with 66 …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended political party primaries by six days to allow them to complete their campaigns. INEC met with the leadership of political parties today, according to Festus Okoye, Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, and the political parties requested the Commission to review the timelines for political party primaries provided in the Timetable and …
Three of the four APC candidates who ran for Ekiti Central Federal Constituency 1 walked out of the primary on Friday, citing irregularities and manipulation. Sunday Ola, Oluyemi Esan, and Opeyemi Ogunsakin were among the aspirants who expressed dissatisfaction with the primary’s conduct. Rep. Sola Fatoba, a sitting federal lawmaker, was declared the winner of the party’s primary election to …
Making conscious efforts to invest in a nation’s children is the most direct and best way to invest in its future. The assertion was made by Adegboyega Oyetola, the Governor of Osun State, in his speech at the 2022 Children’s Day celebration in Osogbo on Friday. Oyetola, who was represented by Oyebade Festus Olowogboyega, the state’s Head of Service, urged …
A 52-year-old man, Nkereuwem Emah, was sentenced to death by hanging by a Uyo high court presided over by Justice Bassey Nkanang for murdering his pregnant wife, whom he accused of infidelity. Emah, a father of five from Mbiabam in the Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death by the court on Friday. …
Senate Minority Leader Enyinnaya Abaribe has finally abandoned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the main opposition party. Senator Abaribe confirmed his membership in the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) to Vanguard in Umuahia on Friday. He stated that he would run for Senate again in 2023 on the APGA platform. Abaribe pulled out of the PDP governorship race on Tuesday, …
On Wednesday evening, gunmen suspected of being kidnappers killed a military officer and kidnapped a Lebanese, while his driver was shot dead on the spot. The incident occurred in Ogbonmo, Ijebu Owo, Owo Local Government Area, Ondo State, when gunmen stopped the Lebanese engineer and whisked him away after killing his driver and a soldier. According to reports, the gunmen …
After being arrested for robbery in Bayelsa State, a suspected armed robber gave the police station his father’s full name instead of his own. The 28-year-old suspect gave his name as Zion Kientei when he and his partner were paraded by the State’s Police command. The Bayelsa State Police Command had arrested two suspected armed robbers and discovered a Barretta …
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reports that the cost of certain food items has risen in the last year. According to the NBS Selected Food Price Watch Report for April 2022, which was released in Abuja on Thursday, this is the case. According to the report, the average price of 1kg of Beans (white, black eye, sold loose) increased …
