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, …
