Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai. By Nwafor Sunday Following the death of Emir of Zazzau, Alh (Dr.) Shehu Idris CFR, the governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, Sunday expressed shock, describing his death as sad. Disclosing this via his facebook handle, El-Rufai said: “VERY SAD: It is with great sadness that I confirm the passing …

By Tordue Salem The Peoples Democratic Party Caucus of the House of Representatives has congratulated Governor Godwin Obaseki on his re-election as Governor of Edo State. The caucus leader, Rep. Kingsley Chinda (PDP- Rivers) said: “Governor Obaseki’s victory depicts democracy as a reflection of the people’s will to elect a credible leader that will serve …

By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo Two persons have been killed in Inen Ikot Eteye village in Oruk Anam local government area of Akwa Ibom State last Saturday duing a fresh clash between two popular and rival cult groups, De Balm cult and Iceland. It was alleged that members of De Balm cult had early morning of Saturday …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. By Nwafor Sunday The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Godwin Obaseki defeated his closet opponent Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 13 local governments. Ize-Iyamu won in five local governments with a total of 223,619 votes, while Obaseki polled 307,955 to defeat all the contenders. He …

Governor David Umahi By Peter Okutu, Abakaliki Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, weekend, lifted the ban on all social gatherings in the state. In a statement through Barr. Orji Uchenna Orji (Commissioner for Information and State Orientation), the Governor directed “that all public and private schools from primary to tertiary levels shall re-open on 5th October …

Godwin Obaseki By Nwafor Sunday The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and of course the current governor of Edo state winner of the states gubernatorial election. READ ALSO: #EdoDecides2020: Obaseki, Lagos, Tinubu, Oshiomhole, Ambode top trends on Twitter Recall that Obaseki had in a final campaign rally in Benin City, …

By Nwafor Sunday The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Godwin Obaseki is currently leading the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu with a margin of 84,336 votes. After counting the votes, Obaseki secured 307,955 votes across 18 local government areas while Osagie Ize-Iyamu, polled 223,619. Details later: READ ALSO: Edo 2020: Obaseki wins …

…Commends voters, security personnel over Peaceful Poll Election observer group, the Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) has said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has shown the capacity for the incremental improvement in the management of elections in Nigeria. The group in its preliminary statement on the conduct of the Edo State governorship election said report …

Ize-Iyamu and Obasek By Nwafor Sunday The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Godwin Obaseki has defeated the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu in his local government. Ize-Iyamu who is from Orhionmwon, polled 10,458 votes, while Obaseki polled 13,445 to beat him in his council. READ ALSO: EDO 2020: Three things Ize-Iyamu said after casting his …

Zazzau Emir By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Emir of Zazzau in Kaduna State,Alhaji ( Dr) Shehu Idris is dead. Details shortly. The post Breaking: Emir of Zazzau is dead appeared first on Vanguard News.

The Kaduna Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS), has so far,  shut down 40 bet9ja offices in the last seven days, in its ongoing operation to close all unregistered gaming offices in the state. Mr Liye Anthony, Head of Gaming in the agency, who made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …

PDP And APC By Omeiza Ajayi As the nation awaits the declaration of results of Saturday’s Edo state Governorship election, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has counselled its supporters to remain law-abiding, saying it remains extremely confident of winning the election. “As a law-abiding party comprising individuals with the highest ethical regards for civilised conduct, we in …

Opposition political parties in Enugu State including the All Progressives Congress (APC), and African Peoples Alliance (APA), say it is unfair to start discussing who succeeds the state governor in 2023. The political parties said that premium should rather be placed on delivering good governance and addressing the many challenges facing residents of the state. …

Aisha-Ummi Garba El-Rufai By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Besides the recently gazetted amendment of the penal code law on rape; there are also budgetary allocations towards fighting sex and gender-based violence, SGBV, in Kaduna state, wife of the governor, Hajya Ummi El-Rufa’i has said. She said at the weekend, that government would be revamping the SARCs and …

In its commitment to ensuring a seamless approach to music, MTN Nigeria recently partnered with global music streaming platform, Tidal to provide subscribers with unlimited content. This partnership has received applaud from music lovers who have commended the organisation’s support of Nigerian talents. This seamless approach is extended to the return of the Y’ello Star …

By Adeola Badru The Director-General of Oyo State Joint Security Task Force, popularly known as ‘Operation Burst’, Col. Oladipo Ajibola (rtd) has declared over the weekend in Ibadan that the second in command to the late Abiola Ebila, the leader of the notorious One Million boys in Ibadan has been arrested and currently facing trial. …

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw the proposed executive bill to amend the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Act. SERAP said the bill if passed and signed into law would severely undermine the commission’s independence, and render it a ‘toothless bulldog or toothless tiger’.” …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday began the collation of results from 18 local government areas of Edo . The Resident Electoral Commissioner  for INEC in Edo, Mr Johnson Alalibo, gave the name of the Returning Officer for Edo governorship election, to include Prof. Akpofure Rem-Rukeh, the Vice-Chancellor of University of Petroleum Resources, Effuru. …

…Ebonyi Govt. had to bring in Divers from Cross River, Rivers – Ivo Chairman The recovered bus By Peter Okutu NO fewer than 13 lifeless bodies were Saturday recovered from the Akaezeulwu River in Akaeze Development Centre of Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi state. Akaezeulwu River is the location of the deadly motor accident, involving …

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has said that its ambulance team at Eti-osa delivered Ms Blessing Emmanuel, a 35-year-old woman of a live male baby. Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, DG/CEO LASEMA, told Newsmen on Saturday that the baby was delivered at about 4:30 p.m under the Ajah Bridge. READ ALSO: Two die, two rescued …