Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have sued Senator Bola Tinubu, a party leader and presidential aspirant, for alleged discrepancies in academic qualifications submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in support of his qualification for the 2023 presidential election. In a lawsuit filed on June 2, 2022, the plaintiffs, Umar Iliyasu, Suleiman Baba, and Abubakar Adama, …
Fatuhu Muhammad, the member representing Katsina’s Sandamu/Daura/Maiadua Federal Constituency, has threatened to destabilise the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state and then join the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in protest of “injustice” meted out to him during his party’s recently concluded primary elections. Aminu Jamo defeated Mr Muhammad, President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew. Mr Jamo received 117 votes, …
Two infamous bandits, Dullu and Dan Maigari, as well as 15 others, were killed in an attack by a notorious bandit, Bello Turji, on another bandit group based in Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Tuesday morning saw a bloodbath between the two sides. According to a source, the recent brawl between the two infamous gangs was sparked by …
The discovery of the lifeless bodies of a businessman, Lawrence Olorungbon, his pregnant wife, and three children in their one-bedroom self-contained apartment has thrown residents of Kofo Abayomi Avenue, in Apapa, Lagos State, into confusion. The tragic incident occurred only two days after the family moved into the apartment, and is believed to have been caused by fumes from their …
Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections, has sought the support of his opposition party’s rivals in order to defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress in next year’s election. Atiku stated this on Wednesday after receiving the PDP’s Certificate of Return at Wadata Plaza in Abuja. The APC, not his co-aspirants in Sunday’s presidential …
According to a study conducted by Boston Consulting Group, a global management consulting firm, Nigeria and 44 other countries around the world are severely impacted by the Ukraine war-induced food crisis. In a report titled ‘The War in Ukraine and the Rush to Feed the World,’ BCG said it looked into the multiple direct and indirect effects of Ukraine’s turmoil …
The Information and Communication sector’s contribution to GDP decreased by 9% from N3.1 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2021 to N2.81 trillion in the first quarter of 2022. The ICT sector contributed 15.21% and 16.20% to real GDP in Q4 2021 and Q1 2022, respectively, according to GDP figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics. Total real GDP …
Hunters assisting the military in the fight against terrorism in the North-East are said to have killed a Boko Haram terrorist’s factional commander in Borno. Local security officers were said to have engaged the terrorists in a gunfight in Shaffa Taku, a village in the state’s Damboa Local Government Area. According to reports, Shaffa Taku is situated in the heart …
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 …
