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 …
Three Boko Haram terrorists were killed in an ambush near Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, by hunters assigned to Operation Hadin Kai. According to reports, on Monday night, the hunters apprehended insurgents on a looting mission in Wanori village in Borno State’s Konduga Local Government Area. The hunters ambushed the terrorists, killing two instantly while others escaped with bullet …
On Tuesday, three people were reportedly killed in Ogun State when suspected cultists clashed in Abeokuta, the state capital. The brawl occurred as a result of the gruesome killing of a suspected Aiye cult member on Sunday, according to reports. It was discovered that the victim’s coworkers went on the rampage in an attempt to avenge the death of the …
The continued retention of all executive officers of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) by a Federal High Court in Abuja has been declared ultra vires, unconstitutional, illegal, and a direct violation of the Electoral Act, 2010. The seat of the party’s holding officers (APM) was declared unconstitutional and void of due process by Judge Donatus Okorowo. On May 20, 2022, …
Anayo Rochas Okorocha, the detained former governor of Imo State, will remain in EFCC custody until Monday, May 30, when he will be arraigned in court on the N2.9 billion money laundering criminal charges brought against him by the Federal Government. On that date, Okorocha, a presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), will be arraigned before a …
It was learned that some unidentified gunmen broke into one of Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah’s parishes in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto early Wednesday. The attackers stormed St. Patrick Catholic Church in Gidan Mai Kanbu, Kafur LGA, Katsina State, abducting the parish priest and his assistant Rev. Frs. Stephen Ojapa, MSP, and Oliver Okpara, as well as two boys …
After a two-month suspension due to a terrorist attack on Kaduna International Airport, Azman Air has resumed flights to Kaduna. The airline touched down at the airport around noon on Monday, much to the delight of airport stakeholders, passengers, and the airport authority. The flight to Kaduna was cancelled on March 28 after the airport was attacked by terrorists who …
The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has given the Federal Government a 21-day ultimatum to meet its demands, stating that if the deadline is not met, it will be forced to engage in nationwide industrial action. The union bemoaned the government’s indifference to the plight of its members, the majority of whom are owners of various educational institutions …
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that he has retired from partisan politics, but that he still wishes for Nigeria to overcome its many challenges. Obasanjo stated that individual efforts would not be enough to solve the country’s problems, and that Nigerians must band together to address the issues. He said this to reporters shortly after receiving PDP presidential candidate …
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the outlawed Igno secessionist group the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has lamented the escalating cases of “senseless killings” in the South-East region and demanded an immediate halt to the carnage. The IPOB leader, who spoke from the Department of State Services (DSS) detention centre in Abuja, expressed outrage over the recent bloodshed …
In Rann, the headquarters of the Kala-Balge Local Government Area in Borno State, members of the Boko Haram sect launched a large-scale attack, killing over 60 farmers. The bodies of the deceased farmers who were buried on Monday had several bullet wounds on them. Many more people are still missing, according to residents. “Boko Haram terrorists on motorcycles wielding guns …
Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, the governor of Rivers State, has dissolved his cabinet, according to reports. The state executive council has been dissolved by the fiery governor, with immediate effect. The Chief of Staff to the Governor and Senior Special Assistant (Protocol) have both been relieved of their duties, according to a statement signed by Kelvin Ebiri, Wike’s special assistant on …
Dr Ibrahim Goni’s appointment as Conservator-General of the National Park Service has been renewed for another five years by President Muhammadu Buhari. The re-appointment, according to Saghir el Mohammed, Director of Press for the Ministry of Environment, took effect on May 10, 2022. “Minister of Industry Mohammed Abdullahi congratulated Goni on his reappointment and wished him a more fruitful tenure …
