Imo: INEC reveals polling units governorship election will hold

November 1, 2023 Chidiebere Iwuoha 0

Ahead of the November 11, 2023 Imo governorship election, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Professor Sylvia Agu has  said elections will take place in 4,720 polling units out of the total number of 4,758 polling units in the state, thus excluding 38 polling units where voter registration did not take place due to insecurity. Agu stated that the  governorship election Read More

Sustaining environment through tree planting campaign

The task of reclaiming environmental degradation caused by insurgency cannot be over-emphasised. MUAZU ABARI reports that tree planting is one of such. The importance of tree planting in the socio-economic development and continued existence of mankind is no longer a child-play. That is to say that trees play important roles in the life of a man and the environment. It Read More

Sanlam Nigeria in new campaign to deepen financial inclusion

July 6, 2023 David Agba 0

Sanlam Nigeria has launched a new campaign to herald a fresh approach to deepening financial inclusion and aid the appreciation for insurance services across businesses and individuals. The campaign #ProudMoments with visuals shot in location in Nigeria, centers on the need to protect the things that matter through insurance. It advocates resilience and grit as critical ingredients required to achieve Read More

Umahi using public fund for fake generosity, PDP campaign council alleges

March 14, 2023 Amarachukwu EgwuAgha 0

The media and publicity directorate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Monday, alleged that Governor David Umahi’s generosity to Ebonyi people is fake. They advised him to stop using public fund for that. Director media and publicity of the campaign council, Comrade Abia Onyeike, stated this in a statement he issued to journalists in Abakaliki. The statement reads: “We seize Read More

Ramatu, the worthy Jagaban ambassador

March 5, 2023 Abdul Jelil Adebayo 0

Many never thought February 25 would come so soon. No matter how long the projection might be, the D-Day has come and gone. As expected in every political contest, there must be a winner and, of course, the rest are considered politically as losers. Certainly the contest has not been an easy task to the eventual winner nor could those Read More

Odinkalu’s futile smear campaign against El-Rufai

February 23, 2023 Chigozie Ogbuagu 0

When offering opinion on issues of national interest, elites like Professor Chidi Odinkalu, who are expected to display maturity, shed valuable light, and proffer workable solutions on the way forward, most times tragically disappoint those who invest any hope in them. As a professor of law and former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Odinkalu shouldn’t have appeared Read More

2023: We’ll deliver 200, 000 votes for Asiwaju in Kogi – Abejide

February 20, 2023 Oyibo Salihu 0

The national coordinator, Asiwaju Confluence Campaign Organisation (ACCO 2023), Hon. Leke Abijede, has assured that the organisation will deliver 200,000 votes for Tinubu/Shettima in the forthcoming election.Abejide stated this Monday in Lokoja while inaugurating ACCO 2023 ahead of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly general elections.He said the campaign organisation will be mobilised with 50 branded operational vehicles to enable it Read More

Will Buhari sip from Bauchi’s Regional Water Scheme? 

January 23, 2023 Emma Agu 0

President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to visit Bauchi state today. Though the purpose of the visit is purely partisan, to lead the campaign of the presidential candidate of his party, the All Progressive Congress (APC), Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu, it goes without saying that no matter the role position he plays at any time, Buhari will still carry the insignia Read More

Water, youth ministries partner on ending open defecation

January 15, 2023 John Oba 0

     As part of the drive to end the practice of open defecation, the Federal Ministries of Water Resources and Youth and Sport Development have agreed to partner in the fight against the menaace. Both ministries agreed on the partnership when the Minister of Water Resources, Engr Suleiman Adamu, led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the Minister of Youth Read More

Labour Party dismisses threat to Peter Obi’s life in Enugu 

January 12, 2023 Emeka Nze 0

The Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign has dismissed, as useless, fake and unfounded reports of an assassination attempt on its presidential candidate on Thursday in the course of his ongoing Enugu state campaign tour. A statement by the spokesman Diran Onifade on Thursday said the video clip was a routine crowd control scene with excited supporters who trooped out to greet him Read More

2023: Buhari to lead Tinubu presidential rally in Kwara January 17

January 12, 2023 Umar Bayo Abdulwahab 0

Arrangements have been concluded for the presidential campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) coming up on Tuesday in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital.  The rally will be led by President Muhammadu Buhari who will be joined by the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, and other members of the APC  Presidential Campaign Read More

2023: Atiku most popular presidential candidate in Oyo – Gbolarumi

January 8, 2023 Bayo Agboola 0

The Oyo state coordinator of Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation, Alhaji Hazeem Gbolarumi, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is the most acceptable presidential candidate in Oyo state. Alhaji Gbolarunmi stated this in a statement made available to journalists in Ibadan at the weekend to thank PDP members for the Freedom Walk for Alhaji Atiku on Read More

2023: Okowa targets over 1m votes in Delta 

January 3, 2023 Amarachi Okwara 0

Vice-presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and governor of Delta, Sen Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, Tuesday, challenged Deltans to produce no fewer than one million votes for the party in the forthcoming general elections. Okowa said the votes would justify his emergence as running mate to the party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and urged the people to make Read More

Edo remains APC state – Ex-deputy governor 

December 29, 2022 Patrick Ahanor 0

A former deputy governor of Edo state, Dr. Pius Odubu, said the state is All Progressives Congress (APC), state, saying the presidential candidate of the party, Ahmed Bola Tinubu has no issues in achieving his ambition as far as Edo is concerned. The former deputy governor made the assertions in Benin City, when he inaugurated Independent Campaign Council, ICC, of Read More

U20 AFCON: Flying Eagles’ group opponent Egypt succumb to Ghana defeat in friendly game

December 28, 2022 Admin III 0

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria group opponent in next year’s U-20 AFCON, Egypt, lost 2-0 to Ghana’s Black Galaxies in a friendly game on Tuesday. The friendly between Egypt’s U-20 team and the Black Galaxies was played inside the Cairo International Stadium behind-closed-doors. Goals from Kofi Kordzi and Sylvester Simba secured the win for the CHAN-bound Black Galaxies. Kordzi opened the Read More

2023: Wike set to announce preferred presidential candidate

December 22, 2022 Paul Okah 0

Governor Nyesom Wike  of Rivers state, has said he would announce his preferred candidate in the forthcoming 2023 general election in January. He stated this during the commissioning of the tenth flyover at the Obio-Akpor local government area of Rivers state. “From January next year, I will campaign to my people whom they will vote for. So all of you Read More

Ex-governor inaugurates guber campaign council in Zamfara

December 5, 2022 Sanusi Muhammad 0

The All Progressive Congress (APC), Zamfara state chapter has inaugurated state APC gubernatorial campaign council. Inaugurating the committee in Gusau, Monday, the Chairman Gubernatorial Campaign Council of governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle, also the former governor of Zamfara state, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari expressed readiness of the committee to ensure success of APC in the state come 2023. According to him, the Read More

How come it’s only Regina you carry to campaigns- Uche Maduagwu queries Ned Nwoko

December 5, 2022 Admin III 0

Popular Nollywood actor, Uche Maduagwu has slammed former federal lawmaker, Ned Nwoko for failing to show up with other wives at campaigns. The billionaire had in an interview with journalists slammed the southern Nigerian for failing to promote polygamy the action which he described as the cause of ‘prostitution’ in the country. While reacting to the politician via his Instagram Read More

2023: Okowa boasts of PDP’s victory, Cross River guber candidate shun presidential campaign team

December 4, 2022 Joseph Obung 0

With electioneering campaigns gathering momentum across the country, the vice presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator  Ifeanyi Okowa, has said his party was taking over Aso Rock and Peregrino Government House,  Calabar as the All Progressives Congress (APC)  is occupying them on a temporary basis. Okowa, who is also the incumbent governor of Delta state, said the party Read More

2023: APC chieftain donates 46 vehicles to party in Kogi

November 24, 2022 Oyibo Salihu 0

Ahead of 2023 general elections, a chieftain and deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Murtala Yakubu Ajaka, has donated 46 cars to boost the campaign activities of the party in Kogi state. Presenting the 46 campaign vehicles to the campaign coordinators, Local government chairmen of APC and other critical stakeholders for Bola Ahmed Tinubu /Shettima for Read More

Intolerance of opposition

November 21, 2022 Admin III 0

The February 2023 general elections are about three months away and politicians from all over the country are busy campaigning to win the votes of the electorate. This is the way it should be. But the sad news is that the level of intolerance by political actors and their followers is a bad augury for our fledgling democracy. The dangers Read More