The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded results of Saturday’s governorship elections from Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States on the INEC Election Viewing Portal (IREV) as promised by the commission. Blueprint reports that elections in most of the polling units across the state closed at 2.30pm while election extended beyond the period in some others. Checks revealed that results Read More
Romanus Ejikeme, the father of Mmesoma Ejikeme- the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidate accused of falsifying her result, has said he does not know where his daughter registered for the examination. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) had alleged that scammers may have duped Miss Mmesoma or that she was part of a “high-level syndicate” that it claimed Read More
Nick Bachem surged away from the field on the back nine to win the Jonsson Workwear Open at Steyn City in Johannesburg on Sunday and record a maiden triumph on the European Tour. The German, ranked 464th in the world and on his first full year on the tour, finished four shots clear of the field after shooting a final Read More
Market capitalisation of listed equities declined marginally by N2 billion to N25.957 trillion from N25.958 trillion reported the previous day. The NGX All Share Index also depreciated by 3.40 basis points to 47656.64 points from 47660.04 points traded Wednesday. Investors traded 172.895 million shares valued at N2.843 billion in 3073 deals against 107.019 million shares worth N1.318 billion in 3227 Read More
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva has restated government’s eagerness and commitment towards achieving its Net-zero emission targets by 2060. In a statement by signed, Director (Information) in the ministry Enefaa Bob-Manuel said the minister gave the assurance at the 7th National Council of Hydrocarbons which held in Minna, Niger State. Sylva, who was represented by Read More
The national coordinator of All Workers Convergence (AWC), Comrade Andrew Emelieze, Wednesday described the recent report by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) as an embarrassment to Nigeria. Comrade Emelieze in a statement in Ibadan stated that ‘ the report confirms the afflictions Nigerians have been subjected to, basically as a result of poorly administered country.” The AWC national coordinator Read More
A new public opinion poll conducted by NOIPolls has revealed that 80 percent of adult Nigerians say they have collected their permanent voter’s card ahead of the 2023 general elections. On the other hand, 17 percent of the same age group say they have not collected theirs. This is even as three percent of respondents stated that they have applied Read More
Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna on Wednesday nullified the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election for Kaduna Central senatorial district, while ordering a re-run within 14 days. Malam Lawal Adamu popularly known as Mr LA was declared the winner of the primary election with his name subsequently published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the PDP Kaduna Read More
National chairman of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) Engr Yabagi Yusuf Sani, has said his party has prepared a blueprint that will rescue Anambra state from what he described as bondage of the ruling All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) and other political parties. Sani also expressed confidence that his party will emerged victorious in the forthcoming governorship election. Speaking at Read More
A newly formed group on the platform of the National Interest Forum (NIF) has disclosed plans to embark on a town hall meetings in all the states of the federation in order to sensitise Nigerians on the need for everyone to put the nation first in all dealings. The country in the recent times has experienced various agitations threatening her Read More
Former Senate President and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Ken Nnamani, has revealed how he aborted the planned to amend constitution to allow for third term in office during former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Nnamani said his model of legislating was shaped by the debate about whether the legislator is an agent or a trustee. Speaking Thursday in Read More
A pressure group based in the Federal Capital Territory, Coalition for Good Governance and Change Initiative (CGGCI) has staged protest against some persons allegedly trying to blackmail President Muhammad Buhari through his appointees. According to the group, those making the attempts were targeting key appointees of the president using fake news. Staging a protest Wednesday in Abuja, the group urged Read More
Two frontline Civil Society Organisations fighting against rape in Nigeria have demanded for a special court to handle cases of rape in the country. The groups under the aegis of Men Against Rape Foundation (MARF) and its parent organisation, Make A Difference Initiative (MAD) made the demand to mark the third year memorial of Ochanya Elizabeth Ogbanje, who died three Read More
The Director General of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC), Lanre Gbajabiamila has said the country would soon witness a boom in lottery business as the transformation process of the industry commenced in 2017 has started yielding positive results. Speaking with newsmen in his office, Wednesday in Abuja, Gbajabiamila said the boom would lead to significant rise in the nation’s Read More
As part of efforts to build sustainable peace in the north east, a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) called ‘International Alert’ has organized a three days training to selected youth from Bauchi and Yobe states on conflicts management, peace building and civic responsibilities. The workshop which was opened Wednesday at Custodian Hotels in Gombe state was meant to train the youth Read More
The campaign flag-off ceremony of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scheduled to hold today ahead the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra state has been postponed to honour victims of various attacks. Governorship candidate of the APC, Senator Andy Uba, has said in a statement he personally signed. Uba said his party will not play politics with people’s lives, and added Read More
All is now set for the final phase of Elections into the boards of 23 Sporting Federations at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Thursday. According to the Chairman of the electoral committee Peter Nelson, ” The committee is conducting elections into the 23 federations that were yet to have their own constitutions approved by their international bodies. These Read More
Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, has advocated the use of artificial intelligence in protection of critical infrastructures across the country. Pantami, who was speaking Tuesday in Abuja, at the opening ceremony of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) stakeholders summit on the protection of critical infrastructure in Nigeria, stressed the need for more awareness, Read More
The Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) has sought for support from the European Union Support for Democracy and Good Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) to enable it conduct the local government election scheduled for October 6, 2021. Project coordinator of the EU-SDGN, Mr. Hamza Fassi-Fihri, disclosed this Monday in Lafia at a one-day EU-SDGN training of NASIEC staff and journalists Read More
A new public opinion poll conducted by NOI Polls has revealed that 69 percent of adult Nigerians nationwide support the electronic transmission of election results during elections. This assertion cuts across gender, geo-political zones and age-group with at least 62 percent representation from each category. According to the poll’s result, the reason given by Nigerians are that it would bring Read More
The Nigeria Custom Service, Kano, Jigawa command says it has intercepted contraband items of over fourty one million Naira ( N41,398,000.00) from July 2021 to date. The Comptroller of NSC, Kano jigawa command Suleiman Pai, made the disclosure while briefing Journalists in Kano Thursday. He noted that the Command was Steadfast in enforcing the policy of federal government which bans the importation Read More
As the Federation election draws nearer, Brigadier General Lonsdale Adeoye (Rtd) has emerged the winner of the North-Central Zonal Election for the post of President into the National Board of the Nigeria Shooting Sport Federation, NSSF. Brg-Gen Adeoye is the immediate past Shooting Federation president which tenure ended few weeks before the Tokyo Olympics. In the North-Central Zonal election held Read More
Osun state police command Wednesday paraded five suspected killers of some farmers who were murdered on their way to farm in Modakeke. The suspects are: Akingbala Olakunle aka ‘All Stand,’ Owoniyi Segun aka ‘Agbede,’ Daramola Muideen aka ‘Ede,’ Shina Adeyemi and one Awotunde Elijah. The Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, said the suspects were arrested in connection with the murder Read More
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu, has expressed worries over the lives of members, as the roof covering the sitting chamber of the House continue to leak during heavy downpour. Abuja, the nation’s capital had experienced an early hour heavy rain that lasted several hours on Wednesday. Elumuelu in the course of the day’s plenary raised a Read More
Juventus and Atletico Madrid are reportedly keeping tabs on Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka and are expected to make a move this season. Saka has become an instrumental player for Mikel Arteta – having made five Premier League appearances and four starts so far this season. The 20-year-old also played a fundamental role in helping England reach the Euro 2020 final this summer Read More
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