A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 19, 2022, to hear the suit filed by the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Shiek Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife Zeenah, against the Department of State Services and the Attorney General of the Federation. Justice Inyang Ekwo, fixed the date to allow the DSS […]
The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has said the N100 billion earmarked for the conduct of 2023 General Elections in next year’s budget estimates is grossly inadequate. Yakubu stated this, on Friday, when he appeared before the Senate Committee on INEC to defend the commission’s 2022 budget estimates. he appeared […]
After months of preparations and campaigning, 18 political parties are set to contest the Anambra governorship seat. The election is expected to take place across the state’s 21 local government areas. According to the 2006 Census, the State has a population of 4,055,048 but only 2,525,471 have registered to participate in Saturday’s exercise. The elections […]
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has announced his plan to retire from partisan politics after the 2023 elections. He spoke in Lagos during a reception in honour of Arch. Setonji Koshedo, a chieftain of Lagos PDP who was recently elected as the new Deputy National Secretary of […]
The Nigerian Correctional Service has debunked a report claiming that arrangements had been made for inmates to vote in Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State. The NCoS spokesman, Francis Enobore, therefore urged Nigerians to dismiss the report credited to one Emma Powerful, the spokesman of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra. Enobore in a statement […]
There was a fire outbreak at the Kubwa market in Abuja on Friday evening. The cause of the inferno isn’t yet clear, but a trader said the fire broke out within the market. A trader at the market told TheCable that “at least 20 persons” are feared to have died in the incident. Some persons […]
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has told staff of the commission that attention will be on the electoral body during Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State. In a message to INEC staff on the eve of the election, Yakubu said after several months of preparations, the election will […]
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has removed the head of the security arrangement for Anambra guber which few hours away, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Joseph Egbunike. Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba confirmed that DIG Egbunike has stepped down, though no reason was given for the removal of the experienced senior […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Federal Government from executing its plan to deduct $418 million from the bank account of the 36 states of the Federation. Justice Inyang Ekwo issued a restraining order against the Federal Government on Friday following an ex parte application brought by the counsels to the 36 […]
Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara, says the political elite sabotaged the amnesty programme launched for bandits in his state. The governor spoke during the Urgent Conversations programme of RadioNow on Friday. Mattawale was one of the governors calling for a dialogue and reconciliation approach to solving the banditry problem besetting Nigeria’s north-west. In August, the […]
