Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has said he prefers Mr Umo Eno, Commissioner for Land and Water Resources, as his successor because he is convinced that he would continue with his developmental strides in the state. Speaking in Uyo, the state capital, during the commissioning of Spectrum Television, the first private cable […]
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC has announced the immediate release of withheld results of candidates, exonerated of malpractices during the conduct of West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2020 – Second Series and WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2021- First Series. This is as the body at the end of […]
Over 50 residents of Ruwan Godiya village of Faskari local government area of Katsina state have been abducted in a fresh attack, according to sources. A resident, who pleaded anonymity, said the bandits came on over 60 motorcycles and started shooting sporadically. He said they operated unchallenged for over two hours. The resident alleged […]
The Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has called on the members of IPOB, to avail themselves in the ongoing peacemaking process. This was Kanu’s stand as revealed to newsmen in Owerri, on Monday by his lead counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor after they had visited Kanu last Thursday at the Department […]
Muneer Bankole, chief executive officer (CEO) of Medview Airline Plc, is currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He was said to have been detained on Monday at the headquarters of the EFCC in Abuja. TheCable understands that Bankole arrived the EFCC headquarters around 11am on Monday following an invitation […]
Former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, on Monday faulted the series of allegations of corruption against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the state government. Rather than being prosecuted for corruption, he stressed that he should be the one laying claims to the benefits he ‘rejected’ while serving as governor […]
The teenager, Soliu Majekodunmi, who slaughtered his girlfriend, Sofiyah, for suspected money ritual purposes has explained that he learnt the practice through Facebook. Majekodunmi said he typed ‘how to make money ritual’ on Facebook and got the detail, adding that the link instructed him to behead and burn a female skull in a local pot. […]
Aminu Tambuwal, the Sokoto state governor, has declared his intention to run for the highest political office, the presidency, in Nigeria come 2023. Mr Tambuwal would be seeking to realise his ambition under the Peoples Democratic Party. The former Speaker of the House of Representatives made this known this evening after a high-level stakeholder […]
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has on Monday told heads of security agencies to degrade and neutralize all forms of security threats bedeviling the country to avail Nigerians opportunities to exercise their voting franchise and also enable it to deploy adhoc staff to conduct the elections. The […]
Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi says he will contest in the 2023 presidential election if his party the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) throws it open for all to contest, or zones it to the south. Obi who was PDP’S Vice-Presidential Candidate in the 2019 Presidential polls was quoted as saying this, during […]
