Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to “immediately extend the deadline for voter registration to give more time for eligible Nigerians to exercise their right to participation the same way the electoral body has extended the deadline for party primaries.” […]
Over 100 motorcyclists have attacked Same Global Estate in the Lokogoma area of Abuja to avenge the death of two colleagues. The incident happened after a motorist reportedly hit two Okada riders on Sunday and ran into the estate for safety. The PUNCH gathered that the Okada riders set fire to two buildings in […]
Dr Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano, Wife of the immediate past governor of Anambra state today Sunday, 29th May 2022 defeated her husband’s former Chief of Staff, Mr Primus Odili, to emerge the flag bearer of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) for Anambra North. Mrs Obiano, at the APGA primary held at Chuba Ikpeazu stadium, Onitsha, […]
Frontline presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, has appealed to his supporters to halt personal attacks on other aspirants seeking the topmost job in the country. Obi, former Anambra governor, who recently joined the Labour Party (LP) made the appeal on Sunday in a terse statement he posted on Twitter. He urged them to “imbibe the […]
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has cancelled all primaries in Ebonyi State. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba, announced the development in a statement on Sunday afternoon. He said the PDP NWC took the decision after “very extensive consultations, deliberations and review of all issues” surrounding the […]
Peter Obi, presidential aspirant on the platform of Labour Party (LP) has congratulated Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president, on his emergence as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for next year’s election. Mr Obi, who deputised Mr Abubakar during the 2019 presidential which the both failed in their bid to oust […]
Contrary to criticisms that have trailed the reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, that it has negative impacts on the youths, a report by global marketing and public relations technology company, Plaqad, has shown that the reverse may be the case. The Big Brother Naija Report, released at the recent Nigerian Entertainment Conference, provides […]
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, on Sunday, faulted the process that produced former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party. HURIWA, in a statement by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, alleged that Atiku’s emergence was heavily compromised by undue monetisation, adding that the […]
Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau, has secured the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to represent Plateau south senatorial district in the 2023 elections. Lalong was elected unopposed by delegates at the primary, which held on Saturday at the zonal headquarters of the senatorial district in Shendam LGA of the state. According to […]
Gunmen have killed a former Commissioner of the National Population Commission (NPC), Mr. Zakari Umaru-Kigbu in Nasarawa State, and abducted two of his daughters. Daily Trust learnt that the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday at Umar-Kigbu’s residence in Azuba Bashayi, Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. It was gathered that […]
