The ruling All Progressives Congress has drummed up support for its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, saying he is a grassroots politician who understands the dreams and aspirations of Nigerian youths. The clarification was made by the APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yakubu Ajaka, at a town hall meeting with young Nigerians in diaspora, […]
The Nigerian Embassy in Italy has condemned the killing of 39-year-old Alika Ogorchukwu in the Civitanova Marche city of the European country. Ogorchukwu was murdered in broad daylight by a man whom he was involved in a scuffle with. In a statement, the embassy said it is currently collaborating with relevant Italian authorities to […]
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has unveiled a New Generation project named Operation Rescue Nigeria in Abuja. At the unveiling on Saturday, the ex-Vice President told PDP chieftains and members to firm up mobilisation at the grassroots. The PDP candidate stated that the […]
Dino Melaye, former senator representing Kogi west, says Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), was not known nationally until Atiku Abubakar, standard bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), “identified him”. Obi, a former governor of Anambra state, was the running mate to the former vice-president in the 2019 general election. […]
The Ebonyi State Electoral Commission has declared the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winners of all the chairmanship and councillorship seats in the local government elections held on Saturday. The Commission said the ruling party won the polls in all the 13 local government areas of the state. The Chairman of […]
Actress Judy Austin, on Sunday hailed her actor husband, Yul Edochie, as the best director in Nollywood. In a lengthy post on Instagram, the actor’s second wife showered prayers and praises on her husband, describing him as the “kindest man I know.” She noted that though nobody was perfect, Yul was 98% good and […]
Thehe Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) Friday, returned to Imo State Government the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) of Standard Shoe Company Limited, Owerri which it seized from past administrations as a result of N1.6 billion indebtedness. Consequently, the government of Imo State under Governor Uzodimma has been authorised to resume ownership […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested 51 suspects in a raid at Sky restaurant in Nasarawa area of Kano State. The spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said on Sunday in Abuja that the suspects, arrested on Friday 29th July, were caught with various quantities of cannabis and codeine-based […]
Sri Lanka’s new president Ranil Wickremesinghe has formally invited MPs to join an all-party unity government to revive the bankrupt economy by undertaking painful reforms, his office said Sunday. Wickremesinghe took office earlier this month after public anger over the island nation’s worst economic crisis forced his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will deploy over 200,000 bimodal voter accreditation systems (BVAS) for the 2023 general election. Festus Okoye, the INEC national commissioner on information and voter education, said this in a statement on Saturday. Okoye said the BVAS would be deployed in the 176,000 polling units across the […]
