The name of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala federal constituency, Imo State, Albert Agulanna has been removed from the list of House of Representatives candidates scheduled for the February 25 election. The Independent National Electoral Commission removed the name following an Appeal Court order in January. A check on the […]
Less than 24 hours to the National Assembly election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended the Senate Chief Whip, and Senator representing Abia North, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, over alleged anti-party activities and other offenses. APC in a letter conveying Kanu’s suspension said the suspension was with immediate effect. Kalu has been at […]
Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command in the early hours of Friday, arrested a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Chinyere Igwe, allegedly in possession of $500,000 US Dollars on the eve of the 2023 general elections. He’s a serving member who represents Port Harcourt 2 Federal Constituency in the Green Chamber. […]
Ahead of the tomorrow’s elections, the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has deployed three Commissioners of Police to Imo State. A statement issued by Henry Okoye, spokesperson for the police in the state, said that the deployment of the three CPs was to ensure that the elections are successful. Each of the three […]
A 43-year-old woman, identified as Mrs. Akumere Aregbare has reportedly died after she was punched by a 38-year-old woman, identified as Eniekeduo Atabala during an argument over the delayed payment of a N350 debt owed her. The deceased, an indigene of Amassoma community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, sustained a […]
Barely 48 hours to the Presidential and National Assembly elections, no fewer than seven persons have been reportedly killed in a fresh armed herders attacks on four communities of Apa, Logo, Guma and Gwer West Local Government Areas of Benue State. Vanguard gathered that the attackers also left scores injured and many others displaced. […]
Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have stormed the Ujiogba Forest Reserve in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, where they destroyed 7,286 kilograms (72.86 tons) of ware-housed skunk and five hectares of its plantation. Director of Media and Advocacy of NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, in a statement, said: “The special […]
The Defence Headquarters said yesterday that troops of Operation Whirl Punch, have arrested three terrorists at Damba community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to the military high command, one of the arrested terrorists confessed to being one of the masterminds of the March 28, 2022, Abuja- Kaduna train attack which […]
Former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega, has said that hacking the database of the electoral commission is possible. He stated this while speaking to Trust TV on issues surrounding the preparedness of INEC ahead of the Saturday polls and issues regarding elections in the country. For the 2023 general elections, […]
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has appealed to its members to vote for Labour Party (LP) candidates in the general election. The development comes hours before the presidential election. According to NAN, the appeal was contained in a statement on Thursday by Festus Osifo, TUC president, and Nuhu Toro, the secretary-general. “Workers […]
