The convoy of Oforchukwu Egbo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), house of representatives candidate for Enugu north/south federal constituency, was on Wednesday, attacked by gunmen. The incident was said to have occurred at Eke-Otu in Amechi Awkunanaw in Enugu south LGA of the state. The assailants reportedly burnt one of the drivers in the […]
A court of appeal in Abuja on Thursday declared Ifeanyi Araraume junior the authentic candidate of the Labour Party for Imo North senatorial district. The appellant court in its judgement nullified the judgement of the Abuja federal High court which declared Okorondu Nwachukwu as the rightful candidate of LP for Imo North senatorial district. […]
The former senatorial candidate of the All Progressive Party for the Yobe North Senatorial District, Bashir Machina, has urged the people of Yobe State to vote en masse for the presidential candidate of the party, Bola Tinubu and the incumbent governor of the state, Mai Buni. Machina on Thursday in his first statement after […]
The Military High Command has said security agents will not hesitate to use “strong force” against any element who plans to destroy the presidential election billed to hold on Saturday. Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, stated this Thursday at Defence headquarters, Abuja during the ongoing joint press briefing of critical security. Those […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked rumours of its plans to shut down banking services. A viral broadcast message on WhatsApp claimed that the apex bank would shut down all electronic banking networks between Thursday and Monday in order to prevent vote buying in the forthcoming general election. The message reads, “CBN […]
Chief Uche Nnaji, the Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State escaped what his political associates describes as assassination attempt on Wednesday night, JOURNALIST101 reports exclusively. An impeccable security source told our correspondent that Nnaji escaped on hurt, all thanks to the combined team of his security details (police and […]
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Gwagwalada has restrained Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State from arresting the Peoples Democratic Party House of Representatives candidate, Ikenga Ugochinyere. Cited as 1st to 7th Respondents in the suit marked: FCT/HC/GWD/CV/41/ 2023, are; Governor Uzodinma, the State Security Services, NPF, the IGP, DIG […]
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has said the naira redesign and swap policy was targeted at truncating Saturday’s presidential election and national assembly elections. He added that the policy was also targeted at the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, to ensure he lost the election. The governor stated this at the […]
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has described the forthcoming general election as a “make-or-break moment” for Nigeria. Obi, in a post on his official Twitter handle on Wednesday, said Nigeria needs a leader who is capable of moving the country forward. “We are currently at a crossroads. We need […]
The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) has acquired a 5 percent stake in Geregu Power Plc, an electricity-generating firm. FEDA is the impact development unit of the Africa Export and Import Bank (Afreximbank). Details of the acquisition were contained in a statement issued by Akinleye Olagbende, Geregu’s secretary, to the Nigerian Exchange […]
