Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has said that the commission is ready for the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State. He said this at a meeting with the Joint National Assembly Committee INEC and Electoral Read more…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has told the Federal Government to stop using security agencies to intimidate and influence judges, if it truly believes in independence of the judiciary. The governor accused the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government of Read more…
The Senate said on Wednesday that it had commenced investigation into the Nigerian Army’s utilisation of its 2019, 2020 and 2021 budgets. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Sen. Mohammed Ali Ndume, made the disclosure when he led committee members Read more…
Gunmen on Tuesday evening kidnapped eight persons in Itapaji-Ekiti, Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State. It was learnt that the abductors had contacted one of the victims’ family members on Wednesday morning and demanded as ransom a sum of Read more…
The Nigerian High Commission to the United Kingdom (UK), Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Isola, has also reacted to London-based news magazine, The Economist, that described the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, as inept and high-handed, adding that he had also failed Read more…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa on Wednesday lauded Seplat Energy PLC, a Nigerian independent oil and gas company, for its contributions to the development of the education sector in Delta and it’s neighbouring Edo State. The governor spoke in Read more…
The Anambra State Towns (People) Association (ASTPA) said dialogue and restructuring the country’s political structure were key to addressing the agitations in the South-East region of the country. Speaking at the Anambra State cultural celebration day in Abuja, Handel Okoli, Read more…
Appeals to IPOB to reconsider plan to disrupt election Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has called on the chairman of the South-East Governors Forum, Dave Umahi, to convene an emergency meeting of Igbo leaders and youths over the insecurity Read more…
To secure sufficient winter gas supplies for all of Europe, Russian energy giant Gazprom must start increasing volumes in its EU storage units, once it satisfies domestic demand, President Vladimir Putin ordered on Wednesday. Russia’s own gas reserves have been Read more…
Ukraine’s Army announced on Tuesday that it had successfully fired a missile from a Turkish Bayraktar drone in the Donbass for the first-ever time, publishing a video that allegedly shows a piece of artillery being destroyed. Ukraine first purchased Bayraktar Read more…
Washington’s decision to pull out of a Cold War-era nuclear weapons deal could lead to escalating tensions and a standoff between world powers in East Asia, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned, calling for urgent dialogue. Speaking at the 16th Read more…
By Ifeoma Ejiofor Labour Party(LP) on Tuesday alleged that the abduction of her candidate Mr Obiora Agbasimalo in the November 6 Anambra State governorship election since September 8th, 2021 has political undertones. LP said further that it is still fully Read more…