The All Progressives Congress, APC, gubernatorial candidate in Abia State, Dr Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, on Sunday, called on eligible citizens and residents of the state to collect their Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, to enable them to exercise the civic rights and responsibilities in the forthcoming elections. Ogah, a former minister, …

Ahead of the February elections, Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi on Monday declared a two-day public holiday from Thursday to Friday to enable all civil and public servants, including schools, to collect their Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, in the state. The governor stated this in a statement issued in Abakaliki …

An Islamic group, Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, on Monday, urged the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, to ban ‘Kuku Do Ritual’. an album by Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable. MURIC, in a statement by its Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, said the new album would encourage youths and other Nigerians to …

Car owners, motorists and commercial cab operators in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, have continued to groan as the scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, bites harder. Newsextra24 reports that Ibadan and other towns and cities across the country have been experiencing a shortage of the …

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State, on Monday, approved the appointment of 10 new Permanent Secretaries. The governor made the announcement in a statement issued by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham, in Jos. According to the statement, the new officials are to fill the vacancies …

The Methodist Church of Nigeria has ordained Right Reverend Nkechi Nwosu as its first female bishop in Nigeria. Archbishop of Kaduna, the Most Reverend Joseph Nnonah, ordained Nwosu on Sunday at the Christ Methodist Cathedral Church North Central as the Bishop of Jos. The service is to formally give effect …

Nigeria forward, Terem Moffi is set to link up with Premier League club, West Ham United for €24m. French publication, Mercato Plein claimed Ligue I club, Lorient have accepted West Ham United’s offer for the player. Moffi was reportedly undecided over a move to the London club, but it seems …

A 67-year-old blind grandpa, Aliyu Adebiyi and a leper, Haruna Abdullahi are presently in the hands of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for alleged drug trafficking. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, in a statement, explained that, “Adebiyi was caught with 234kg of cannabis.” According …

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), has described as alarming and unacceptable the continuous killing and kidnapping of Christian clerics in Nigeria. Bishop Francis Wale Oke, President, PFN, in a statement, noted that, “As an organisation that worships God, we pray that the wrath of God shall fall heavily on …

Reality Tv star and ex-BBNaija housemate, Bamike Olawunmi, aka Bambam, has narrated how she was sexuallly abused by her nanny and raped. Bambam in a video on her Instagram page on Sunday said the abuse happened from the age of 2 till she was 8. The mother of two said …