The Enugu State Government has offered bursaries to 165 indigenes in different campuses of the Nigerian Law School. The 165 beneficiaries of the financial awards were identified and listed by the students themselves when they interacted with Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi at the Government House, Enugu, on Thursday. The Executive Secretary, …

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Ghana Chapter, has urged the party’s Presidential Candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu to pick a female as his running mate. The Chairman of APC Ghana, Mr Oghenosa Micheletti, who made the appeal in a statement on Friday, recalled that Tinubu, who fielded a female running mate, …

The longest serving emir in Zamfara, Emir of Kwatarkwashi in Bungudu Local Government Area, Alhaji Ahmad Umar (Mai-Kwatarshi), died on Thursday at 93, having been on the throne for 61 years. The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Kabiru Balarabe, who disclosed this in a public announcement, said the emir …

Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, said that no fewer than 1,000 teachers in the state were relieved of their appointments with the state government because they were employed in a hazy manner. The governor stated that the affected persons thereby remained unqualified for the job. The clarification was made …

Prof. Ben Ayade, Governor of Cross River State has congratulated Bola Tinubu on his victory as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2023 presidential election. This was contained in a congratulatory message signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Christian Ita. Ayade also expressed an “unwavering …

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Bola Tinubu for winning the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Recall that Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos, at the conclusion of the APC presidential primary on Wednesday, polled 1,271 votes to defeat 13 other contenders for the ticket. Buhari via …

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has announced the closure of all political party primaries effective Thursday, June 9, 2022. The Commission also disclosed plans to start uploading names of nominated candidates of parties to the INEC portal. The disclosure was made on Thursday by INEC during a …

A social media influencer and member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Meinyie Crackcommander, has escaped assassination after four masked men bearing AK-47 rifles stormed his compound in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Meinyie confirmed the incident, said the gunmen made efforts to enter his room unknown to them that he was …

Lagos State Police Command, has reacted to alleged attacks on Igbo traders at the Ojo local government area after shutting down the Alaba International market to enable them register and obtain their Permanent Voter’s Card on Thursday. In viral videos, hoodlums suspected to political thugs were seen throwing stones on Igbo …

Nigerians traded at least N77.75bn ($185m) worth of Bitcoin in the first three months of the year despite the Central Bank of Nigeria’s restrictions on cryptocurrency transactions in the country. This is a 5.71 per cent increase from the N73.54bn worth of Bitcoin that was traded in the corresponding period …