Obiora Nwabunike, judge of an Anambra state high court, has declared Ugochukwu Uba as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the November 6 governorship election. This is coming a few hours after Hyeladzira Nganjiwa, judge of a federal high court judge in Awka, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission …
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Sunday Igboho Has Been Arrested In Cotonou
EXCLUSIVE: Yoruba Freedom Fighter, Sunday Igboho Arrested in Cotonou Igboho was arrested Monday night after fleeing Nigeria to evade arrest by Nigeria’s secret police. Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has been arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic by security operatives in the West African country. Igboho …
Read More »AGF Malami Distances Self From Jonathan/Malami Presidential Ticket
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami SAN, has denied a report linking him with a presidential ticket with the former president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan come 2023. His media aide, Dr Bashir Gwandu, described the rumour as a pigment of some people imagination who …
Read More »8 Men, 2 Women In Police Net For Hacking People’s Accounts In Kano
The police in Kano State confirmed the arrest of eight men and two women for allegedly belonging to a syndicate that specializes in hacking individuals’ accounts to withdraw money. The Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement in Kano. “On July 14, at about 23:50hrs, a team …
Read More »Reps Approve Card Reader, Bar INEC From Using Other Devices
More facts on Sunday emerged about the amendments to the Electoral Act passed by the House of Representatives. The House approved the use of smart card readers for elections by INEC. The electoral umpire may, however, not be able to use any other device in the electoral process. The House …
Read More »Governor Obiano’s Aides Resign In Droves, Join Umeoji Camp
Senior aides to Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra state, have resigned ahead of the November 6th governorship election, even as more loyalists to the governor are reportedly pledging support to the governorship candidate of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Chukwuma Umeoji. Senior special assistant to the Governor on Legal …
Read More »Garba Shehu Accuses Kukah Of Falsehood, Slams Him With Biblical Passage
Malam Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, made references to at least two biblical passages in his response to Bishop Matthew Kukah’s latest criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari. During his virtual presentation to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in Washington DC earlier in the week, the cleric had alleged that Christians were …
Read More »Lagos-Badagry Expressway To Be Completed By End Of 2021
#SeedsOfHope So excited to announce this: Recently, CCECC and Lagos State Ministry of Works & Infrastructure held a media open day and reported the construction schedule concerning the Lagos to Badagry expressway, which is expected to be completed and put into use by the end of the year 2021. We …
Read More »Replicate APC Victories In Our LG Poll, Sanwo-Olu Tells Candidates
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday charged candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming local government elections to replicate the political victories of the party being witnessed across the country in the poll. Governor Sanwo-Olu who stated this at the handing over of …
Read More »Power Generation Improves To 4,823.60MW
After several weeks of poor performance, power generation in Nigeria picked up at the weekend, reaching 4,823.60 mega watts on Saturday. Data from the National System Operator, an independent unit in the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, showed that it was a 19.32 percent higher than the 4,042.40MW generated on …
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