Alhaji Yusuf Galambi, the APC candidate in the Saturday bye-election to fill the Gwaram Federal Constituency seat in Jigawa, has emerged victorious. Prof. Ahmad Shehu, the Returning Officer, after collating results from the 248 polling units, declared that Galambi polled 29,372 votes to defeat PDP’s Kamilu Inuwa, who polled 10,047 votes. …
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Stop Tinubu from controlling Alpha Beta, ex-MD begs court A former Managing Director of Alpha Beta LLP, Mr. Dapo Apara, has filed a suit before a Lagos State High Court asking it to stop a former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, from controlling the finances of Alpha Beta. In …
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The United Arab Emirates, UAE, yesterday finally lifted the ban on travels between Dubai and Nigeria after a protracted disagreement between the two countries on Covid-19 protocols. UAE had insisted on travelers from Nigeria undergoing several other covid-19 tests after the initial test in Nigeria. Announcing the resumption of flight between the two …
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President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated that he would not cede power to any politician who cannot win election in his domain. He spoke on Saturday as a Special Guest of Honour during the Launch of Kudirat Abiola Sabon Gari, Zaria Peace Foundation which took place at Ahmadu Bello University Hotels, …
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Reiterate commitment to united #Nigeria anchored on justice, equity, fairness, respect for one another *To engage violent secessionist youths More Leaders of the South East geo-political zone comprising the governors of the five states, members of the National Assembly, Ministers, Speakers of the State Houses of Assembly, the …
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Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has dared the the Nigerian Labour Congress to return to Kaduna for protest again. The governor in a radio interview in Kaduna on Thursday night said the NLC leadership was paid from Abuja to organise the last protest in Kaduna. NLC had held the protest against a planned …
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South East Governors and leaders on Saturday said they are against the agitation of Biafra by the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Newsextra24 reports. In a communique issued after a meeting in Enugu State, the South East Governors and leaders said they believe in …
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The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, says the people of the South-West geopolitical zone are against the Federal Government’s move to recover grazing routes for herders to graze their cattle in the country. According to him, the government of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will be “creating an unnecessary …
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President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in Accra, Ghana participating in the 59th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. The Summit is chaired by Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo. President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina is also at the Summit. The Presidency earlier …
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Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, on Saturday, urged local hunters and vigilantes to use all their powers against bandits. Fayemi, who is the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, made the appeal while addressing local hunters and vigilantes groups in Birnin Kebbi, the Kebbi State capital. He also noted …
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