Human Interest

CONCERNS over voter apathy heightened on the eve of the Anambra State governorship election as residents stayed indoors despite the cancellation of the sit-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The IPOB had threatened to lockdown Anambra and other parts of the South-East for six days – …

The Nigerian Bar Association has continued to fume over the invasion of the Abuja home of Supreme Court Justice, Mary Odili, by agents of the Federal Government last week. The President of the NBA, Olumide Akpata, at a special press briefing in Lagos on Friday, described the operation as egregious …

Ahead of the gubernatorial election in Anambra state tomorrow, the Nigeria Police has given out some emergency numbers to call should violence erupt.

Unconfirmed reports suggest that a top staff of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, MMA, Engr Musa, who was last week declared missing by his family, has been reportedly found dead at a Lagos canal. The staff popularly called Engr Musa was declared missing on Sunday by his family when his whereabouts …

The Senate Committee on Sports and Youth Development, on Thursday accused the Minister for Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare of tribalism and nepotism. The Senate made the remark while rejecting the decision of Dare to appoint his kinsman, Soji Eniade as the Director General of the Citizenship and Leadership Training …

Gov. Ugwuanyi at Nza Street accident scene, visits survivors at hospital, takes care of medical expenses Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on receiving news of the unfortunate accident this evening at Nza Street, Independence Layout, Enugu, involving a truck vehicle and Tricycles (KEKE), immediately visited the scene of the …

The proscribed group had threatened to lock down the region from November 5. Emma Powerful, IPOB’s spokesperson, on Thursday, said the sit-at-home order has been cancelled to allow people in Anambra to participate in the governorship election on Saturday. “The people of Anambra State should go out en masse and …

…Upgrades Survey Dept to Extra-Ministerial Dept Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has approved the appointment of Surveyor Dr. Augustine S. Didigwu as the Surveyor-General and Head of the state’s Survey Department. The appointment was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Nnanyelugo Chidi Aroh. Aroh disclosed that …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it will deploy the Biometric Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) device in the November 6, 2021, Anambra State Governorship election. Nigerian Tribune gathered that the BVAS, deployed in its pilot phase for the Isoko South I State Constituency Bye-election in Delta State on September …

Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu visited survivors of the Ikoyi building collapse at the Lagos General hospital today, Newsextra24 reports. He shared the photos of his visit via his Facebook page and wrote; “Ealier this morning, I visited the survivors of the Ikoyi collapsed building at General Hospital where they …