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Akwa Ibom, Elections, Elections 2019, Headlines, State News
Thursday, March 28th, 2019
Joe Effiong, Uyo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa Ibom State has withheld the certificate of return of the member representing Essien Udim state constituency, Mr Nse Ntuen, on the grounds that his declaration as winner of March 3, 2019, state House of Assembly election was obtained under duress. Ntuen who […]
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Headlines, Judiciary, State News
Thursday, March 28th, 2019
The acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Mohammed has condemned what he described as despicable dressing by some lawyers to court. Akande Festus, Director, Press and Information, Supreme Court in a statement on Thursday said the CJN made this known during a courtesy visit by members of the Abuja Branch of the Nigeria […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, Governors, Headlines, Sokoto, State News
Thursday, March 28th, 2019
Tunde Omolehin, Sokoto The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, presented certificates of return to Governor Aminu, Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State alongside his deputy and other members-elect of the state House of Assembly. However, all members-elect of the All Progressives Congress (APC) members-elect were conspicuously absent during the event held at Sultan Maccido Qur’anic […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, Governors, Headlines, Niger, State News
Thursday, March 28th, 2019
John Adams, Minna It is not yet Uhuru for the Niger State Governor-elect, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, as the main opposition party in the state, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has dragged him before elections petition tribunal over the outcome of the governorship election in the state. This is coming barely three days after the governor […]
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Education, Headlines
Wednesday, March 27th, 2019
Gabriel Dike The University of Lagos (UNILAG), has produced 271 First Class from various departments out of the 12,811 students that will graduate next week. Out of the 271 First Class graduates, the Faculty of Engineering produced the highest with 56. Meanwhile, the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, will on Monday, April 1, deliver the […]
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Edo, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News
Wednesday, March 27th, 2019
Tony Osauzo, Benin The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Godwin Oshiogbuwe, abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers at Ubiaja in Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State, has been found dead. His body was reportedly found in a forest on Ubiaja-Ewohimi-Agbor road by a police tactical team in pursuit of the kidnappers. Police […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, Governors, Headlines, Imo, INEC Politics, State News
Wednesday, March 27th, 2019
Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri Imo State governor-elect, Emeka Ihedioha, on Wednesday was officially recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the winner of the 2019 governorship election in the state as he was issued a Certificate of Return by INEC. the move trigged wild jubilation as people followed his convoy singing and dancing, resulting […]
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Abia, Headlines, Legislature, Senate, State News, Top Stories
Wednesday, March 27th, 2019
Former governor of Abia State and senator-elect, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has declared his intention to contest the post of Deputy Senate President. Speaking with aviation reporters early on Wednesday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on his way to Brussels, Belgium, Kalu said he opted for the Deputy Senate President position as a […]
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Headlines, Kaduna, State News
Wednesday, March 27th, 2019
Maureen Okon (NAN)Sen. Shehu Sani has donated one thousand dollars to the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) for its 2019 Poetry prize. Sani is the APC senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly in Abuja. Denja Abdullahi, the President of ANA in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, described the money […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Elections, Elections 2019, Headlines, Imo, Legislature, Party Politics, Senate, State News
Wednesday, March 27th, 2019
Romanus Ugwu, Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that it will not intervene in the refusal of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue Certificate of Return to the governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha as the winner of the Imo West senatorial district. APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, made the […]
