IG promotes 31 in Ogun, bars OPC others from electoral duties

  The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Hafiz Ringim, has promoted 31 police officers in the Ogun State Police Command. Ringim, at the decoration of the promoted officers at Police Headquarters at Eleweran in Abeokuta on Friday, described electoral duties as part of the ad hoc functions of the police. He stated the need for the […]

Shekarau inaugurates transport scheme for female students

  The Kano State Government, on Friday inaugurated a transport scheme for female students of public secondary schools in the state. Governor Ibrahim Shekarau inaugurated the scheme at the Government Arabic College (Girls), Goron Dutse. It will be managed by the Kano State Ministry of Works and Transport. Seven luxury buses will ply designated routes […]

Buhari, Ribadu, Shekarau up against incumbent factor

Today, the die is cast and all the anxiety of who becomes the country’s president in the next four years would give way within the next 48 hours, when the results would be announced.  Some of the presidential candidates are seen as contestants to the throne, while some are mere pretenders. Indeed, most of them […]

Tenure elongation: How INEC lost bid to sack five Govs

The Court of Appeal Friday upheld the verdict of a Federal High Court barring the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from conducting governorship election in Kogi, Cross River, Sokoto, Adamawa and Bayelsa next week. The appellate court which dismissed the consolidated appeal lodged before it by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as substantially lacking […]

Presidential polls: INEC receives 1.9m ballot papers in Ogun

A total of 1, 980,000 ballot papers have been received by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogun State ahead of tomorrow’s presidential election. Also, all the Form EC8 series needed for the recording of the election results were also received. Disclosing this, on Thursday, to newsmen was the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr […]

Work on $2.5b Imo refinery kicks off soon

WORK is expected to begin on the proposed $2.5 billion Imo State refinery and petrochemical plants before the end of the year. The Chairman of the Imo Refinery and Petrochemical Project, Dr. Tony Chukwueke, who disclosed this to journalists in Abuja yesterday, explained that the plant would provide about 300,000 new jobs upon completion. He […]

SSS nab 7 over electoral offences in Abia

A CHIEFTAIN of the Progressive Peoples Alliance, PPA, and candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency in last Saturday’s NASS elections, Mr. Nnamdi Orji, yesterday alleged that seven ward chairmen and coordinators of the party were arrested last Friday by operative of state security service, SSS, in a meeting in one of their leader’s house in Ihechiowa, […]

Ngige, Akunyili: Gunmen after Anene, invade UNIZIK

The Anambra Central Senatorial election drama took a worrisome dimension on Tuesday as unknown gunmen invaded Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, allegedly in search the Returning Officer in the election, Mr. Alex Anene. Anene had on Monday announced the result of the election he collated and declared the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate, Dr. Chris […]

1 killed, 14 injured in robbers induced accident in Benin – Gov sacks more aides

A motor accident caused by armed robbers yesterday claimed the life of one person in Benin, while 14 others who sustained varying degrees of injuries were rushed to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), The accident reportedly occurred at about 12pm yesterday at the Benin bye-pass when two buses had a head-on collision while […]

Ogun guber : I won’t step down –Olurin

Ogun State gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Adetunji Olurin yesterday foreclosed stepping down for his kinsman, Mr. Gboyega Isiaka, the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN). He spoke against the backdrop of the outcome of a meeting of Yewa-Awori youths on Wednesday in Ilaro which urged the duo […]

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