Politics

LG election: KAD-SIECOM screens 76 candidates

Mrs Hajara Mohammed, the Executive Chairman, Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission, (KAD-SIECOM), said it had screened seventy six candidates ahead of the local government election slated for October 19.  Mohammed disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing newsmen in Kaduna.  The…

Oyo APC gets acting chairman

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State on Monday announced Mr Moshood Olayide-Abas as its Acting Chairman to fill the vacuum created by late Isaac Omodewu’s demise. Olayide-Abas, until his announcement as the acting chairman, was the Deputy State…

JUST IN: DSS arrests Sowore on return to Nigeria

The Department of State Services, DSS, has reportedly arrested popular activist and politician, Omoyele Sowore. Sowore was said to have been arrested upon his return to Nigeria. The activist’s arrest was confirmed to newsmen by fellow activist, Deji Adeyanju on…