The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 295 candidates in Cross River, would participate in the general elections scheduled for February 25 and March 11. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Prof. Gabriel Yomere, made this…
Prof. Oba Abdulraheem, Kwara State governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has stated that education is the best determinant of societal progress. Oba spoke on Tuesday with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on his plans for…
The Zamfara Government has interfaced with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Gusau, on the possible ways to make the new naira notes available in commercial banks across the state. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday, in Gusau,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State says a total of 6,708,451 voters collected the Permanent Voter Card (PVC) out of the 7,637,402 voters that registered in the state. Mrs Adenike Tadese, INEC’s Head of Voter Education and…
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday appealed to Nigerians for calm down over the current fuel scarcity and cash crunch. He made the appeal in a statement issued in Abuja by Mr Bayo…
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) on Tuesday, lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari over his persistent failure to secure the lives and property of citizens nearly eight years of his administration. HURIWA, in a statement by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel…
Following the scarcity of fuel and naira notes that have disrupted the socio-economic activities of Nigeria, residents of Ondo State in Ore Local Government Area on Tuesday protested over the development. The resident who appeared visibly frustrated over the lingering…
The People of Owan and Akoko-Edo Local Government Areas of Edo have bemoaned alleged 35 years of political and infrastructure marginalisation of the area. Stakeholders from the community, at a meeting on Tuesday in Benin under the aegis of Akoko-Edo…
The Action Alliance (AA) Party, has reacted to the court injunction requested by Kenneth Udeze, its former national chairman, asking an FCT High Court to stop CBN from extending the deadline for the new naira note swap. Describing Udeze’s request…
The Omor and Anaku communities in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Monday, resumed hostilities over a disputed landed property in the area, resulting to the death of about six persons. Both communities have, in time past, been…
