BREAKING: Supplementary Election To Hold April 15- INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that all outstanding governorship, National and State Assembly supplementary elections will hold on April 15, 2023. This was made known in a statement by Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, issued on Monday, March 27. “Arising from its meeting held […]
Why Nigeria is still poor, by King Dakolo
By Olayinka Oyegbile, Editor. The Ibenanaowei of Ekpetiama Kingdom in Bayelsa State, His Royal Majesty King Bubaraye Dakolo Agada IV, has said that Nigeria has continued to remain poor and held down because there are some “average persons who have been moving the country among themselves,” thus not allowing it to grow and attain its […]
Ekiti farmers seek enforcement of anti-grazing law
Farmers in Ido-Ekiti in Ido-Osi Local Government Area (LGA) on Monday appealed to the State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, to enforce the anti-grazing law against invaders of their farms. The Chairman of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Ido-Ekiti chapter, Mr Oluropo Dada, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria […]
Ayu says purported suspension is a joke
The embattled National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, has described his purported suspension by executive members of his ward, Igyorov Ward of Gboko Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State, as an exercise in futility. Ayu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Communications, Simon Imobo-Tswam, in Abuja on […]
APC chieftain urges Tinubu to reopen land borders
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State, Alhaji Aliyu ‘Yar-Abba has called on the President-elect, Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reopen all Nigerian land borders upon assumption of duty. He made the call in his congratulatory messages to Tinubu and his running mate, Sen. Kashim Shettima, as well as Sokoto State […]
Diya’s death a monumental loss to Military constituency, says Magashi
The Minister of Defence Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, has described the death of Lt.-Gen. Oladipo Diya as a monumental loss to the military constituency and the nation at large. In a statement in Abuja on Monday by Mohammad Abdulkadri, Special Assistant to the Minister of Defence on Media and Publicity, the minister said, the Military Constituency […]
Protect election materials from Adebutu, PDP – Ogun APC tells INEC
The APC in Ogun State has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to provide maximum security for its staff and the election materials which were used in the just-concluded polls. This was contained in a statement on Sunday in Abeokuta by Mr Tunde Oladunjoye, the APC State Publicity Secretary. He noted that all the […]
Diya is our hero, says S/West SDP
The Social Democratic Party (SDP), South West chapter, has described the late former Chief of General Staff, Lt.-Gen. Oladipo Diya (rtd.), as a hero. The party in a statement on Monday by its South West Zonal Secretary, Mr Femi Olaniyi (aka Ferrari), said that the late Chief of Staff to ex-Military Head of State, Gen. […]
Egg glut: Poultry farmers appeal to govt to mop up produce
Poultry farmers in Lagos have lamented the effect of the current egg glut in the state and appealed to the government to mop up the produce. Some poultry farmers across the state, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the effect of egg glut on the sector, said the situation where the […]
Call for declaration of Kebbi governorship result undermines INEC’s powers, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kebbi State has said calls for the declaration of the governorship election result was an affront to the powers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Alhaji Abubakar Gari-Malam, an All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart in the state, has called on the INEC to declare the governorship election […]
