Call Your Supporters To Order, De-escalate Tensions, CAPPA Urges Candidates
Ahead of the March 18th governorship polls, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged politicians to call their supporters to order and de-escalate rising tension and election-related violence in several states across the country. CAPPA in a statement issued over the weekend, expressed worry over the rising use of hate speech, tribal and […]
Osun: Appeal Court begins hearing Adeleke’s appeal
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Monday, commenced sitting in an appeal filed by Mr Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against a judgment of the tribunal which invalidated his election as governor of Osun State. The three-member panel of justices led by Justice M.F. Shuaibu, began sitting in the appeal at about […]
Elections: Stop overheating polity, call your supporters to order, CAPPA urges candidates
As the country gears up for the rescheduled March 18 governorship polls, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on politicians to prevail on their supporters to be law-abiding and de-escalate rising tension and election-related violence in several states across the country. CAPPA in a statement over the weekend expressed worry over […]
CBN denies giving money to LP governorship candidate in Lagos
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it did not give a “kobo” to Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos State, ahead of the March 18 Governorship Elections, as reported by a national newspaper. This is contained in a statement by the Bank’s Acting-Director, Corporate Communications, Alhaji Isa Abdulmumin, […]
Obaseki lauds first female Senator Afegbua
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said the late former first female Senator Franka Afegbua, remains a pace-setter, trail-blazer and visioner, who remains an inspiration for women in Nigeria and across Africa. The Afegbua family had on Sunday announced her death. She was 79. Obaseki in a condolence message in Benin said, “I […]
Don’t rush to plant with first rainfall, NCRI advises farmers
Dr Aliyu Umar, Executive Director, National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi, Niger State has advised farmers not to rush into planting with the first rain. He gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bida on Monday. He explained that this was because crops planted with the first rain […]
Fire razes shops at singer market in Kano
The Kano State Fire Service on Monday confirmed that fire had razed some improvised shops and the upper building of old Savannah Bank at Singer market in Kano. A statement by the service Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, said that the fire started at about 02:18 a.m. According to him, “We received a distress […]
Elegushi Residents Lament the Impact of Dredging, and Flooding In Their Community
By Olatunji Buhari Community leaders, women, and the youth in Okun-Aja, Kuramo waterfronts, and Okun Alpha (Alpha beach) in Elegushi have lamented the impact of seal level rise and diversion of water into their communities which has affected their environment and livelihood. They called on the Lagos State Government to halt further dredging of the […]
MWC 2023: OPPO Unveils First Wi-Fi Router, Other Technologies Initiatives
By Patrick Aigbokhan As part of moves to explore more possibilities for future smart lifestyles, one of the country’s Information Technology giants, OPPO, has unveiled its first Wi-Fi router, OPPO Zero-Power Tag, among other range of its latest innovative technologies. At the just concluded Mobile World Congress 2023 (MWC2023), the brand launched the pocketable OPPO Find N2 Flip, which sets a new benchmark for flip […]
Tinubu: The Eagle flies to victory
By Emmanuel Umohinyang The reverberation of the electoral victory of former Lagos state governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the presidential election of February 25, 2023, is one that is bound to abound for a long time to come. Even the history books would have it well engraved in a very special place because, for many, […]
