2019 Bayelsa Guber: ‘Don’t panic, I am still contesting’ – Lyon

By Mike Odiegwu, Yenagoa The Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Saturday governorship election, Chief David Lyon, has asked people of Bayelsa State not to panic saying he was still contesting the election. Lyon said the Court of Appeal has

Confirmed: Kidnapped Appeal Court Judge, Justice Chioma Regains Freedom

The Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, Danmallam Mohammed has confirmed that the Justice Chioma Nwosu-Iheme of the Benin Division of the Court of Appeal has regained her freedom. While the country has battling to curb the incessant security challenges, Justice Iheme’s kidnap

Nigeria donates $300,000 to support South Sudan’s army

Vincent Ikuomola, Abuja Nigeria has pledged $300,000 (N108,450,000.00) donation to the unified South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF), it was learnt. The support is towards ending the conflict in South Sudan. It is expected to be applied to the provision of food items

APC governors blame party woes on NWC

Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja   The Director-General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), Salihu Moh Lukman, on Thursday, said the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has been running the party illegally. Speaking to journalists during a briefing in

Bayelsa guber: Why Court nullifies APC primaries

Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Thursday, nullified the governorship primaries that produced Chief David Lyon as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for the Nov. 16 poll in the state. Delivering judgment, Justice Jane Inyang, held that the primaries were

Just in : Again, APC has no candidate for Bayelsa Guber election – Court

Just within 48 hours to Bayelsa Governorship election, the Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State has ruled that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has no candidate for the Saturday governorship election in the state. NewsTrack shall furnish the details later…

BREAKING: Four senior immigration officers kidnapped in Rivers

By Bisi Olaniyi, Port Harcourt   Four senior officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) were on Monday morning kidnapped on Bonny waterway in Rivers State. An indigene of coastal Bonny, the headquarters of Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers, confided in our

Senate orders NNPC to refund N382m to FG over fire explosion

Sanni Onogu, Abuja   The Senate has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to refund the sum of N382,203,055.74 it claimed to have used in firefighting operation during a pipeline explosion in Kom-kom, Rivers State. The Senate also mandated the NNPC to

NYSC DG frowns at ‘defacing’ of uniform by corps members

Frank Ikpefan, Abuja The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps Scheme, Brig Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, has frowned against the ‘defacing’ of the NYSC uniform by some corps members. The DG accused the corps members of reshaping their khaki trousers, making them skin – tight.

Edo PDP in crisis as Ikimi, Dokpesi, others are suspended

Osagie Otabor, Benin As political parties rejigs campaign machinery for the forthcoming Edo guber elections, the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State has been hit with internal crisis as a faction of the party announced the suspension of chieftains of the party across