Electoral Bill: Why We Won’t Fund Party Primaries – INEC

INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, on Thursday held a meeting with the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations on the controversial direct primaries clause in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The Independent National Electoral Commission says it will not fund party primaries, whether direct

Madumere Felicitates With Mr. Emeka Obegolu On His Recognition As SAN

Former Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere has extended his congratulatory message to Mr. Emeka Obegolu, a legal luminary on his recent recognition as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). Former Deputy Governor’s goodwill message was expressed in a press release

Sultan Urges Nigerians To Unite Against Terrorists, Criminals

Sultan of Sokoto Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III yesterday advised Nigerians to desist from the blame game and unite against terrorists, bandits, and other criminal elements in the country. Alhaji Abubakar, who lamented the rising insecurity in the country urged Muslims to stop accusing

Omicron Forces Sanwo-Olu To Suspend Planned Peace walk

By Oyebola Owolabi, Moses Emorinken, Abuja and Alao Abiodun Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has shelved the proposed peace walk billed for this month. Sanwo-Olu, in his last address on Tuesday, invited some known faces of the #EndSARS protest in the state in

Madumere Rejoices With Niger Delta Affairs Minister Akpabio At 59

Imo State former Deputy Governor, Prince Eze Madumere has congratulated the former Governor of Akwa Ibom and the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio as he turns 59. Prince Madumere’s goodwill message was expressed in a press release issued by his Adviser

NCPC Boss Tasks Christian Pilgrimage Operators On Image Of Nigeria Abroad.

The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission, NCPC Rev Yakubu Pam has charged Christian Pilgrimage Operators to always ensure that the image of Nigeria is protected outside the country while on Pilgrimage exercise. Rev. Pam’s statement was expressed in a statement issued by

Bishop Otti Tasks Fed. Govt. On Security Challenges In The Country, Visits Former Deputy Gov’s

The Bishop of the Diocese on the Lake, Oguta Local government area of Imo State, Rt. Rev. C.B.N. Otti, has described the dicey security situation in the South East and the country as whole as embarrassing, calling on the Federal Government to further

Sowore Wins As Court Awards N2m Fine Against SSS Over Seizure Of His iPhones

A Federal High Court, Abuja, Wednesday, ordered the State Security Services (SSS) to pay the Convener, #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, the sum of N2 million over the unlawful seizure of his mobile phone in 2019 at the point of his arrest. Justice Anwuli Chikere,

Angela Merkel Bows Out As Germany’s Chancellor After 16 Years, Scholz Takes Over

Olaf Scholz became Germany’s new chancellor on Wednesday after 16 years with Angela Merkel at the helm, pledging his centre-left-led coalition would offer a “new beginning” for Europe’s top economy. Scholz was officially named the country’s ninth post-war leader by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier,

Akpabio Finally Responds, Says ‘NDDC Board Will Be Reconstituted At The Appropriate Time’

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has assured the region that the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission will be constituted at the appropriate time, upon the recommendation of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) Akpabio, who stated this