BREAKING: PDP announces Withdrawal From Kano LGs Poll
Ahead of the forthcoming Local government election in Kano, the major opposition party, The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has announced its withdrawal . The decision of the party was announced on Tuesday at a press briefing organised by the Caretaker Committee of the party in the state led by Dr. Danladi Abdulhameed, with the party’s …
Former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings To Be Buried December 23
The funeral of the late former president of Ghana Jerry John Rawlings will be held on 23 December, his family announced on Monday. James Victor Gbeho, head of the funeral planning committee, in a press release on Monday, said the family, in consultation with the government, has agreed on the date.The funeral rites for the …
Economy: President Buhari Appreciates Nigerians For Patience, Urges More Use of Gas As Alternative to Petrol
President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday in Abuja, appreciated Nigerians and Organized Labour for restraint, understanding and patience as the country tackles myriad economic challenges, assuring that the Federal Government is working hard to ameliorate the situation. Speaking at a virtually held event at the State House to unveil National Gas Expansion Programme and National Autogas Roll-out …
JUST IN: Senate confirms appointment of Mahmoud Yakubu as INEC chairman
The Nigerian senate has confirmed the appointment of Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission for second term.
The Zabarmari Rice Farm Massacre: Why we Cannot be Silent
Nigerians and the rest of the world woke up on Sunday morning to the sad news of yet another gruesome massacre of fellow Nigerians by suspected Islamic terrorists.
UN retracts ‘110’ casualty figure of slain Borno farmers
The United Nations (UN) has withdrawn the initial casualty figure of ‘110’ farmers killed in Borno state. Earlier, major news outlets including Ekocitymagazine reported that 43 farmers were killed On Saturday by suspecte Boko haram members in Zabarmari community in Jere local government area of the state. Babagana Zulum, governor of the state, during the …
BREAKING: EFCC rearrests Abdulrasheed Maina in Niger Republic
Wanted former chairman of the pension Reform Task team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, has been rearrested on Monday evening in Niger Republic by the operatives of Niger Republic intelligence service in collaboration with Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. According to PR Nigeria, the arrest was made possible due to an existing mutual …
