Category: National
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IGP Increases Security In Ekiti Ahead Governorship Election
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the deployment of policemen and other operational assets to beef up security during the forthcoming governorship election in Ekiti State. The Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement on Sunday that the deployment include police personnel, armoured personnel carriers, technical capabilities of the…
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Oyo State Government Declare Three Day Mourning Over Owo Attack
The Oyo State Government on Monday had declared a three-day mourning period in honour of the victims of the terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State. The decision, according to a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun, is in compliance with the communique issued at the…
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Ex Osun State Commissioner Defects To PDP
Former Osun State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Kolapo Alimi, has withdrawn from The All Progressive Congress. After leaving APC for PDP, it was learnt that he has been appointed as the Deputy Director-General of Adeleke Campaign Organisation, the body charged with the responsibility of securing victory for the PDP candidate in the…
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INEC Talks On Extending Voter’s Registration
The Independent National Electoral Commission has assured Nigerians that they would get feedback concerning the calls for the extension of the Continuous Voters’ Registration. The INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, made this known during his speech at a political concert in Lagos. And a tweet from INEC on Saturday read, “We have heard your requests loud…
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Just In : Yahaya Bello & Tinubu In A Closed Door Meeting
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress and former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is currently in a closed-door meeting with Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, in what political observers said was part of reconciliatory moves to pacify aggrieved aspirants of the APC presidential ticket. Tinubu was accompanied to the meeting…
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Bola Tinubu Asks NWC To Work In Unity.
The All Progressives Congress 2023 presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has asked the party’s National Working Committee to stand strong, united and vigilant ahead of the elections. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said, on Friday, in a statement that Tinubu gave the charge when the party’s National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, led members of…
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Babachir Lawal Warns APC Over Muslim-Muslim Ticket
A Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, warns the All Progressives Congress against picking a Muslim as running mate to its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who is also a Muslim. Lawal pointed out that Nigerians are still conscious of ethnoreligious factors in politics. According to him, Tinubu would have been…
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Nigeria Knocks Sierra Leone 2-1 In Abuja
Super Eagles has defeated Leone Stars of Sierra Leone 2-1 at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Thursday in their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations encounter. The fans were absent as a result of the one-match ban placed on the country by the world football–governing body, FIFA, over the fracas that followed the end…
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Kingsley Moghalu Loses ADC Presidential Ticket
Former Deputy Governor Of Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has loses the 2023 presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress. According to reports, founder of Roots Television, Dumebi Kachikwu, emerged as the 2023 presidential candidate of the ADC in the party’s presidential primary held in Abeokuta. Defeating the likes of Moghalu, Chukwuka Monye, and…
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PDP Presidential Candidate Atiku, Congratulates Tinubu
The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated the Bola Tinubu on his victory as winner of the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress. Abubakar Atiku emerged as the candidate of the opposition party at the PDP special convention in May, after defeating Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and former Senate…