Politics
Edo election: Heavy presence of security personnel worries residents
Some residents of Benin City, Edo, have expressed worry over the heavy presence of security personnel particularly in the state capital, ahead of the Saturday governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who went round town on Friday to feel the pulse among Benin residents reports that most…
Read More »Edo Election: INEC Chairman inspect election materials
By Abiodun Folarin Ahead of the Edo State Governorship election billed for Saturday, September 21, 2024, the Chairman of the Independent National Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu on Tuesday, begins assessments of election materials meant for off-cycle governorship election. According to a statement, Yakubu first port of…
Read More »Edo guber election: APC calls for drug test on candidates
The Campaign Council of the APC for Edo Governorship Election has called on the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to subject party candidates in the poll to compulsory drug tests. The council made the call in a statement by its Director of Media, Kassim Afegbua, on Wednesday in Benin.…
Read More »ECOWAS Parliament: Guinean President restates Commitment to regional Cooperation
By Abiodun Folarin The President of National Council for the Transition of Guinea, Rt. Hon. Dr Dansa Kourouma, has restated his country’s commitment to regional cooperation and democratic values. Dr Kourouma, made this submission in a speech delivered at the ongoing ECOWAS Parliament delocalised meeting, on Tuseday in Conakry, Republic…
Read More »Nigeria: Council of State passes vote of confidence on President Tinubu
Nigeria’s Council of State on Tuesday passed a vote of confidence on President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Council of State is made of former Presidents and Heads of State, the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives, serving and retired Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, as well…
Read More »Ali Ndume removed as Senate Chief Whip
The All Progressives Congress, (APC) has announced the removal of Senator Ali Ndume representing Borno South (APC-Borno) as the Chief Whip of the Upper Chamber. To replace him is Senator representing Borno North, Sen. Mohammed Monguno (APC-Borno). This was contained in a letter by the National Chairman of the All…
Read More »Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede Honoured with African Banker Lifetime Achievement Award
The Chairman of Access Holdings PLC and Coronation Group, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, CON, has been honoured with the prestigious African Banker Lifetime Achievement Award. This distinguished accolade was presented at the African Banker Awards gala dinner and awards ceremony held in Nairobi, Kenya, on the sidelines of the 2024 Annual Meetings…
Read More »Nigeria: Ortom counsels ex Kogi Gov Yahaya Bello that continuous hiding would bring disgrace
Former Benue Governor, Chief Samuel Ortom, has asked the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Mr Yahaya Bello, to come out of hiding and answer his case with the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). Ortom stated this on Sunday at the Redeemed Church in Makurdi during the thanksgiving service…
Read More »Nigeria: Reps query OAGF’s payment of N15b to Remita
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has queried the payment of N15 billion to Remita, a payment platform from the Office of the Accountant General for the Federation (OAGF). The committee accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Commercial Banks of complicity in the sharing of the…
Read More »INEC declares APC candidate winner of Surulere by-election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr Fuad Laguda, winner of the Surulere Federal Constituency I by-election in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Laguda had, in the build up to the election, said he would succeed Rep.…
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