Less than 40 hours to Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections, the chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party in Yobe has dumped the party and switched to the All Progressives Congress and President Muhammadu Buhari. The chairman, Alhaji Sani Inuwa Nguru was in Aso Rock today to pledge allegiance to President Buhari and his […]
Continue Reading
Unidentified Gunmen have abducted a twelve-year boy at staff quarters of the Hiegpang campus of Plateau State Polytechnic in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of the state. DSP Terna Tyopev, Spokesman of the Plateau Police Command, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Jos. According to Tyopev, the incident, […]
Continue Reading
Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says there is no reason “whatsoever” to resign. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, the INEC chairman said he has been doing his best in his service to the nation. “There is no reason whatsoever to resign. No reason to even contemplate […]
Continue Reading
Ahmed Abdulrahaman, Kaduna state police commissioner, has failed to confirm the casualty figure Nasir el-Rufai, the governor, released on the killings in Kajuru, Kaduna state. El-Rufai had initially said 66 people were killed in the attacks which took place last week. Trouble started on Sunday night when gunmen invaded Angwan Barde, an Adara community, and […]
Continue Reading
Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has promised automatic employment for corps members who do well on election duty. Speaking at the daily briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, the INEC chairman said the commission will definitely reward excellence in the conduct of this year’s elections. Responding to questions on the […]
Continue Reading
The Federal Government has declared Friday, February 22 as a public holiday. The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the announcement on Wednesday via his Twitter handle. According to him, the government made the declaration in preparation for the presidential and National Assembly elections. Mr Dambazau, however, said bankers and those offering essential services were […]
Continue Reading
The Federal Government has declared Friday, February 22 as a public holiday. The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the announcement on Wednesday via his Twitter handle. According to him, the government made the declaration in preparation for the presidential and National Assembly elections. Mr Dambazau, however, said bankers and those offering essential services were […]
Continue Reading
The Naira on Tuesday lost marginally against the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos, closing at N359 to the dollar. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the naira had exchanged at N358.8 on Monday. The Pound Sterling and the Euro traded at N469 and N410, respectively. At the Bureau De Change (BDC) […]
Continue Reading
Uche Secondus, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says more than one million persons on the national voter register are dead. Secondus said this on Tuesday during an emergency meeting of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders in Abuja. He said the PDP has evidence that “over 1,050,051 dead voters will vote in this […]
Continue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 98 percent of smart card readers have been reconfigured for use for the rescheduled elections. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, said all non-sensitive materials as well as ballot papers have been retrieved and delivered to various locations. Yakubu was speaking when he addressed a press conference in Abuja on […]
Continue Reading