Tag: NEWS
Polls: Civil Society Says It Will Expose Any Fraud In Votes...
A Civil Society Organisation, YIAGA AFRICA assures Nigerians
that the organisation would verify the accuracy of the votes declared by the
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC...
Senate Seat: Saraki Loses As APC Clears Polls In Kwara
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has lost his bid for
reelection into the Senate from Kwara Central on the platform of the People’s
Democratic Party, PDP.Saraki lost...
2019 Polls: Atiku Condemns Electoral Violence, Mourns Victims
Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP
Abubakar Atiku, has condemned the violence that claimed the lives of innocent
Nigerians during Saturday’s Presidential and National...
Dereliction Of Duty: INEC Removes Returning Officer In Plateau State
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has
removed Musa Izam, the Collation Officer it assigned to Bokkos Local Government
of Plateau state.Izam, a physics lecturer at...
Alleged Election Result Altering: INEC Officer In Detained In Imo State
The Chairman, the Independent National Electoral Commission,
INEC Mahmood Yakubu, said one of the officers of the commission in Imo state
had been detained in Police...
Electoral Offences: Police Says 128 Arrested Nationwide
The police are holding 128 persons for electoral offences
during Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections. It also said
they had recovered 38 weapons and some...
South Africa: President Ramaphosa Names Special Tribunal To Recover Corruption Proceeds
The South Africa government is to set up a special tribunal
with powers to fast-track prosecutions and recover the proceeds of corruption.President Cyril Ramaphosa said...
Fiba W‘Cup Qualifiers: D’tigers Suffer 63-84 Defeat In Final Game Against...
Nigeria’s national male basketball team, the D’Tigers,
slipped to their second loss in three games with a 63-84 points defeat in the
hands of Senegal on...
Alleged Planned Islamization: Buhari Says No Religion, Faith Will Be Imposed...
President Muhammadu Buhari has said
that no particular religion or faith would be imposed on Nigerians as he swore
to defend the constitution of the land.President...
IHF Challenge Trophy: Board Member Expresses Confidence On National Team
A
board member of Handball Federation of Nigeria HFN Musa Hamza, says he has
confidence in the national junior female teams to lift the 2019 International
Handball...
South Sudan: Concern Grows Over Fighting
There
is growing international concern about fighting between rival armed groups in
South Sudan.Thousands
of people have fled over the border to the Democratic Republic of Congo...
Road: FG To Complete N5.5bn Project In Osun – Fashola
The
Federal Government said that it would complete the N5.5 billion
Ila-Oragun-Ekanmeje road project, Osun state, before the end of the year.The
Minister of Power, Works and...
Alleged Resignation: Osinbajo Dismisses Rumour
Vice
President Yemi Osinbajo has dispelled rumour of his resignation from the
current administration for being allegedly sidelined in the scheme of things.The
social media became awash...
Declare Assets: CCB Advises Political Office Holders To Comply Before End...
Federal
Commissioner, Code of Conduct Bureau CCB Abdullahi Abubakar, in charge of North
East Zone, has advised political office holders to declare their assets
immediately after the...
Vote Buying: Buhari Raises Alarm Over Huge Dollars In Circulation
President
Muhammadu Buhari has expressed astonishment at the huge amount of foreign
currency flooding the country intended to influence the outcome of the general
elections beginning on...
Saturday’s Elections: FG Orders Closure Of Borders
The
Federal Government has ordered the closure of the nation’s borders for
Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections.Comptroller-General,
Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, said in a statement...
Deferred Polls: 72.8 Million PVCs Collected, Eligible To Vote In Saturday’s...
The
Independent National Electoral Commission INEC says the total number of
collected Permanent Voters Card PVCs across Nigeria is stood at 72,775,585.The
chairman of the commission, Mahmood...
FIFA U-2019: Fresh Salutes F/Eagles Over World Cup Qualification
A member of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF Executive
Ahmed Yusuf Fresh has commended the country’s Under-20 national football team,
Flying Eagles for picking one of...
Zambia Political Violence: Opposition To Take President Lungu At ICC
Zambia Political Violence: Opposition To Take President
Lungu At ICCOpposition parties in Zambia are accusing President Edgar
Lungu of presiding over political violence against his rivals,...
Methyl Bromide: NAFDAC Bans Product As A Fumigant For Pests
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and
Control, NAFDAC has announced ban on methyl bromide as a pest control fumigant.A statement by Director...
