By Lucy Ogalue Abuja, March 15, 2023 The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has urged the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to address charges introduced for National Identification Number (NIN) integration and verification. Dr Jumoke Oduwole, PEBEC Secretary/Special Adviser to the President, Ease of Doing Business, in …

By Isaiah Eka Uyo, March 15, 2023 The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom, Mr. Olatoye Durosinmi, has warned politicians in the state to shun politics of bitterness and use of thugs during Saturday’s Governorship and State House of Assembly Elections. Durosinmi gave the warning during the signing of a …

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto Ahead of the March 18, 2023, Governorship and Houses of Assembly elections, Sokoto State gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Hon Saidu Umar (Ubandoma Sokoto) has appealed to the electorate in the state to not only come and vote but also to ensure that …

By Sixtus Uket (Calabar) The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rebirth Group in Cross River State, has called on the people of the State to come out en mass to vote for the candidate of the People Democratic party (PDP), Senator Sandy Ojang Onor and his Deputy, Lady Emana Duke in …

By Joan Nwagwu Abuja, March 14, 2023 Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its ongoing strike in Imo for two weeks. NLC President, Mr. Joseph Ajaero, announced the suspension of the industrial action in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the …

A United States of America (USA)-based group, Nigerian-American Coalition for Justice and Democracy (NACJD) has thrown its weight behind the Labour Party (LP)’s Governorship Candidate for Lagos State in the Saturday, March 18, 2023, election. The group, a Washington, DC. based Research and Good Governance advocacy non-profit organization that educates …

.. Says donations well documented Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has expressed satisfaction with the progress of ongoing rehabilitation works at the Maiduguri Monday market, which was engulfed by fire on Sunday, February 26, 2023. Zulum made this known Tuesday when he paid an assessment visit to the market, …

From: Ruth Yarnap Bauchi Ahead of the March 18, 2023 State and Governorship Elections in the state, the Forum of former Executive Chairmen of Local Government Councils in Bauchi State has called on the people of the state to shun violence and all perpetrators of evil acts to have a peaceful …

By Christian Njoku Calabar, March 15, 2023 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its operations are guided by the Electoral Act and not by political parties. Prof. Gabriel Yomere, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Cross River, made this known in Calabar during an interview with the News Agency of …

By Adeyemi Adeleye Lagos, March 14, 2023 Some support groups of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, on Tuesday threw their weight behind the party’s Governorship Candidate in Lagos State, Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. Addressing a news conference at the party secretary at Ikeja GRA, the support groups …

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto The chairman of Peoples Democratic (PDP) in Tambuwal local government of Sokoto State, Alhaji Umaru Sarkin Noma, has appealed for peaceful conduct in the March 18 Governorship and State Assembly election. Umaru made the appeal in reaction to a viral video in the social media in …

A six-man FIFA/CAF delegation will land Uyo aboard Ibom Air to inspect the Nest of Champions and related facilities ahead of the planned Multi-Million Dollar CAF Super League in the continent. ln 2022, CAF President Patrice Motsepe mooted the idea of a CAF Super league for top football clubs in …

**Why media campaign against Omo-Agege fell flat – Niboro   The Delta All Progressives Congress, APC, Campaign Council, has challenged the outgoing governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, to explain to Deltans how he acquired a N3 billion mansion in Texas, United States of America; and come clean on the …

Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25, 2023, election has said that it is never God’s wish that elections should be rigged and as such it could not be His wish that such travesty should be allowed to go unchallenged. The former Governor of Anambra State, …

Ehigimetor Igbaugba Calabar, March 13, 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River says endorsement of its governorship candidate, Sen. Sandy Onor, by Mr Peter Obi attests to the candidate’s sound pedigree as a man of the  people. PDP chairman in the state, Mr. Venatius Ikem made the declaration in …

By George Odok Calabar, March 14, 2023 Mr. Bassey Akiba, the House of Representatives member-elect for Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Federal Constituency, says his victory caught the All Progressives Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River by surprise. Akiba, a former lawmaker in the Cross River House of Assembly, …

By Angela Atabo Abuja, March 13, 2023 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is willing to make available all necessary documents on the Feb. 25 presidential election for inspection by interested parties. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman, INEC, said this when he received a team of lawyers from …

By Adeyemi Adeleye Lagos, March 14, 2023 The legal team of Labour Party (LP) candidate for March 18 Governorship election in Lagos State, Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has said its client remains the party’s authentic flag-bearer in the state. Mr. Olagbade Benson, the Lead Counsel to Rhodes-Vivour, told newsmen on Monday …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, March 14, 2023 The Society of Foreign Consuls (SOFC), New York has honoured a Nigerian Nurse, Dr Grace Ogiehor-Enoma, for her outstanding achievements and contributions to community empowerment of African immigrants in the U.S. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ogiehor-Enoma was honoured …

By Kadiri Abdulrahman Abuja, March 14, 2023 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Monday, said that the old N200, N500 and N1,000 banknotes remain legal tender till Dec. 31. According to a statement by Isa AbdulMumin, CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications, this is in compliance with the March 3 …

Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, the wife of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has denied involvement in the search for an organ donor for their ailing daughter, Sonia. Beatrice was arrested in 2022 alongside her husband in the United Kingdom for allegedly trafficking a young man into the country to harvest …

By Joan Nwagwu Abuja, March 13, 2023 NLC plans to order workers to sit at home if in seven days the Federal Government fails to address current cash crunch. Its President, Mr. Joe Ajaero, made the declaration on Monday in Abuja at the end of an emergency meeting of the …

By Monday Ijeh Abuja, March 13, 2023 The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has ordered swift conclusion of all investigations related to violations of the Electoral Act during the Feb. 25 elections. Baba gave the order to Commissioners of Police in charge of commands nationwide. In a statement issued …

The Obidient Movement which powered the Labour Party (LP) to a stunning performamce in the February 25, 2023 presidential and national legislative elections is a golden event in Nigeria’s political history, according to Chijioke Edoga, the party’s gubernatorial candidate in Enugu State in this weekend’s election.   “The country has not …

By Taiye Agbaje and Edith Nwapi Abuja, March 13, 2023 The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Monday, reserved judgment in an appeal filed by Mr. Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against a judgment of the tribunal which invalidated his election as governor of Osun. The three-member panel …