The governorship candidate of Action Peoples Party (APP) in Abia State, Hon. Mascot Kalu has said he fits well into what the people are yearning for in filling the leadership vacuum in the state. Mascot, a former chief of staff said he is young, vibrant, and energetic, expressing hope that he will emerge victorious at the…
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila is a leading candidate for the post of chief of staff to president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the next administration. Gbajabiamila was conspicuously missing at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja, on Wednesday when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) presented certificates of return to elected members…
The postponement of the governorship and National Assembly elections earlier scheduled to hold tomorrow has provided an opportunity for state governors seeking reelection or who have preferred successors to engage in last minute campaigns.The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had postponed the governorship and state house of assembly elections scheduled for tomorrow to Saturday March…
The Labour Party, on Thursday, knocked the Independent National Electoral Commission, saying the electoral umpire deliberately came up with its idea of reconfiguring the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machines after its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, sought to examine the election materials. This was as the party faulted the commission’s claim of backing up the data…
Nigeria’s misery index has soared by 11.9 percentage points to 73.05, The PUNCH’s findings have shown. The misery index is a measure of economic distress felt by everyday people, due to the risk of (or actual) joblessness combined with an increasing cost of living. The misery index is calculated by adding the seasonally adjusted unemployment…
Voters in Niger State have accused politicians of deception by collecting their account numbers before the presidential and National Assembly elections without paying them.Mrs Felicia Sunday told City & Crime that their account numbers were collected by various political parties but that two weeks after the polls they were yet to receive the money they…
Cristiano Ronaldo took the worst free-kick of his career for Al Nassr as they lost 1-0 to title rivals Al Ittihad. The two sides met in the ‘Saudi Superclasico’ at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, with Nassr just two points clear at the top going into the clash. But it was the hosts…
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has appealed to residents of the state to accept the old notes, IGBERETV reports. Obaseki made the appeal after the Supreme Court ruled that the old N500 and N1000 notes remain legal tender till December 31, 2023. The Edo State Government is one of the co-defendants with the federal…
VATICAN CITY, March 10 (Reuters) – The war in Ukraine is driven by the interests of several “empires” and not just of Russia’s, Pope Francis said in an interview published on Friday. Francis said the conflict was fuelled by “imperial interests, not just of the Russian empire, but of empires from elsewhere“. He expressed a readiness to…
Not fewer than 35 displaced persons who went on a fishing expedition have been shot dead by the fighters of Islamic State of the West African (ISWAP) fighters in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State. Daily Trust gathered from sources that the ISWAP fighters had on several occasions warned the fishermen to stay away from…