BY GODWIN OBI Osun State Governor-Elect, Ademola Adeleke, says the signing of the Electoral Act contributed to his victory in the just-concluded governorship election in his state. Adeleke had stunned the incumbent governor, Gboyega Oyetola, to win the election, reversing the outcome of a matchup between both men in 2018.Continue Reading
● BIMCO calls for Full deployment of Deep Blue Assets.● Collaboration key to success-Jamoh BY GODWIN OBI The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) in its half-year report of 2022 has lauded the reduction in piracy in the globe and expressed optimism that it is a new dawn for the shipping community globally. ThisContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Labour Congress has directed all State councils Chairpersons and Secretaries to mobilise members for a nationwide ‘get our children back to school protests A letter to the state councils and signed by NLC President, Ayuba Wabba and General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, said the protest isContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday congratulated the governor-elect of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, following the victory of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just-concluded election. Adeleke had stunned the incumbent governor, Gboyega Oyetola, to win the election, reversing the outcome of aContinue Reading
…Say Muslim-Muslim ticket divisive BY GODWIN OBI Coalition of North East Elders for Peace and Development (CNEEPD), yesterday, endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, in the 2023 poll. The group also rejected the Muslim-Muslim ticket by All Progressives Congress (APC), saying the decision does not promoteContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Social media public outrage has compelled the Zamfara State Government in North-West Nigeria to suspend the planned installation of a suspected notorious bandits leader, Ado Aleru as the Sarkin Fulani in Yandoton Daji. The turbaning ceremony which was slated for Saturday at Yandoton Daji one of theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted an official of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in Imo State, Frontline Reporters has learned. The victim, Kingsley Okorafor, was abducted from his residence at Umuadara Umulogho Autonomous community in Obowo Local Government Area of the state. Sources inContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A large crowd of Christians from the 19 northern states, on Friday, stormed the Aso Villa State House, Abuja to protest the selection of Senator Kashim Shettima by the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as his running mate. The demonstrators also presentedContinue Reading
BY OUR REPORTER Gunmen have again struck at INEC facilities in Igboeze North Council Area of Enugu State, South East Nigeria, just two weeks after an earlier incident. Officials of the electoral body on Voters Registration exercise were attacked on their duty posts, with two of them severely injured. TwoContinue Reading
\ BY GODWIN OBI The Peoples Democratic Party has instituted a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, praying the court to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission to prevent the Presidential Candidates of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu and Labour Party, Peter Obi, from replacing their runningContinue Reading