BY GODWIN OBI Ahead of the 2027 elections, the Senate is set to amend the Electoral Act to allow for diaspora voting, at least for presidential elections, to enable citizens, especially those on essential service abroad, to vote. The Senate in a communiqué issued at the end of its retreatContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has advocated a joint celebration of the New Yam festival and unity among Ndịgbo across the South-East. Soludo made the call on Saturday at the Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, during the state’s maiden edition of its New YamContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A boat mishap has occured in Niger State leading to the death of two persons while many sustained major injuries. The accident occurred in Katcha, headquarters of Katcha Local Government Area, last Friday. Our correspondent, who reliably gathered that the boat, as at the time of theContinue Reading
The Nigerian Army has recruited a new set of 6,315 soldiers into the force as part of efforts to shore up its manpower and confront the security challenges confronting the country. At the passing-out parade of the recruits of 85th Regular Intake from the Nigerian Army Depot, Zaria in KadunaContinue Reading