BY ADOLPHUS DURU The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will work with relevant stakeholders to track campaign finances, vote buying and other anomalies before, during and after the general elections. Mrs Hauwa Kangiwa, INEC Administrative Secretary in Sokoto State, said this at a stakeholders meeting on Monday inContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) has called on the Federal Government to take a firm stand in support of the President of Air Peace Limited, Dr. Allen Onyema, in the case of alleged indictment by the United States in 2019. National President of the group, AlhajiContinue Reading
BY GODDY OBINWA Leadership of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Fulani Socio-cultural Association, has listed conditions and measures that government and communities must take to restore lasting peace, unity and tolerance among farmers and herders in various troubled communities across the country. The conditions were contained in a communique released atContinue Reading
The leader of the pan-Yoruba group Afenifere Chief Ayo Adebanjo has reacted to Mr. Bola Tinubu’s visit to a former leader of the group Pa Reuben Fasoranti, saying the comments trailing it are an attempt to divide the group. Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC),Continue Reading
By Martins Duru World Igbo Congress (WIC), an association of all Igbo in the Diaspora, has on behalf of its members extolled the Judiciary over the judgments delivered by the Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia State and the earlier one delivered by the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division onContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Senate Committee on Finance on Friday invited the Acting Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Okolieboh Sylva to throw more insight over alleged “unremitted” charges deducted from the Remitta payment platform into the Federation Account in the last 10 years. In his explanation, the Acting AccountantContinue Reading
BY GODDY OBI The National Chairman of Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure says Nigeria is sick and shouldn’t be handed over to “sick” people. He spoke on Saturday in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, during the commencement of campaigns for the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi; and his running mate,Continue Reading
. BY GODDY OBINWA Nigerians have continued to react to the frank call by a former Army Chief and Minister of Defence, Lt. Gen. Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (rtd), for his people of Taraba state to adopt self-defence in the wake of serial massacres. The elder statesman had spoken last weekendContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu has urged the nation’s security establishment and citizens to continue being vigilant and careful with security, saying it is important to avoid panic. He urged citizens to remain calm in the wake of the recent changes in travel advice from the US and UK governments,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Police in Katsina State on Friday rescued at least 21 kidnap victims comprising 15 women and six children in Dutsinma Local Government Area of the State. The victims were rescued at about 0430hrs, after the Police Command received a distress call that terrorists in their numbers onContinue Reading