BY GODWIN BOI The Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara has congratulated the newly inaugurated executives of the Nigeria Union of Journalist NUJ Katsina State Council and the National Association of Women Journalist NAWOJ Katsina State Chapter. The congratulatory message is contained in a letter addressedContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it will issue certificates of return to newly elected governors, deputy governors-elect and State Assembly members-elect from Wednesday to Friday. In a statement on Saturday, INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye said by the provisions of Section 72(1) of the ElectoralContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI There are strong indications that the huge crowd of customers at banks and Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) may begin to ease off from today as more commercial banks expect fresh cash supplies from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). It is also assumed that respite wouldContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the results of governorship elections in 10 states, even as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been re-elected in Lagos State. He polled a total of 762,134 votes, defeating Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party who scored 312,329 votes, followed byContinue Reading
• Pay only N20,000, N10,000 to customers in Lagos, Abuja • Unending pains as ATMs, banking halls are choked BY GODWIN OBI Despite the resurrection of the old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) last week, Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) are still having hecticContinue Reading
By GODWIN OBI What several voters saw as an opportunity to exercise their franchise turned sour as violent attacks, ballot box snatching, delays and more tainted the governorship and state assembly elections across the country on Saturday. While the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) seemed to impress voters, relative toContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI While the All Progressives Congress (APC) was challenging the judgment of the Federal High Court, Lagos which ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to electronically upload the results of Saturday’s governorship and State House of Assembly elections, another Federal High Court in Abuja has mandated theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Once again today, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) takes centre stage, this time around for the conduct of governorship and state house of assembly polls across the country. The polls come three weeks after a dramatic round of presidential and National Assembly elections, which has receivedContinue Reading
GODWIN OBI The National Association of Katsina State Students, Kaduna Polytechnic Chapter has presented an award of excellence to Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara for his contribution toward the development of the association. The National President of the Association, Comrade Ahmad Saulawa during the awardContinue Reading
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike BY GODWIN OBI Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has hit Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, claiming that he allegedly deceived Governors Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) and Samuel Ortom (Benue) into committing political suicide. Atiku spoke through his media aide, Continue Reading