A Civil society organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “to carry out a thourough investigation into allegations of electoral bribery and violence in the off-cycle governorship elections in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa states In a statement on Sunday, SERAP Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, urged INEC…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has adjourned the collation of results in the Bayelsa State Governorship Election till Monday noon. So far results from six of the eight local government areas in the state namely Kolokuma/Opokuma, Ogbia, Yenegoa, Sagbama, Nembe and Ekeremor have been collated. The remaining local government areas are Brass and Southern…
Following the brouhaha that ensued during the off season governorship election in Kogi state, the independent national electoral commission has said it would conduct fresh election in nine wards where election was suspended in Kogi State. The election suspended in nine wards in Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State was as a result of…
According to reports, a Boeing 737 passenger jet belonging to Aerocontractors Airlines crash-landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Sunday morning. As at the time of this report, no injury or fatality was recorded. The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, affirmed that the aircraft got involved in a “serious accident” around 10.47 am upon…
The Governor of Ebonyi State, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, has congratulated his Imo State counterpart and Chairman of the Progressives Governor’s Forum, Sen. Hope Odidika Uzodimma, on his landslide victory in the just concluded Imo State Gubernatorial Election. The congratulatory message was contained in a statement released by the special assistant to…
Chairman of Young Progressive Party in Nanka Ward 1, in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra state Chief Joe Mohel has been killedv Chief Mohel was shot dead by some yet-to-be-identified persons on Saturday, shortly after a meeting between members of the community and the member representing Orumba North and South Federal Constituency, Chinwe…
The candidate of the Labour Party in the just concluded Imo state Governorship election Athan Achonu has accused security operatives of colluding with the ruling All Progressives Congress to manipulate the result in the state Addressing newsmen in Ehime Mbano local government area of Imo state, the 64-year-old alleged his party supporters and voters were…
Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has said that the State Government would do everything possible to assist the ailing former NUPENG General Secretary, Frank Kori to get quality medical treatment. The Governor said this when he visited Kokori at the hospital where he is currently receiving treatment in Warri. Delta state To match words with…
Government Hope Uzodinma of Imo state has won the 2023 Governorship election in Imo state. Uzodinma, who is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress won in all the 27 Local Government Areas of the state. Though 18 parties fielded candidates in the poll, this year’s governorship election in Imo State has been described by…
Fighters from a paramilitary force and their allied Arab militias rampaged through a town in Sudan’s war-ravaged region of Darfur, reportedly killing around 800 people in a day attack, health personnel and the UN reports. Sudan has been entwined in conflicts since mid-April, tensions between military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan and the commander of the…
