The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has gone for a second recess after adding two Local Government Areas to the 13 results earlier announced. With the total of 15 LGAs announced so far, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is maintaining a strong lead in all, with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) coming second. The collation…
A Nigerian nurse who was kidnapped by Islamic State-affiliated jihadists has escaped after six years. While in captivity she has been married twiceto members of the group The military presented Alice Loksha, who had been a health worker for the UN children’s agency UNICEF in the northeast, to reporters at a military base in Maiduguri,…
Thirteen Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Ghana have been rescued, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) said. The agency said their rescue brings “the total repatriated back to the country within five months to 163”. In a statement by its Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, NiDCOM gave a breakdown of…
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has suspended Justice G. C Aguma of the High Court of Rivers State and Justice A.O Nwabunike of the Anambra State High Court from performing judicial functions. They were both suspended for the period of one year without pay and placed on watch list for two years thereafter. According to…
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 33.88% in October 2024, up from 32.7% in September 2024, reflecting a 1.18 percentage point month-on-month increase. This was contained in the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Friday. The Bureau attributed the rise in inflation to increased transportation costs and higher food…
Voters will today go to the polls in Ondo state to elect a new governor that will run the affairs if the state for the next four years Ahead of the exercise, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it cleared 18 candidates for the poll. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is vying for his first election…
Premier League referee David Coote has been suspended after a video allegedly showing him making derogatory comments about Liverpool and the club’s former manager Jurgen Klopp was circulated on social media. Refereeing body PGMOL says the suspension comes into force with immediate effect and is pending a full investigation. Coote, 42, refereed Liverpool’s 2-0 win…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it has delivered sensitive materials for this Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State. In a post via its official X handle on Monday, INEC said the materials were transported by the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, and have been received by officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN….
Nigerian skit maker and actress, Kemi Ikuseedun, popularly known as Mummy Wa, has spoken about her experience with sexual harassment in the movie industry. She made the revelation during her appearance on ‘WithChude podcast’ with Chude Jideonwo. Mummy Wa became famous in 2023, following her appearance on Mr Macaroni’s skits. Sharing her experiences, the actress…
A young man whose wedding is scheduled to take place in December 2024 has been reportedly killed by gunmen suspected to be cultists. The young man simply identified as Danladi was killed at a friend’s shop located about 100 meters away from the Esigie Police Division in the Oredo LGA of Edo State. An eyewitness…
