The Independent National Electoral Commission has disowned Wednesday’s Labour Party (LP) National Convention in Anambra. Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday. Oyekanmi said that the conduct of the convention was not monitored by INEC, declining to state…
English Premier League Arsenal are keeping tabs on at least two Super Eagles strikers ahead of the summer transfer window. According to reports, Arsenal Director of football Edu Gasper, has compiled a 10-man shortlist already. And it includes the Nigerian duo of Victor Osimhen (Napoli) and Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen). Ivan Toney, Alexander Isak, and…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has expressed confidence about his election victory at the last governorship election in the state assuring his supporters that his administration will not be cut short. Fubara, who called on the people of the state not to panic, assured them of his administration’s determination to protect their lives and…
As part of activities marking this year’s Ramadan, Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has pardoned 33 inmates from various correctional centres in the state. Information Officer of the Yobe State Ministry of Justice, Alhassan Sule Mamudo, said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Damaturu on Wednesday. According to the statement, the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Presidential Economic Coordination Council, PECC, and the creation of the Economic Management Team Emergency Taskforce, EET. A statement issued by the President’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, noted that the approvals is sequel to a strategic move to bolster the nation’s economic governance frameworks and ensure robust…
The Nigeria Labour Congress has dismissed the re-election of Julius Abure as the National Chairman of Labour Party Reacting to the outcome of the convention, NLC spokesman, Benson Upah, said the whole exercise was a charade vowing that Abure would not be recognised. Julius Abure, secured reelection on Wednesday at a convention held in Nnewi,…
Following the conclusion of collation of votes, Mr Diomaye Faye has officially been declared winner of the presidential election in Senegal, winning 54.28% of votes in the first round. According to reports Faye placed well ahead of the governing coalition’s candidate, former Prime Minister Amadou Ba, who had 35.79% of the votes. The victory for…
President of Trade Union Congress Festus Osifo says it is designing a clause in the framing of a new minimum wage that will sanction state governments who fail to pay the revised minimum wage when approved. Osifo said the sanction will require that the Federation Account Allocation Committee directly pay workers in states where governors…
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, conferred national posthumous awards on 17 slain military personnel killed in the Okuama area of Delta State. At the burial of the officers and soldiers at the Military Cemetery, Abuja, the President also announced scholarships and house gifts for the children and families of the slain military personnel. The officers…
the federal government has declared friday, march 29 and monday, april 1, 2024, as public holidays to mark the celebrations of 2024 good friday and easter monday respectively. The declaration was made by the minister of interior, olubunmi tunji-ojo, on behalf of the federal government in a statement signed by the permanent secretary of the…
