The candidate of Labour Party in Saturday’s governorship election in Imo State, Senator Athan Achonu, has said democracy is under attack in the country. Speaking at his resident after casting his vote, Achonu decried the alleged high level of electoral manipulations that took place in the state but assured that the masses will resist the…
As part of events marking it’s five years anniversary, a non-governmental Organisation, Acobarry Charity Foundation, today, donated a brand new Venza motorcycle worth 5 million Naira to the Obi of Nnewichi in Nnewi North Local Government Area, HRH, Obi George Onyekaba (Obidiugwu) The leader of the foundation Hon Amobi Okonkwo who led the team was…
In the wee hours of the morning on Saturday, a blazing fire destroyed goods worth millions of naira in Oja Tuntun, the largest market in Ile-Ife, Osun State. Recall that between July 2019 and December 2020, the market experienced three fire incidents which destroyed many shops and goods. As at the time of this report,…
Votes are about now being sorted out following the conclusion of Voting in all the polling units in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states where governorship elections took place Saturday Voting was expected to end by 2pm but extended beyond that time because of late arrival of INEC officials. According a journalist who monitored the exercise,…
An INEC official kidnapped by some unknown persons on the eve of the governorship election in Bayelsa state has been released. The official whose name was not disclosed was kidnapped on his way to Sagbama. He was picked up by his abductors as he waited for a boat to ferry him to Sagbama his duty…
Murtala Ajaka, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate for Saturday’s Kogi governorship election, has expressed confidence in winning the poll. “INEC has tried in conducting this off-cycle governorship election in Kogi, but not with some challenges in some places. We are only worried about the reports we are getting from our agents in three local…
Following an uproar that shook the internet in the early hours of today, when Mtn users took to social media to express excitement over disappearance of all airtime debt, Mtn has come out to clear the air. The network operators released an official statement on their X platform to clear the air, they announced that…
Mr. Timipre Sylva, the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has levied serious accusations against both the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Nigerian military. Speaking to journalists after casting his ballot at Polling Unit 4, Dukuraku Central Open Space, Okpoama, Ward 4, Brass Local Government Area, Sylva claimed that the electoral contest…
The Enugu government has approved the establishment of the Enugu State Local Emergency Management Agency to forestall emergency activities that could be destructive in the state. This was disclosed by the information commissioner Eze Aka while addressing journalists on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting held at the Government House, Enugu. He stated…
Voting in the ongoing governorship election has commenced after about three hours delay in Okpoama Ward, Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa. Okpoama Ward Polling Unit-4 has 17 polling centres and is the electoral ward of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Timipre Sylva. Accreditation and voting across the ward commenced at…
