Reports reaching us reveal that an INEC staff has been abducted by some unknown persons in Bayelsa state. INEC’s Head of Voter Education and Publicity Wilfred Ifogah who confirmed the abduction, said the incident happened in Sagbama LGA. According to him the staff SPO assigned to Registration Area-06 (Ossioma) in Sagbama LGA was abducted while…
It’s D- day today Saturday November 11, as a little over five million voters in the three states of Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi will file out to vote in the off-cycle governorship election in the states. In the three states, the Independent National Electoral Commission said 5,169,692 voters collected their permanent voter cards out of…
Just hours to the commencement of the off- cycle election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states, thee factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Simon Ekpa has threatened to disrupt the exercise in the South East. In a post on his X handle, Ekpa said none of the Biafrans will participate in the election….
The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has stopped organized and their affiliates from embarking on any strike or industrial action. The unions had fixed Tuesday November 14 as date for a total nationwide strike after an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting in Abuja The unions decision is labour’s reaction to the alleged assault on…
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra state has disowned a message circulating on various platforms, claiming that he is offering N2 billion empowerment grant to 5000 Anambra youths. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Christian Aburime, in a statement described the viral message as a scam”. According to , Aburime the government is committed to…
President Bola Tinubu has joined other Nigeria’s to mourn the death of the country’s first female Major General, Aderonke Kale. President Tinubu described the death as a painful loss to the country. In a condolence statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale, he sympathised with the Kale family, the Nigerian Army,…
Hundreds of protesting women on Thursday stormed Bayelsa state police command in Yenagoa demanding the resignation of the state Commissioner of Police Tolani Alausa. The protesting women carrying placard with different inscriptions says the removal of the police commissioner will ensure the neutrality of the police during this weekend’s governorship election in the state The…
High cost of traditional marriage rites, especially bride price in some Southeastern states, particularly Imo, is a common experience many men who have followed their would-be-wives to their communities for marriage consummation encounter. Stories of men who abandoned their marriage plans while others go on with the experience but later severe relationship with the bride’s…
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo, a digitally inclined leader, is effectly working alongside a dedicated team, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Anambra residents, and the broader Tech community to ensure that Technology is Everywhere, and Everything in Anambra value the impact of technology. All efforts is aimed at transforming Anambra into a smart, liveable, and prosperous homeland. Recognizing…
All is now set for this weekend’s off cycle election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states. Electoral umpire INEC has since begun the distribution of sensitive and non-sensitive materials for the exercise. The electoral body also distributed life jackets across the eight local government areas of Bayelsa State where the governorship election will be held….
