Edo election: INEC to distribute PVC Aug. 22
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Edo State has fixed August 22–30 for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs. Timidi Wariowei, INEC’s Head of Department, Voter Education and…
Chinese firm releases one of 3 seized Nigerian presidential jets
A Chinese firm, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Company has announced the release of one of the three Nigerian presidential jets seized on the order of a French court. The company’s…
Soldiers are harassing us on South-East roads – Igbo women cry out
Igbo women under the aegis of the Igbo Women Assembly, IWA, have appealed to the Federal Government to withdraw the soldiers deployed across checkpoints in the South-East region. They said…
Flood submerges 12 LGAs in Jigawa as residents fear 2020-like disaster
The Jigawa State Government is concerned about the possibility of a repeat of the 2020 flooding that affected over 90 percent of the state. In the current 2024 rainy season,…
Ebonyi South: Tribunal upholds Senator Okorie Ani’s election
The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital, has upheld the election of Professor Anthony Okorie Ani as the Senator representing Ebonyi South Senatorial District in the Upper…
Gunmen kidnap over 20 Nigerian Medical, Dental students in Benue
Gunmen have kidnapped over 20 medical and dental students and a House Officer in Benue State. The students were en route to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students…
Anambra Commissioner, wife reportedly kidnapped, aide killed
The Commissioner for Youths Development in Anambra State, Hon Patrick Aghamba and wife have been reportedly kidnapped. Sources said an aide of the commissioner, whose name was given as Mr…
27 judges to face NJC probe panels over alleged misconduct
The National Judicial Council, NJC, has constituted four probe panels to investigate 27 high court judges in the country over various allegations of judicial misconduct brought against them. The Council…
Prices of Garri, Fufu, and others drop as Nigeria’s food inflation fall
The reduction in the prices of Garri, Akpu(fufu), milk, and other items pushed Nigeria’s food inflation to fall by 39.53 percent in July 2024 from 40.87 percent in June of…
Adamawa Police Command decorates 120 newly promoted ASPs
The Adamawa State Police Command has decorated 120 assistant superintendents of Police II, ASP II, after their promotion from the rank of inspector. The state Commissioner of Police, CP Dankombo…