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APC caucus in Igbo-speaking Delta East endorse Lawan and Omo-Agege for senate president and deputy

MEMBERS of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Ndokwa region in the Delta East Senatorial District of Delta State have endorsed Senators Ahmed Lawan and Ovie Omo-Agege as their respective candidates for senate president and deputy.

 

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UK promises to provide further assistance with IDPs as Foreign Office director visits Abuja

BRITAIN and Nigeria have pledged to step up cooperation in assisting internally displaced persons (IDPs) currently living in makeshift camps during a recent visit to Abuja by the director for Africa in the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

 

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APC spokesman says Ndigbo have nobody but themselves to blame for not clinching senate presidency

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) deputy publicity secretary Yekini Nabena has declared that Ndigbo have nobody but themselves to blame for not winning the race to produce the next senate president as they refused to vote in senators from across the southeast.

 

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Christian Association of Nigeria denies being under any pressure to congratulate Buhari

UMBRELLA faith group the Christian Association of Nigeria (Can) has denied being under pressure to congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari over his recent election victory saying it will felicitate with him as is always the tradition.

 

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Inec declares Umaru Fintiri of the PDP Adamawa State's governor-elect after supplementary poll

NIGERIA's Independent national Electoral Commission (Inec) has declared Alhaji Umaru Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the Adamawa State governor-elect following the collation of the results yesterday after Thursday's supplementary election.

 

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Relying on the proceeds of one primary commodity for survival is a recipe for perpetual poverty so 2019 to 2023 has got to be about economic expansion

By Ayo Akinfe

 

With the declaration of the Adamawa result, we now know who all our governors are. All that remains is for the formality of Nyesom Wike to be declared the winner in Rivers State and the election matter is resolved. With this out of the way, the serious business of pursuing economic growth needs to start in earnest.

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Ipob leader Nnamdi Kanu declared wanted after Abuja federal high court revokes his bail

INDIGENOUS People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu has been declared wanted after a warrant for his arrest was issued by an Abuja federal high court following the revocation of the bail he was granted two years ago.

 

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Jigawa man beheads his own brother over petty cattle dispute as jealousy gets the better of him

MEN of the Jigawa State Police Command have arrested a 22 year old man and plan on charging him with murder after he beheaded his brother over a petty cattle dispute in Gwaram Local Government Area of the state.

 

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APC tells Rochas he is on his own as governor battles with Inec for his certificate of return

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) leaders have told Imo State's Governor Rochas Okorocha that he is on his own when it comes to the fight to get his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec).

 

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Incoming Borno governor promises to provide jobs and education to undercut Boko Haram

INCOMING Borno State governor Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has pledged to work hard on addressing unemployment within the state as part of a programme to address the causes of insurgency because it is joblessness that is fuelling Boko Haram's existence.

 

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