INEC Declares PDP’s Mbah Enugu Gov-Elect The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has won the March 18 governorship election in the state. He scored 160,895 votes to defeat his closest rival, Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party (LP), who polled 157,552 votes. Frank Nweke Jnr of the…
Sultan Announces Sighting Of New Moon, Says Fasting Begins Today The Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has confirmed the sighting of the moon marking the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan 1444AH. The Sultan, in a post shared by the National Moonsighting Committee…
Suspected political thugs have set ablaze a state High Court in Owutu Edda community in Ebonyi State. The development came barely 24 hours after the conclusion of the Governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state. The Registrar of the court, Mrs Oluchi Uduma, who spoke to newsmen, said that the hoodlums invaded the…
The Lagos State Ministry of Justice has set up plans to prosecute Oluwaseun Osibanjo, the driver of the BRT bus that collided with a moving train in Lagos, with a 16-count charge of manslaughter and grievous bodily harm. A statement signed on Friday by the Director of Public Affairs in the ministry, Grace Alo, said…
Mesut Ozil has confirmed he has retired from football at the age of 34 with immediate effect. The former Arsenal midfielder and Germany international had been playing for Turkish top flight side Istanbul Basaksehir since joining in the summer but has only made eight appearances for the club following injury problems. Back issues have largely…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has officially presented a Certificate of Yoruba Territory to Quilombola territory in Brazil, making the city the first outside Africa to receive the title. The highly revered Yoruba king also on Tuesday addressed Brazil’s Federal House of Assembly where he officially inaugurated the first-ever National Orisa…
Nollywood actress cum politician, Tonto Dikeh has hailed Funke Akindele’s bravery. Recall the actress and mom of two was Lagos PDP Deputy-Governorship candidate. Though Tonto and her principal stepped down in Rivers state to give their support to APC, the actress says she knows how difficult it is to be a woman in politics. She…
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero has directed public sector workers in the country to embark on strike beginning from Wednesday next week. He also directed that affiliate unions constituting the Nigeria Labour Congress should also be on standby for picketing exercises across all branches of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, nationwide.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission will today (Wednesday) resume the collation of Enugu and Abia states governorship election results. This was made known in a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, on Wednesday. The INEC’s office in Obingwa Local Government Area in Abia State was invaded…
President-elect Bola Tinubu on Tuesday night travelled out of the country to spend some time in Paris and London. According to a statement by Tunde Rahman for the Office of the President-elect, the trip will enable Tinubu to rest and plan his transition programme ahead of his inauguration on May 29. Rahman added that the…
