52 candidates set to participate in Bayelsa gubernatorial election – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 52 political parties and its candidates are ready to participate in the Bayelsa governorship election on Nov. 16. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
Yellow Fever: Govt commences vaccination in Bauchi as death toll rises to seven
The death toll from the Yellow Fever outbreak in Bauchi State has increased to seven, a situation which has prompted the state government to commence vaccination across the state. Bauchi…
Proposed VAT increment: PDP charges FG not to further punish Nigerians by imposing harsh tax regime
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned and totally rejected the decision by the Federal Government to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) from 5% to excruciating 7.2%, saying Nigerians…
INEC clears 51 candidates to contest Kogi Guber election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cleared 51 candidates and their deputies to contest the Nov. 16 governorship election in Kogi. The names of the cleared candidates and their…
Osinbajo jets off to Zimbabwe for Mugabe funeral
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will represent President Muhammadu Buhari at the state funeral for former President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement in Abuja, said…
PDP accuses tribunal judges of altering judgement record
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) says it is worried over what it described as undue delay in releasing the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) judgment record on the Feb. 23…
Buruji Kashamu PDP supporters ditch party, join APC in Ogun
No fewer than 1,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Ogun East Senatorial District, loyal to the Buruji Kashamu faction, on Friday, defected to the ruling All Progressives…
Okada rider charged with assault, gets N200,000 bail
A Karu Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, on Friday, admitted a commercial motorcyclist, Abubakar Usman, to a N200,000 bail for slapping and inflicting injuries on another person. Abubakar, who resides in…
Kano Police arrest 3 notorious cattle rustlers, recover over 1,000 cows, ammunition
The Police in Kano on Friday said that it arrested three notorious rustlers for stealing 1,000 cows in Falgore Forest, Kiru Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of…
Robert Mugabe to be buried at national shrine, family says
Zimbabwe’s founder Robert Mugabe will be buried at a national shrine in Harare on Sunday, the Mugabe family spokesman said on Friday, contradicting comments a day earlier which suggested the…