Governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom, has demanded for an apology from the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, over his comments against him and the people of the state. Addressing youths from Jemgbagh axis which comprises Gboko, Buruku and Tarka Local Government Areas of the state on Wednesday Ortom said…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has disclosed that the preliminary number of registered voters in Nigeria is 93.5 million. Yakubu made the disclosure on Wednesday at the third quarterly meeting with political parties in Abuja. Yakubu, said after cleaning up the voter data using the automated biometric identification…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is to release newly designed naira notes by December 15, 2022. The CBN governor, Dr. Godwin Emefiele , disclosed this at a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the redesigned notes include N200, N500 and N1000 adding that the old notes would cease to be regarded as…
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Tuesday nullified all the primaries conducted by the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state over unlawful exclusion of some members of the party as delegates to the primaries. According to The PUNCh, the court gave its ruling, following a suit brought before…
The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has commenced the airlift of relief materials to riverine communities affected by the recent flooding in Bayelsa. Spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He said the relief materials were airlifted by the C-130 aircraft from Enugu to Port Harcourt and were subsequently ferried to…
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the recent attack on the general overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman. On October 21, gunmen attacked a convoy conveying the cleric in the Auchi area of Edo state. Seven people, including three police officers. In a statement on Tuesday, the association expressed worry over the incident…
