The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the schedule of activities for the 2023 general election. The INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, gave the breakdown on Saturday at a media briefing in Abuja. He said, with the latest announcement of the presidential polls, political parties are expected to begin collection of forms from INEC from…
Seven people have been reportedly killed while a student of the Government Science Secondary School Birnin-Gwari, Kaduna state escaped with a bullet in separate attacks by terrorists on Saturday. Fifty seven people were also said to have been abducted by the terrorists. Ibrahim Nagwari, chairman of the Birnin Gwari Vanguard for Security and Good Governance,…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says he is confident that he will win the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Atiku stated this in an interview with journalists on Saturday shortly after a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his presidential bid. Atiku was said to have arrived Obasanjo’s residence located within Olusegun…
By Patience Dombin, Jos There was massive voter turnout for the Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency by-election in Plateau state. AmazingTimes Correspondent who visited some polling units in Kabong- Gada Biu, in Jos North Local Government Area, reports that a large number of people came out to vote. Accreditation and voting were conducted simultaneously, a development which…
Dikyet Gupiya, the district head of Pushit, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau state, has been abducted by gunmen. Gupyet was reportedly abducted at his residence on on Thursday at about 9:15pm. The traditional ruler is said to be a close relative of the state deputy governor, Prof. Sonni Tyoden who is also from Pushit….
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to commission more projects executed by the Kaduna state government in May 2022. The Managing Director of the Kaduna Roads Agency (KADRA), Habiba Buhari disclosed this on Friday while inspecting the multi-billion naira bridge across River Kaduna, connecting Kabala to Barnawa areas within Kaduna metropolis. The President had during his…
