A federal commissioner of the National Population Commission (NCP) and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdulmalik Durunguwa, has applauded Kaduna state for proving that free, fair and credible elections are possible with electronic voting. Durunguwa spoke in an interview with journalists in Kaduna shortly after he led APC stakeholders from Kachia…
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has dismissed allegations that senators were paid $15,000 bribe each to approve the state of emergency declaration in Rivers state. President Bola Tinubu had, on Tuesday, declared a state of emergency in Rivers state, citing the prolonged political crisis and vandalisation of oil installations. The Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, his…
Troops uncover plots to cause mayhem in Taraba, arrest suspects, recover arms By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo Three people suspected to be planning to cause crisis in Taraba state have been arrested by troops of 6 Brigade, Jalingo. The suspects identified as Umar Zubair and Isah Abdulahi, were said to have been arrested in the…
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Kaduna on Monday, accusing a cartel in the oil sector of undermining local refining efforts. The protest, which was themed “National Unity Against Sabotage: Reclaiming Our Petroleum Sector for the People,” was organised by Partners for National Economic Progress (PANEP). It started at Murtala Square through major…
By Onuminya Ochowechi in Sokoto Sokoto state governor, Dr. Ahmed Aliyu, has advised corps members posted to the state against negative use of the social media. The governor gave the advice on Tuesday at the end of the three weeks orientation for members of Batch ‘B’ Stream I of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) at…
NIGERIA has a long history of Western education. Its first medical doctor, William Broughton Davis graduated in 1858. It had its first television station on October 31, 1959 before some Western countries like Albania and New Zealand. Yet, in July, 2021, its National Assembly voted overwhelmingly that the country must not transmit election results electronically….
