The governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has agreed on a zoning formula for all the six geopolitical zones. Speaking on behalf of APC governors shortly after meeting with President Muhamadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja, El-Rufai said the positions were swapped among the geo-political…
The Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented assault on Israel on 7 October, with hundreds of gunmen infiltrating communities near the Gaza Strip. At least 1,400 Israelis have been killed, while the country’s military says 199 soldiers and civilians, including women and children, were being held in Gaza as hostages. More than 2,700 Palestinians…
An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) been abducted in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Also, a boat carrying election personnel and materials to southern Ijaw LGA capsized and result sheets were lost during the incident. Wilfred Ifogah, head of INEC voters’ registration in the state, disclosed this in a statement on…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 20 Nigerians to serve as federal commissioners in the National Population Commission (NPC). Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngalale, announced the appointments in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said, nine serving federal commissioners are among those appointed by the President. The statement said the appointees include, Emmanuel…
The organised Labour, on Monday night, agreed to suspend its indefinite strike planned to commence on Tuesday. The resolution followed over five hours of deliberations between the federal government, leaders of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. A 13-point communique read at the end of…
The Plateau state government has declared a three days mourning period for the 22 school children who died in a collapsed school building on Friday at Saints Academy in Busa Bujji, Jos. The state government also said it will set up a high power committee to investigate the cause of the collapsed building. The two…
