The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared the incumbent governor of Adamawa state, Ahmadu Fintiri, as the winner of the governorship election. The returning officer for the governorship election, Mele Lamido, declared Fintiri winner of the election, after the collation of the supplementary election results. The final results showed that Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, candidate…
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated renowned goalkeeper, Mr. Emmanuel Okala, who clocks 70 years. A statement issued on Monday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said Okala represented the best of Nigerian talent and dexterity. The statement titled, ‘President Buhari hails heroic goalie, Emmanuel Okala at 70, reads:…
President Bola Tinubu has suspended all administered Social Investment Programmes by the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). The Director Information, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, announced this in a statement on Friday . The statement said the President’s decision was in view of the “ongoing investigations of alleged malfeasance in…
The ward head of Shuwaka, Kyaram District of Kanam Local Government Area, Plateau state Mallam Hudu Barau, has been killed by bandits. His lifeless body was said to have been found in the bush, six days after he was abducted. The Kanam Development Association disclosed this in a statement in Jos, the Plateau state capital….
Former senate president and presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bukola Saraki has said that he has the requisite skills to address the problems facing Nigeria. Speaking while addressing PDP delegates in Akure Ondo state, Saraki who is also a former governor of Kwara state, said, “I am ready, willing and able to…
Women in Nigeria remain grievously underrepresented in elective offices. In the 10th National Assembly only 16 women sit in the 360 member House of Representatives (about 4.2%), and in the Senate only 4 women occupy seats in the 109 member chamber. Across the 36 states, 14 states reportedly have no female state legislators at all….
