The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has denied receiving N2 billion from Peter Obi, Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP). There had been a petition by one pastor Pastor Frank Onwumere, being circulated on social media, alleging that Obi gave N2 billion to churches through CAN to help mobilise their congregation to vote for…
A federal lawmaker, representing Ado/Ogbadibo/Okpokwu federal constituency of Benue state, Dr. Francis Agbo, has condemned the attack on a former councillor who represented Apa Ward Ado LGA, Williams Ochonu and others. The former councilor, alongside others were said to have been beaten to stupor on Sunday, by gun-wielding hoodlums in Otukpo. Agbo, in a statement…
US President Joe Biden has announced that he is withdrawing from his candidacy for re-election. According to BBC, Biden said his withdrawal from the November 2024 presidential race in the best interest of the party and the country. His decision follows weeks of intense pressure from fellow Democrats after a faltering debate performance against Republican…
The Southern and Middle Belt Leadership Forum (SMBLF) has insisted that mandatory electronic transmission of results remains critical to credible and transparent elections in Nigeria. In a statement on Monday, the group called for the retention of Clause 60 of the Electoral Amendment Bill, which mandates real-time electronic transmission of election results. It warned that…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), alongside 176 concerned Nigerians have dragged President Muhammadu Buhari to the ECOWAS court over the ban on Twitter in Nigeria and for criminalising Nigerians still using the social media platform. The suit was filed by counsel to the plaintiffs and human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), on Tuesday…
Retired police officers on Monday in Abuja, protested against poor welfare, demanding their removal from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPC). The demonstrators comprising elderly retired personnel, stormed the entrance gate of the National Assembly in Abuja, carrying placards and chanting solidarity songs as they stood in the rain. They lamented that their welfare and dignity…
