The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that it may not recognise the outcome of violent party congresses. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, spokesman of the commission, Mr. Festus Okoye, threatened that any political party that cannot conduct peaceful congresses would be blacklisted. Okoye lamented that the level of violence in the…
The senator representing Kaduna South senatorial district, Sunday Katung, has promised to support initiatives that promote cultural development, preservation, and exchange. Katung said this at the weekend in Kafanchan during the Khituk Gwong Cultural Festival, organised by the Gwong Development Association, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna state. He emphasised the importance of preserving cultural…
The Kaduna state government has inaugurated a Special Task Force on Community Policing and Drug Control to tackle the activities of criminal gangs terrorising residents. Speaking at the inauguration on Wednesday in Kaduna, Governor Sani, warned that he will not allow the city to be turned into a haven for criminal gangs. Represented at the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday, suffered fresh losses in the House of Representatives, with six lawmakers defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The Labour Party (LP) was also hit by the gale of defections, losing five members as political realignments intensified ahead of the next 2027…
An unspecified number of police officers have been reportedly killed at Enugwu-Ukwu community in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State by gunmen who opened fire on the convoy of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah. The attack was said to have taken place on Sunday night. Sources said about six of the police operatives in the convoy…
President Bola Tinubu has sent a list of 28 people to the National Assembly for screening and confirmation for appointments as ministers Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Thursday. Chief of Staff to the President Femi Gbajabiamila, submitted the…
