Manager, Governance Programme, ActionAid, Celestine Odo, has said that the recent signing of the Electoral Act into law by President Muhammadu Buhari will create the enabling space for participation of women and youths in politics. Speaking in an interview during a training for women and youths drawn from communities in Kaduna state, Odo said, the…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has mourned the sudden death of Mr. Ojima Omale, a young enterprising shoe designer based in Abuja. Osinbajo’s condolence message was contained in a statement by his spokesman, Laolu Akande, on Monday, titled, ‘VP mourns death of OJBEST, 28, his young friend, shoe designer’. The vice president described the deceased 28-year-old…
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum(AYCF) has called for the amicable resolution of the misunderstanding the management of Air Peace and the protocol officer of the emir of Kano, Alhaji Isa Bayero. The airline had been at loggerheads with the protocol officer following alleged failure of Air Peace to delay the flight from Lagos for the…
By Patience Dombin, Jos The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau state has won Saturday’s by-election in Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency. Announcing the results on Sunday in Jos, the INEC returning officer, Dr. Oyeyinka Oyerinda, said Musa Agah, candidate of the PDP scored 40,343 votes to beat the candidates of the Peoples Redemption (PRP) and…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration is commitment to partnering with the private sector in achieving its vision of a strong and resilient economy. Buhari stated this on Saturday while declaring opened the 43rd edition of the Kaduna International Trade Fair, organised by the Kaduna Chamber of Commerce Industries, Mines and Agriculture (KADCCIMA)….
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the schedule of activities for the 2023 general election. The INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, gave the breakdown on Saturday at a media briefing in Abuja. He said, with the latest announcement of the presidential polls, political parties are expected to begin collection of forms from INEC from…
