archiveNovember 2021

Lawmakers in the Imo State House of Assembly have impeached the Speaker, Paul Emeziem. He was impeached on Monday morning during a plenary session at the State House of Assembly in Owerri, the Imo State capital by 19 lawmakers The 19 lawmakers out of the total 27 lawmakers signed a...

 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended collation of results of the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra pending the conduct of the election in Ihiala Local Government Area. Prof. Florence Obi, INEC Returning Officer for the Anambra Governorship election made the announcement Sunday night in Awka.  Obi, who...

  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered one death and 86 new additional infections from across seven states on Sunday. The NCDC disclosed this in its daily COVID-19 report on Monday morning . The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 86 additional cases reported on...

 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has expressed appreciation to Cote d’Ivoire for lending its support to Dr Akinwumi Adesina, and Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, both Nigerians, in attaining their present positions. Adesina and Okonjo-Iweala are the President of the African Development Bank(AfDB) and Director-General of World Trade Organisation(WTO) respectively. The vice president...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended voting in Anambra governorship poll to Sunday, to allow voters who were not able to vote due to malfunctioning of the Bimodal Accreditation System (BVAS) to vote. Dr Nkwachukwu Orji, the state INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) disclosed this at a news...

Oyo lucky to have you as governor, says Senate Committee on Army chair says Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has charged Nigerian politicians to bury their political differences and maintain unity of purpose for the progress of the country. The governor, while receiving the members of the Senate Committee on...

The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 0.06 per cent to close the week at 42,014.50 and N21.926 trillion respectively. All other indices finished lower with the exception of NGX Main Board, NGX Insurance, NGX MERI Growth, NGX Lotus II and NGX Industrial Goods indices which appreciated by...

  Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has expressed shock over the technology breakdown of the Bimodal Verification Accreditation (BVA) system. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been experiencing technical challenges in the use of the...

Osinbajo to attend 2nd edition of Nigeria-Cote D’ivoire bi-national Cpmmission in Abidjan Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN is today attending the 2nd edition of the Nigeria-Cote d’Ivoire Bi-National Commission meeting in Abidjan. The Commission, which was established in 2013, is a reflection of the fraternal and cordial relations that exist...

  The Emir of Argungu, HRH, Alhaji Samaila Muhammadu Mera on Friday in Kebbi State formally turbaned the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan as the Ganuwan Kabi (Defender of Kebbi Kingdom). The newly turbaned Ganuwan Kabi, dressed in colourful regalia, wielding protecting shield and armed with sword, dipicting a Warrior, a...