Real reason Wike supported Tinubu against Atiku in 2023 – Ex-PDP legal adviser

Real reason Wike supported Tinubu against Atiku in 2023 – Ex-PDP legal adviser

A former National Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mark Jacob, has given the “reason” Nyesom Wike supported President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 general election. Mr Wike, a former governor of Rivers State, is a member of the PDP. But the former governor supported Mr Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress candidate in … Read more

INEC conducts legislative rerun, bye-elections to replace Gbajabiamila, Umahi, others

INEC conducts legislative rerun, bye-elections to replace Gbajabiamila, Umahi, others

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to conduct nine bye-elections and 35 rerun elections across 26 states on Saturday. In the bye-elections, a total of 74 candidates are contesting for a limited nine seats in the state and national assemblies.  While 13 candidates are contesting for the two seats in the Senate, 39 … Read more

APC constitutes committees to conduct primaries in Lagos, Ondo, others (FULL LIST)

APC constitutes committees to conduct primaries in Lagos, Ondo, others (FULL LIST)

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the list of committees to manage primary elections to fill vacancies in the national and state assemblies. The party, on Wednesday, released the primary election committees, primary election appeal committees and secretariat committees to manage the primaries across nine states ahead of the 3 February bye-elections. The states … Read more

Nigerian Islamic scholar shares misleading information about girl-child education policy

Nigerian Islamic scholar shares misleading information about girl-child education policy

On Friday, 19th November, a popular Kano-based Islamic scholar, Muhammad Uthman, made certain claims about the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE). AGILE is a World Bank-assisted project of the Federal Ministry of Education geared at improving secondary education opportunities for adolescent girls aged between 10 and 20. During a short commentary after … Read more

Terrorists kill two in Kaduna as soldiers rescue nine kidnap victims

Terrorists kill two in Kaduna as soldiers rescue nine kidnap victims

Nigerian soldiers rescued nine kidnapped victims while two others died before a rescue operation, an official announced on Monday. The spokesperson of the 1 Division of the Nigerian Army, Musa Yahaya, a lieutenant colonel, said the soldiers who were on routine patrol in the Kanzaure area were tipped off about the kidnap of 11 civilians … Read more

16 dead, 27 injured in Kaduna-Abuja expressway auto-crash – FRSC

16 dead, 27 injured in Kaduna-Abuja expressway auto-crash – FRSC

The Sector Commander, Kabir Nadabo, at the scene of the accident on Sunday in Kaduna The Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Kaduna Sector Command says no fewer than 16 persons died and 27 sustained injuries in a road crash on the Kaduna-Abuja expressway. The Sector Commander, Kabir Nadabo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that … Read more

Nigerian military kills notorious terrorist, followers in air strikes – NAF

Nigerian military kills notorious terrorist, followers in air strikes – NAF

A notorious terrorist responsible for several kidnappings and killings along the Abuja-Kaduna Road and in several communities in Kaduna, Niger, Katsina and Zamfara has been killed in an air strike, an official announced Sunday morning. Edward Gabkwet, the spokesperson of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), said Yellow Jambros and over a dozen of his followers … Read more