There was a massive turnout of voters in Ekiti as the accreditation and voting process got underway in Saturday’s governorship election. Correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) monitoring the election across the three senatorial districts of the state report that many voters had arrived their polling units as earlyContinue Reading
The card reader machine at Ofafuru Polling Unit 002, Ward ?002 in Ikere-Ekiti on Saturday rejected the voter card of Prof. Kolapo Olusola, the PDP candidate in the governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), however, reports that the machine did not reject the card of his wife, Janet. OlusolaContinue Reading
The All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has commended the electorate in Ekiti for their impressive turnout and conduct in Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Fayemi made the commendation after casting his ballot in his Unit 009, Ogilolo Ward 11, Isan-Ekiti, Oye Local Government Area, atContinue Reading
No fewer than six shops were burnt at Kofar Wambai Jewelry Market (Kasuwar ‘Yan Yeri) in Kano on Friday night. The Director of the State Fire Service, Alhaji Sagir Madaki, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Saturday that the fire burnt six shops. He said “weContinue Reading
Staff of ExxonMobi, Eket in Akwa Ibom, on Friday protested the sack of 860 spy police without entitlements. The protesters, who began the protest at about 8 a.m, blocked Mobil Housing Estate at Marina road, Eket Local Government Area of the state. The protesters were chanting solidarity songs, carried placardsContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will release timetable and schedule of activities to fill the existing vacancies in the Bauchl South and Katsina North Senatorial Districts by next week. The Commission disclosed this in a statement issued by its National Commissioner, Malam Mohammad Haruna on Friday inContinue Reading
Sen. Shehu Sani (APC-Kaduna) says he is yet to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to any other party. Sani made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Friday. He said that consultations were still ongoing with regard to the future of the party.Continue Reading
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Nigeria’s economic outlook for 2018 remains challenging as private sector lending remains low and foreign exchange inflows are mostly short-term. IMF in a statement issued in Washington on Friday by Lucie Fouda, the Fund’s Press Officer, said higher oil prices and portfolio flows hadContinue Reading
A security cordon has been thrown on Ekiti as the simultaneous accreditation and voting process is set to commence in Saturday’s governorship election. Correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) spread across the three senatorial districts report that armed policemen and personnel of sister security agencies such as theContinue Reading
