Four NSCDC personnel on pipeline surveillance patrol were a week ago attacked and killed by suspected sea pirates on the Bakana River in the Degema Local Government Area of the oil-rich state. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has issued a marching order for the arrest of sea pirates whoContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission has opened the collation centre for the gubernatorial election in Kogi State. Collation was earlier announced to start by 10 a.m. on Sunday but had to be delayed due to rigorous screening of accredited media houses and Civil Society Organisations. There is a heavyContinue Reading
Hope Uzodimma, the incumbent, and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has been declared the winner of Imo State governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Returning Officer for Imo State, Prof Abayomi Fashina, announced Uzodimma as the winner. According to the INEC’s state collation and returningContinue Reading
Collation of the results of the governorship election held in the state on Saturday will start by 10 a.m. on Sunday, the Resident Electoral Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission in Kogi State, Dr. Gabriel Longpet, has said. Longpet disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Lokoja.Continue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has advised Gov Dauda Lawal of Zamfara to focus on his job of governing the northwestern states and leave him alone. Matawalle gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Abuja. He wasContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Elder statesman Edwin Clark has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to investigate alleged irregularities reported in the Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi governorship elections held on Saturday. Clark, who made the call when a group, South-South Diamond Ladies paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja, saidContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced the suspension of election in some parts of Kogi State. The Commission said it received reports from its officials in the State on incidences of electoral malpractices. According to the INEC, the incident of result sheets completed before voting was aContinue Reading
) A former board member of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Oluwafidipo Falade, was laid to rest at his Sango-Ota residence in Ogun, on Saturday. Falade died Oct. 19, at the age of 70. In a sermon held in Agege, Lagos beforeContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that one of its supervisory presiding officers, who was abducted on the eve of the governorship election in Bayelsa State The victim, who was abducted at the Amassoma jetty in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, regained his freedom on Saturday. ThisContinue Reading
