By Igbaugba Ehigimetor The All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo chapter, on Friday conducted a peaceful Presidential primaries across the State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that as early as 7:30 a.m., voters started trooping into the venues to participate in the primaries, while voting commenced at 11:30 a.m. Areas visitedContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: Parents have complained that their children are being harassed and even humiliated by the administration of private schools for paying their fees after the due date, arguing that such negative attitudes were affecting the mental health of their children. The complaints surfaced as parents had a heated debate with representativesContinue Reading
Pakistan and Russia signed a deal on Thursday for conducting feasibility study on a planned $10-billion offshore gas pipeline, an idea coined by Moscow to capture the energy market of Pakistan. Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division) Additional Secretary Sher Afgan and Deputy Energy Minister of Russia Anatoly Yanovsky signed aContinue Reading
The Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) has revoked the operational licences of 182 other financial institutions (OFIs) across the country.Continue Reading
A man has been arrested at Ward 5, Unit 17 in Ataoja, Osogbo, the Osun State capital, after he was found with an undisclosed amount of money and a fake Permanent Voter Card (PVC).Continue Reading
Some registered voters of Orolu community in Disu Oke-Odo area, ward 7, Kajola road in Osun state were on Thursday prevented by some heavily armed political thugs from accessing their polling units to cast their votes in the ongoing supplementary election in the state.Continue Reading
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has carefully observed the governorship rerun election in Osun State with a conclusion that the conduct of some key stakeholders clearly ran contrary to democratic norms and standards, as well as best practices in the conduct of credible elections. CDD notes that aContinue Reading
Police in Osun State on Thursday arrested 16 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for alleged electoral violation.Continue Reading
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) raided and sealed a hotel known as Thales Guest House in Kubwa, Abuja, arrested three suspects and took custody of 12 young girls for alleged forced prostitution. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team of NAPTIPContinue Reading
