Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State on Thursday accused Prof Nnenna Nnannaya-Oti, the Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the just-concluded March 18 governorship election in the state of being unfair to all parties that participated in the poll.Ikpeazu, who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme, said Nnannaya-Oti was “visibly…
The Cross River State Chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has constituted a reconciliation and disciplinary committee to resolve the internal disputes within its ranks in the state. This was disclosed in a statement from the Chairperson of LP in the state, Ogar Osim on Wednesday in Calabar. It would be recalled that prior to…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Tuesday extended the ultimatum issued to CBN to make naira available in commercial banks by two weeks. The two organisations had earlier threatened to picket all branches of the CBN beginning from 29 March if government and the CBN did not end the…
Police in Kenya have used water cannons and tear gas to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters who marched on Monday on the streets of the capital, Nairobi, defying a government ban on rallies. One person was killed in the protests in the western city of Kisumu, according to the head of a local hospital, bringing…
Three people have been arrested as part of an ongoing probe after far-right groups were filmed attacking Palestinian citizens of Israel who were passing by pro-government protests in Jerusalem, according to Israeli police quoted by local media. Reports say that one man was “savagely” beaten during the attacks on Monday evening – at the end…
President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu on his 71st birthday, saying Nigeria would experience effective governance under the administration of the former Lagos governor.The President, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said Tinubu had the political pedigree and experience to achieve this by May 29…
He stated this on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. Fintiri is seeking re-election under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but the Independent National Electoral Commission declared the governorship poll in the state inconclusive last week.Although final results counted by INEC showed that Fintiri scored the highest votes, the electoral body said the cancelled votes were more…
The last may not have been heard about the outcome of the Ogun state governorship election as the governorship candidate of the people’s Democratic Party (PDP) Ladi Adebutu has led thousands of his supporters on a peaceful protest to the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abeokuta the state capital. Incumbent Governor…
Four people were killed and several more wounded in a Russian drone attack that hit a school in the Kyiv region overnight, Ukrainian authorities said Wednesday. The emergency services initially said three people had been killed in the strike south of the capital Kyiv but police later announced another victim. “The fourth victim was a…
