[ad_1] From Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Rivers State Governor, Nyeson Wike has declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) saying he is the best man to wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike who stated this when he visited his Benue State…
[ad_1] The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to publish details of safeguards on privacy and security of election data. The group is seeking wide publication of “the details of safeguards and mechanisms put in place to protect the privacy and…
[ad_1] A former Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, says she was very ashamed and couldn’t work for over three months during the National Youth Service Corps certificate saga. In 2018, an exclusive report by Premium Times revealed how Adeosun did not participate in the mandatory one-year national youth service scheme but rather forged an exemption…
[ad_1] Former Nasarawa State Governor and new Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has taunted the People’s Democratic Party over the ruling party successful conduct of its national convention held at the weekend. Adamu in his acceptance speech after the oath taking by members of his National Working Committee said the…
[ad_1] Human rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has taken a swipe at the All Progressives Congress as the party holds its national convention on Saturday. Sowore in a post on his Twitter handle described the national convention of the ruling party as the convening of some of the…
[ad_1] When some men and women of varying ages, dressed in white regalia and walking barefoot, alighted from the two buses that conveyed them to the main entrance of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State on Monday, their appearance and audacious style must have given the discerning a slight inkling of a possible drama…
[ad_1] ‘Oji’ referred to as kola nut, is clearly to be one of the very many customs that unites the Igbos’. It is a valuable fruit of great importance in the Igbo community and other cultures. In Igbo land, kola nut is customarily presented to visitors as a token of welcome, hospitality and acceptance, along…
[ad_1] Oyo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Hon. Seun Fakorede, MNSE has welcomed his first child, a bouncing baby boy. The Commissioner announced the birth of his bouncing baby boy on his social media pages. Confirming the news, Fakorede noted that both the mother and baby are hale and hearty. “All I can say…
[ad_1] The Nigeria High Commission in London has suspended biometric capturing for persons interested in applying for the e-passport. This was contained in a statement the commission issued yesterday, saying the biometrics capture was suspended after a meeting to deliberate on issues surrounding assault of staff members. The federal government had launched the enhanced e-passport…
[ad_1] BENIN CITY – The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has mourned the passing of renowned mathematician and former Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Prof. Grace Alele-Williams. The governor, in a statement, described Prof. Alele-Williams as an Amazon, who tread where others dreaded, hailing her unmatched devotion to national development. According…