Adamawa Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC) has suspended indefinitely the March 31 local government elections in the state. A statement by the chairman of the commission, Alhaji Zailani Ahmed, said the development was due to circumstances beyond...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the re-election of Gov. Liyel Imoke of Cross River in last Saturday’s election is a testimony to people’s unwavering confidence in his performance in office. Prof. Rufai Alkali, the National ...
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Muhammed Abubakar, said on Monday in Jos that the police was ``re-strategising’’ in the fight against the Boko Haram. Abubakar, made the remark while on an assessment of the COCIN Church headquarte...
The Police on Monday arraigned a 25-year-old mechanic, Idris Oke, before an Abuja Chief Magistrates’ Court for aborting his girlfriend’s pregnancy. Oke, who appeared before Chief Magistrate Okeagu Azubike, was charged with conspiracy and ab...
Mr Bede Opara, President, Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC), on Monday assured PHCN workers that all outstanding labour issues would be settled before the entity was privatised. Speaking to journalists in Lagos follo...
The condolence register opened by the Nigeria Army for the late Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, was received in Enugu on Monday, with principal officers of the 82 Division, Enugu, signing it. In his remark, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) the d...
The 24-hour curfew imposed on Gombe metropolis due to the Friday bomb attack has started having telling effects on some households. Some bread-winners who spoke with newsmen on telephone, said that food and other essential commodities in their ho...
Former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori has pleaded guilty to a 10 counts bordering on money laundering in his London trial. Ibori pleaded guilty to 7 indictments (1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, and 11) in Trial One, and 3 indictments (1, 2 and 3) in Trial ...
The Lagos State Police Command has recovered 15 allegedly stolen vehicles from a suspected three-man armed robbery syndicate, its spokesman, SP Joseph Jaiyeoba, said on Monday. Jaiyeoba confirmed to newsmen in Lagos that the recoveries were made within...
The FRSC will acquire additional 2,900 patrol vehicles between now and 2020 in line with the UN’s Decade of Action plan to reduce road accidents and deaths. A statement issued by the commission on Monday in Abuja said that Mr Osita Chidoka, the C...
Alhaji Nazifi Bello of the PDP has won Saturday’s by-election in Mashi Constituency in the Katsina State House of Assembly. The by-election followed the death of the member representing the constituency, Alhaji Surajo Mashi, on Dec.12, 2011. The ...
The Cross River Governor-elect, Sen. Liyel Imoke, has assured the electorate of more dividends of democracy in his second term. Imoke gave the assurance on Sunday in Calabar in an interactive session with journalists in his private residence after he w...
Tight security checks are being conducted at strategic points in Jos and Bukuru metropolis following the bomb blasts that hit the COCIN Headquarters Church in Jos on Sunday. The fierce-looking security men insisted on searching all vehicles and their p...
AU Special Envoy for the Senegalese Presidential elections 2012, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday said voting went on peacefully in spite of fears of violence. Obasanjo was quoted by local media, SeneNews, as saying that the process went on well in m...
The Anambra Police Command says it has smashed a seven-man kidnap gang at Nkpor, near Onitsha. The Second-in-Command of the Police Area Command, Mr Rowland Omatoje, who disclosed this, said arms and ammunition were recovered from the criminals. He said...