The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded over 93 per cent of polling unit results from Saturday’s Anambra State governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal (IReV). As collation continues across the state, reports from various local government areas indicate a largely peaceful process, though marred by allegations of vote buying and voter disenfranchisement …
Anambra State, the south-eastern part of Nigeria popularly called The Light of the Nation, will today, Saturday, November 8, witness one of the most closely watched governorship elections in recent years. For 19 years, APGA has held firm in the state, weathering political storms and surviving multiple attempts by national parties to take control. Saturday’s …
The European Union (EU) on Friday announced new restrictions on visas for Russian nationals, citing rising security concerns nearly four years into the war in Ukraine. EU foreign affairs chief, Kaja Kallas, said the bloc would no longer issue multiple-entry visas to Russians, stressing that it was unjustifiable for citizens of a country waging war …
A United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, has accused the Nigerian government of failing to justify the billions of dollars in military assistance it has received from Washington, as the killing of citizens in different parts of the country persists. Moore, who chairs the investigative committee established by U.S. President Donald Trump to probe alleged religious …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, swore in two new ministers, Bernard Doro and Kingsley Udeh, during a brief ceremony held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, shortly before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. Bernard Doro, from Plateau State, replaces Nentawe Yilwatda as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction. Yilwatda had …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed November 20 for judgment in the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), over alleged terrorism offences. Justice James Omotosho set the date on Friday after the court foreclosed the defence, following Kanu’s refusal to open his case under what he …
The crisis within the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a new twist on Friday as a faction loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, dissolved the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) led by former Senate President Adolphus Wabara and replaced it with a new leadership structure. At a meeting …
Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has finally obeyed the directive of the Federal High Court in Abuja to file his defence in the terrorism charge brought against him by the Federal Government. Kanu, who has repeatedly resisted opening his defence, was seen on Friday completing the process of filing …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the ₦100 billion suit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and others over an oil import licence dispute. Justice Mohammed Umar gave the ruling on Wednesday after counsel for Dangote, Mr. C. O. Adegbe, formally withdrew the …
The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) has cautioned Nigeria and other countries recently removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list against complacency, urging them to sustain their reforms and strengthen anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing frameworks. GIABA Director General, Mr Edwin W. Harris Jr, gave the warning …
