News

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has opened up on the Peoples Democratic Party presidential primary and accused some PDP governors of sabotaging him.Wike, who said this at a reception organized for him by the people of the state in Port Harcourt after his arrival from Abuja, venue of the primary, stated that he was not a second class citizen.He said he had told the winner of the PDP shadow election, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, that those hangin...

The kidnapped Prelate of the Methodist Church, His Eminence Samuel Uche, and two other abducted clerics have regained freedom. They were released at 6.30 pm on Monday but details are still sketchy. It is also unclear if any ransom was paid before they were released.The church is also yet to issue a statement about the release of the men who were abducted in Abia State on Sunday....

Gunmen have attacked a state-owned media outfit, Anambra Broadcasting Service.The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Ikenga Tochukwu, confirmed the early-morning attack in a statement in Awka, the state capital.He revealed that the incident occurred at about 4:30 am at Awada in Idemili North Local Government Area of the state.Tochukwu explained that the command was alerted of the attack at the facility and a team of operatives w...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ran a mock exercise with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in Ekiti, ahead of the state’s governorship election.BVAS facilitates the accreditation of voters on election day.Speaking to reporters during the exercise, INEC’s Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu said the exercise had been a success.The INEC Chairman added that the electoral umpire was also interested in the ...

The Nigerian Army has debunked reports on social media insinuating that Nigerian villages were attacked by Cameroonian (Ambazonian) separatists on the 29th of May 2022.A statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu said contrary to the misinformation, Nigerian troops deployed at Danare received information on Sunday morning about the said attack.According to him, on their arrival, it was revealed that Bashu was not un...

The Federal Government has commended the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) for calling off its warning strike and resuming duties.The Government also lauded the union for acknowledging the efforts of the Federal Government towards the resolution of the challenges facing polytechnic education in the country.The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige in a statement issued in Abuja, said it was heartwarming that the polytechnic lectur...

The National Working Committee, Board of Trustees, the standard-bearer Atiku Abubakar, and all of the Peoples Democratic Party will jointly work to produce a running mate for the presidential candidate of the party.The PDP BoT chairman, Walid Jibrin, in a statement, said Atiku’s victory as the flagbearer in the 2023 presidential contest is a victory for the party as it portends success for the nation.Atiku won the PDP presidential ticket for the 2023 ...

The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led government of complicity in land grabbing with its several policies.This follows last week’s meeting between Obaseki and some church leaders at the Government House, Benin City, where the governor solicited their support to win the war on land grabbing.The APC in a statement by the state Assistant Publicity Secretary, Victor Osehobo, alleged that t...

Amid speculations that he would contest the 2023 presidency under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, former President Goodluck Jonathan is in Lake Como, Italy.Super FM gathered that Jonathan left for Italy on Sunday, May 29, 2022.He is attending this year’s high-level advisory board meeting of the European Corporate Council on Africa and the Middle East (ECAM Council), holding in the ancient city of Como.Jonathan posted o...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed 22nd of June for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to restart the trial of a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh.Metuh, who is facing money laundering charge, was previously convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment following a seven-count charge the anti-graft agency preferred against him and his firm.However, the Court of Appeal, in a ...