The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started distributing non-sensitive materials and deploying officials to local government areas ahead of the 2023 general elections in Anambra. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Elizabeth Agwu, announced this at a stakeholders meeting, on Wednesday in Awka. The NewsZenith reports that traditional rulers, community leaders, politicians, National Orientation Agency […]
By Our Correspondent The Police have charged 52-year-old Adebayo Oyebamiji before an Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court for allegedly obtaining N640,000 fraudulently. Oyebamiji, whose residential address was not provided, is standing trial on a two-count charge of stealing and fraud. The prosecutor, ASP Benedict Aigbokhan, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on Aug. 24, […]
By Our Correspondent Leading All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Adamawa State, Nuhu Ribadu, has withdrawn his suit challenging the party’s ticket won by Senator Aishatu Dahiru (Binani). Ribadu said he would not approach the Supreme Court. His withdrawal from the suit warmed the hearts of many stakeholders in the party. Ribadu said that although […]
Mrs Rose Bassey, a former Accountant General of Cross River State and three others have been abducted at the Uyanga axis on the Calabar-Ogoja highway. Gunmen, who laid siege on the busy highway, abducted the persons, by shooting at the motorists to force them to stop. They shot a popular evangelist, Edim Edim Omin during […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, inaugurated the Technology and Innovation Complex of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) in Abuja. The Technology and Innovation complex is named after the president. The president declared that the NASENI would be a pivotal legacy his administration would bequeath to the next administration in 2023. He […]
Two persons died in a clash between policemen on duty and gunmen on Monday night in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. SP Chris Anyanwu, Spokesman of the Police Command in Ebonyi, said the incident claimed the lives of a mobile police officer and a member of the gunmen. Anyanwu said the attack occurred at Presco axis, Abakaliki […]
By Our Correspondent Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has called on new media handlers to desist from spreading fake news because of its negative effects on the peace and stability of Nigeria generally. Matawalle made the call at the opening of a two-day sensitisation for social media handlers in Gusau on Monday. The NewsZenithreports […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his commitment to hand over leadership to an elected president on May 29, 2023. Buhari said that his term in office would end on that day in line with the Constitution. The President made the remarks when he hosted the Special Envoy of King Mohammed the VI of Morocco, Shakib […]
By Our Correspondent Four suspects, arrested for allegedly invading the residence of Senator Sani Musa (Niger East), have confessed they planned to kidnap him. The Police Public Relations Officer in Niger, DSP Abiodun Wasiu, announced this in a statement on Monday in Minna. The NewsZenith reports that one of the suspects said the gang claimed […]
By Our Correspondent The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the immediate deployment of armed officers drawn for the resumption of railway services along the Abuja-Kaduna rail lines. The Force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, announced this in a statement, late on Sunday in Abuja. Adejobi said the officers were drawn from the Mobile Force […]