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The hope of having a woman elected a state governor in Nigeria was, again, dashed as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aishatu Dahiru, was defeated in Adamawa State. Mrs Dahiru, popularly called Binani, was unable to secure 90 per cent of the votes cast in the supplementary election, which she needed to overtake Governor Ahmadu Fintiri …

• Vice chair gives Adamu seven-day ultimatum to summon NEC meeting, threatens to drag chairman to court• No crack in APC or plans to remove Adamu, says Kekemeke The political landscape is not bereft of high-powered drama. From one party to the other, the infractions have been intriguing and melodramatic. Two days ago, it was the Labour Party. Just as …

The Director General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Akin Osuntokun, has blamed the crisis rocking the party after the 2023 general elections on the judiciary. Osuntokun stated this in an interview on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday. He said that the judgement by Justice Hamza Muazu of a Federal Capital Territory High Court ordering the party’s Chairman, Julius Abure, …

Despite the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s promise to deliver 5,000 MW to the national grid, Nigerians have continued to complain about poor electricity supply. The power sector’s underperformance has been attributed to poor infrastructure and inadequate funding. At the height of the frequent power grid collapses experienced last year, the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, promised to deliver at least 5,000MW …

The Defence Headquarters has assured Nigerians that there will be a peaceful transition of power from the incumbent President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to a new administration on May 29. The Armed Forces high command also noted that the country is safe contrary to insinuations by the United States of America. The Director Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Musa …

Taking a walk down memory lane, it is recorded that diplomatic relations between Nigeria and the Soviet Union officially started in November 1960. History has it that during the civil war, between 1967 and 1970, the USSR provided the Nigerian government with political and military assistance.  The Soviet Union was one of the major supporters of the Nigerian government during the …

The Kaduna State commissioner for internal security and home affairs, Samuel Aruwan, has said about 1,052 people were killed, 4,227 abducted and 648 were injured in 2022. Mr Aruwan said this Wednesday during the presentation of a report on the state of insecurity in the state for 2022. The report, titled “The Security Situation in Kaduna State from 1 January …

Elder statesman Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has emerged as the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, replacing the late Professor George Obiozor. Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu Prior to his emergence, Iwuanyanwu had received several clarion calls from various groups within and outside the country but he finally succumbed when a delegation of Imo elders led by Eze Cletus Ilomuanya made same request. Iwuanyanwu …

An aspirant in the race for the seat of the Senate President in the 10th National Assembly, Senator Jibrin Barau, has called on the Muslim faithful to emulate the enviable attributes of the Holy Prophet Mohammed (SAW). Barau, who gave the charge in his Eid el-Fitr message to Nigerians on Thursday, said the virtues of the prophet are aptly symbolised …

—Says construction work ongoing at Baro, Oguta and Lokoja ports Economic activities will soon increase at the concessioned Onitsha River Port in Anambra State as the Federal Government on Thursday, said that big cargoes will soon berth at the port. The Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, Chief George Moghalu made the disclosure while speaking with State House correspondence, …