Army General who was murdered in Abuja laid to rest
Hassan Ahmed, the Major-General of the Nigerian Army who was murdered in Abuja on Thursday night has been ladi to rest. The deceased who was recently appointed as a director at army headquarters,…
Ikenne violence: Remo banished to Akure, fined N1.3m
The Appeals Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has banished Remo Stars to Akure for one home game after the violence in their Nigeria National League match against Bendel Insurance…
Police kill notorious bandit leader in Katsina, rescue kidnapped 80-year-old woman
Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command have killed the leader of a notorious bandit syndicate identified as Abdullahi Ummi and rescued a kidnapped octogenarian in Jigawa state. Spokesperson of the command,…
Why I voted against electronic results transmission –INEC panel chairman, Gaya
Senator Kabiru Gaya, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission panel said he voted against his committee’s recommendation on electronic transmission of results because the amended version was better.…
Uzodimma meets Imo stakeholders Saturday
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, will on Saturday meet with stakeholders to update them on developments in the state. The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Declan Emelumba,…
Subjecting INEC power to NCC is unconstitutional – Sokoto governor, Aminu Tambuwal
Governor of Sokoto State, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, has said that the decision of the Senate to subject INECs constitutional power to conduct elections to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and National…
Atiku group tackles Senate, insists on e-transmission of election results
The Atiku Support Organisation has faulted the Senate for its approval of conditional electronic transmission of results during elections in Nigeria. The group made this known on Friday in a…
ALERT: US embassy in Abuja to reduce public operations effective Friday
The United States Mission to Nigeria has said that public operations in its embassy in Abuja will be reduced effective Friday, July 16 through Friday, July 23. In a statement…
BREAKING Electoral bill: Tight security as Reps grill INEC, NCC chiefs
There is tight security at the National Assembly especially around the House of Representatives chambers on Friday morning. The House is currently making inquiries from top officials of the Independent…
FULL LIST Electronic results transmission: How senators voted
The Senate ruled out the possibility of having results transmitted electronically when it voted that the Nigerian Communications Commission, with National Assembly approval, would determine whether the Independent National Electoral…















