Ecuador’s presidential poll would proceed to a second round runoff as no candidate seems to be able to win outright after more than 90 per cent of the vote have been counted. With 92.82 per cent of the vote counted so far, Daniel Noboa, the incumbent president and candidate of the National Democratic Action, is…
Mr Sanni Okanlawon, Member of the House of Representatives, Kosofe 1, Lagos State, has urged students to remain dedicated, focused as they approach the new term with relentless pursuit of excellence. He said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Lagos. He advised the students that the future belongs to them,…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has rejected the membership claim of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, and has announced his 30-year expulsion from the party. The decision was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Araba Rufus Aiyenigba, following reports submitted…
Zamfara State Elders Forum has criticised Governor Dauda Lawal Dare for attempting to take credit for recent security improvements in the region, accusing him of political opportunism and failing to deliver on campaign promises. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Zamfara Elders Forum, through its secretary Dr Alhaji Umaru Yusuf Tsafe, described the governor’s…
South Africa expects the upcoming G20 summit to strengthen multilateralism and reform the global institutions of governance, South Africa’s top diplomat saidqq. Ronald Lamola, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, made the remarks at a news conference. the media in Pretoria, South African administrative capital, about the implementation of his country’s foreign policy and upcoming…
Gov Uba Sani of Kaduna State on Monday inaugurated the newly built homes for victims of banditry under the Phase 1 of the Qatar Sanabil Project. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)reports that the houses were built under a partnership between the Kaduna State Government and Qatar Charity. The project, which also includes a school,…
The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) has described late Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, as a towering figure in Nigerian politics and a relentless advocate for the rights of the Niger Delta. The President General of AYCF, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, in a statement on Tuesday, extended the group’s condolences to the Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of…
Dr Modibbo Umar, Charge De Affaires, Nigerian Embassy, Riyad, says pilgrims performing the 2025 Hajj without permit are liable to 100,000 riyals fine, 10 years ban and deportation. Umar said this at the Hajj 2025 Pre-Arafat Stakeholders’ meeting, organised by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in Makkah on Monday. The envoy recalled that…
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has declared former Abia State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Christopher Enweremadu, and an associate, Fortune Ozoemela, wanted on charges including conspiracy, money laundering, and theft of public funds. The EFCC confirmed the development in a statement by spokesperson Dele Oyewale on Wednesday,…
Nigeria’s top military commander has vowed to take proactive action following the recent wave of killings in Benue State, pledging a complete review of security tactics and a determined pursuit of those behind the violence. General Christopher Musa, Chief of Defence Staff, made the promise during a visit to the Yelwata community, which has suffered…
