By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Delta, Rep. Benedict Etanabene, has urged former President Goodluck Jonathan to accept calls to contest the 2027 presidential election. Etanabene, representing Okpe/Sapele/Uvwie Federal Constituency of Delta in the House of Representatives, made the call in an interviewContinue Reading
By Precious Akutamadu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged political parties and other stakeholders to support efforts towards achieving a credible bye-election in Rivers South-East Senatorial District. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Johnson Alalibo, made the call on Tuesday at a stakeholders’ meeting in Bori,Continue Reading
By Mercy Omoike and Nefishetu Yakubu The International Organization for Migration (IOM), a United Nations agency, on Tuesday in Lagos received 180 Nigerian migrants, including women and children, from Libya. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos,Continue Reading
By Mercy Omoike/Nefishetu Yakubu The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has called for stronger collaboration among governments, law enforcement agencies and international partners to combat human trafficking. Officials of the organisation made the call during a question-and-answer session at an ongoing three-day training programme for journalists on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government has inaugurated the National Steering Committee (NSC) for the Renewed Hope Cooperative Reform and Revamp Programme (RH-CRRP) to strengthen cooperative governance and drive sector-wide digitalisation. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, inaugurated the committee on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Stakeholders on Tuesday threw their weight behind the proposed amendment of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF) Act, 2019. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bill aims to strengthen funding for Nigeria Police Force and enhance its capacity to tackle the country’sContinue Reading
By Reporters Some stakeholders in Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu states say the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct by-elections in vacant legislative seats few months to 2027 elections is not a waste of resources. They equally described it as a constitutional necessity to ensureContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, a former presidential aspirant on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has ruled out challenging the outcome of the party’s May 25 presidential primary in court. Hayatu-Deen, however, expressed concerns over alleged irregularities and procedural lapses during the exercise, saying thatContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Antswen The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Benue, Dr Mathias Byuan has named Mrs Juliana Obetta as his running mate for the 2027 election. Byuan, who made the announcement on Monday at his governorship campaign office in Makurdi, said the decision followed wide consultations withinContinue Reading
By Edeki Igafe The Ijaw and Urhobo people of Warri Federal Constituency have urged INEC to direct political parties to conduct primaries in newly created state constituencies. The call was made on Monday at a news conference in Ogbe-Ijoh, Warri South Local Government Area of Delta. Stakeholders present includedContinue Reading
