By Isaac Aregbesola Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 14 suspected vote buyers in Otueke, Adawari playgrounds in Bayelsa and at various polling units in Imo and Kogi. EFCC Spokesperson Dele Oyewale said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. According to him, theContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The uploading of results from polling units for Saturday’s governorship elections in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo is in progress. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that as at 5:55pm, 1,417 polling units results for Bayelsa, representing 63.15 per cent of the 2,244 expected polling units results,Continue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, said all negative perceptions about doing business in Nigeria would be removed. He stated this during a meeting with the Captains of the Saudi Arabian Industry at the Nigeria-Saudi Investment Roundtable. He said that with the newContinue Reading
Friends and well wishers of Malam Ali M. Ali, the newly appointed Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), on Friday hosted him to a dinner to celebrate his appointment to lead Africa’s largest news agency. The dinner, which was put together by the “Majalisar Kakumi” group, attracted topContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Sorting and counting of votes have commenced in many polling units in Bayelsa after voting in the governorship election ended at 2.30pm. At PU 10, Agric Meeting Hall, Attissa 1, Yenagoa, the voting process ended at 2.30pm while sorting of ballot papers commenced at 2.35pm in theContinue Reading
By Thompson Yamput Kogi’s Gov. Yahaya Bello has commended INEC and security operatives for their conduct at Saturday’s off-cycle governorship election in the state. Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election, Alhaji Usman Ododo, gave similar commendation. Bello spoke after voting at his polling unit in OkeneContinue Reading
By Peter Okolie Vigilant security operatives in Imo, on Saturday, foiled an attempt by alleged political thugs to abduct INEC officials and cart away election materials. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident happened at a Registration Area Center in Amaimo, Ikeduru Local Government Area. It wasContinue Reading
By Reporters Gov. Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, on Saturday expressed diverse views on the conduct of the Saturday governorship election in Imo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that both candidates spoke shortly after castingContinue Reading
By Oladele Eniola Sustainable energy access has been identified as a crucial element needed in creating a brighter and more equitable future for Nigerians, especially the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSMEs) operators. Ms Damilola Ogunbiyi, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All, said this duringContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Some party agents, voters and observers have commended the peaceful voting process and seamless Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) deployed for Saturday’s governorship election in Bayelsa. They gave the commendation in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa. NAN reports that the respondentsContinue Reading
