Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, UN, has congratulated Muhammadu Buhari, President-elect of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on his victory in the 2015 presidential elections. In a statement issued on Tuesday night in New York, Ban said he had spoken to Buhari and President Goodluck Jonathan on the outcome of the polls as declared…
Polls Security: Ona Ara Residents Express Fear
Voters in some parts of Ona Ara Local Government Area, Oyo State, have expressed fear over insufficient number of security personnel deployed to some polling units. Most of the polling zones visited by this reporter have only one policeman each attached to a unit while there are no security personnel in some zones. Moshood Saheed,…
Accreditation Begins in Ibadan
Voters’ accreditation has commenced in some areas of Ibadan, Oyo State capital. Accreditation has started at Hope, Idi Obi, Iwo road, Bashorun, Agodi and some areas of the city around 8:00 am. However, some intending voters are still waiting for INEC officials at Alalubosa, Oritamerin, Oremeji and other localities while INEC officials are seen still…
Polls: TMG to Deploy 4,000 Monitors
The Transition Monitoring Group, TMG on Thursday said it will deploy 4,000 citizen observers to monitor the Presidential and National Assembly Elections on Saturday, March 28. Ibrahim Zikirullahi, the Chairman of TMG disclosed this during a press conference, saying the group will strategically place mobile and stationary citizen observers in every geopolitical zone and every…
We Will Empower More Nigerian Women – US Consulate General
The Public Affairs Section of the United States Consulate General, Lagos, has reiterated its commitment to continuously empower more Nigerian women and make them self-reliant. Rhonda Watson, Public Diplomacy officer of the section stated this on Tuesday during an information and communications technology, ICT, workshop organised for Nigerian small and medium scale businesswomen. Titled, Entrepreneurship…
Election: Ballot Papers Arrive States On Wednesday
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said ballot papers to be used for Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections are to be moved from Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN vaults from tomorrow, Wednesday, March 25. Kayode Idowu, chief press secretary to the INEC chairman, said all non-sensitive materials have already been sent to locations…
Jonathan Congratulates Israeli Prime Minister
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister over his victory at Israel’s general elections. President Jonathan sent his congratulatory message in a statement issued by Reuben Abati, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. The president said he looks forward to continuing to work with Netanyahu to further strengthen the existing…
EFCC Nabs Reps Candidate Over N142 million Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested Oluwametomi Adetokunbo, a House of Representatives candidate on the platform of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N142,029,000 (One Hundred and Forty- Two Million, Twenty- Nine Thousand Naira) fraudulently. The anti-graft agency alleged that the 37 year–old politician obtained the money…
Elections: IGP Orders Tight Security At Key Points
As part of moves to ensure a successful general elections, Suleiman Abba, the Inspector-General of Police, has ordered “watertight” security around all key and vulnerable points across the country. Emmanuel Ojukwu, the Police Force Public Relations Officer announced this in a statement issued on Thursday saying it becomes imperative in order to ward off any…
Gunmen Abduct Allison–Madueke’s Brother
Police say unidentified gunmen, on Thursday, kidnapped Joseph Agama, the younger brother to Diezani Allison-Madueke, Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources. Asinim Butswat, Police Spokesman for Bayelsa Command, confirmed the development explaining that the Command got a report shortly after the incident happened. Butswat said the police received a distress call from Maxwell Agama, the victim’s…
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