No fewer than 50 persons have died after drinking contaminated water from a well in northern Mogadishu, Somalia. According to a report from Osman Mohamed, deputy commissioner for Somalia’s Yaqshid district, over 150 people who drank from the newly constructed well in the East African country were recently hospitalized. Hawo Abdi, a Somali and mother…
Akala Gets Labour Governorship Ticket
Adebayo Alao-Akala, former Governor of Oyo State has emerged the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party in Oyo State. Akala got the ticket after all the five governorship aspirants of the party stepped down for him at the party’s congress. Akala, a former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP had expressed dissatisfaction over the…
I Received FIFA’s Letter – Amadu
Musa Amadu, General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has debunked a report that he denied receiving a letter from world football governing body, FIFA that upheld the majority decision of the NFF 2014 Electoral Appeals Committee. “How can I deny receiving a letter that was addressed directly to me? I don’t know where…
Table of Governorship Candidates
States Governorship Candidates Party Governorship Candidates Party Abia State Nyere Anyim APC Dr Okezie Victor Ikpeazu PDP Adamawa State Umaru Jibrila Bindow APC Mallam Nuhu Ribadu PDP Akwa Ibom State Mr. Umana Okon Umana APC Udom Gabriel Emmanuel PDP Anambra State NILL APC NILL PDP Bauchi State Barrister Mohammed Abubakar APC Awwal Jatau PDP Bayelsa…
Cocoa Production Still A Family Enterprise In Nigeria –US
The United States, US says it is worried by the fact that cocoa production is still raised by hand, not by machine, and remains a very labor-intensive commodity to produce in Nigeria. The US said despite the physical labor involved in the production of Cocoa in the West African country, farmers are realising very limited…
SERAP, Osinubi, Others to Receive Soyinka Awards
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism, WSCIJ, will on Tuesday, December 9 honour the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, headed by Tokunbo Mumuni and Ademola Osinubi, Managing Director of The Punch Newspapers with its honorary Anti-corruption defender award and lifetime award for journalistic excellence respectively. These as well as merit awards will be…
Wike, Folarin, Others Win PDP Governorship Tickets
Nyesom Wike, former Supervising Minister of Education has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Rivers State at the party’s primary election held in Port Harcourt, the state’s capital on Monday. At the event, which was conducted under tight security, 17 aggrieved aspirants from the party stayed away as they were…
Ben Ayade Emerges PDP Candidate in Cross River
By: Henry Okoutu Senator Ben Ayade has emerged winner of the Cross River State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, gubernatorial primary elections held on Monday at the U.J Esuene Stadium, Calabar, Cross River State. Ayade won with 752 votes. Ahead of the election, Francis Ugbor, Legor Idagbor, Larry Odey and Mike Anah all stepped down for…
Delay Mars Lagos PDP Governorship Primary
Against the expectation of party members, delegates, media and observers of the December 8 governorship primary of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the process was delayed for over five hours behind schedule. Although the party could not give reasons for the delay in the commencement of the process of electing…
Oil Theft: 12 Suspects caught
The Nigerian Navy on Monday handed over 12 suspected oil thieves to the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps. The suspects were arrested for stealing 161,280 litres of diesel worth N30 million in Asari-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. Commander Chindo Yahaya, Base Operations Officer of the Navy Ship Pathfinder, Port Harcourt, Rivers State,…