Muhammadu Buhari Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s president, has expressed confidence that Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and other candidates of the party, will emerge victorious in Feb. 25 and March 11 general elections. The president stated this while addressing newsmen after casting his vote at polling …
Read More »Electoral fraud: ICPC arrests man ferrying N2m to politician
ICPC operative and the suspect with the N2m cash displayed The Bauchi State office of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has taken into custody one Hassan Ahmad in possession of the sum of N2million cash in both old and new currencies amidst the cash crunch being …
Read More »425,106 security operatives deployed for elections – IGP
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba said a total of 425,106 security operatives will be deployed for the presidential and National Assembly election scheduled to hold on Saturday, February 25th. Alkali disclosed this while speaking at a media briefing organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at …
Read More »JUST IN: CBN reviews tenure of bank MDs, DMDs, EDs
Emefiele, CBN governor The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Friday announced measures that will affect the tenure of Executive Management and Non-Executive Directors of banks and financial institutions. The new guidelines specifies the tenure of Managing Directors, Deputy Managing Directors as well as Executive Directors. The developmemt was announced in …
Read More »Appeal Court dismisses suspended DCP Abba Kyari’s bail application
The bail application filed by a suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari suffered another setback after the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday dismissed the suit. The appeal sought the reversal of an earlier ruling of a Federal High Court in Abuja which refused to grant his request …
Read More »JUST IN: CBN appoint Isa Abdulmumin as new spokesperson
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appointed Isa Abdulmumin as the Acting Director of Corporate Communications Department of the apex bank. Abdulmumin, a Deputy Director, takes over from Osita Nwanisobi as head of the Corporate Communications Department following his retirement from service on Friday. Abdulmumin has been in the …
Read More »Elections: Police raid blackspots in Ebonyi to check electoral violence
Hoodlums branding dangerous weapons during the clash The Police Command in Ebonyi says it embarked on raiding blackspots in the state as part of its efforts to tackle related electoral violence during the general polls. Mr Falaye Olaleye, Commissioner for Police in the state, told the News Agency of Nigeria …
Read More »INEC announces new date for Enugu East senatorial election
INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said on Friday that it has postponed the Enugu East Senatorial District Election earlier scheduled to hold alongside the presidential and other National Assembly polls nationwide on Saturday. Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu announced the postponement of the election at …
Read More »EFCC intercepts N32.4m ‘vote-buying’ money in Lagos
EFCC intercepts N32.24 million suspected to be for vote buying in Lagos ahead of Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Friday said it has intercepted the sum of N32.24 million suspected to be for vote buying in Lagos ahead of Saturday’s presidential …
Read More »One Day To Election, Igbo Leader In Kano Begs South-Easterners To Ignore ‘Sit-At-Home’ And Vote
Eke Ukwu Market in Owerri, Imo State During Sit-At-Home- The Igbo Community Association in Kano state has urged South-easterners in Anambra, Abia, Imo, Enugu and Ebonyi states to ignore any sit-at-home directive from anyone and come out and exercise their franchise by voting for their choice candidates during the presidential …
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