President Bola Tinubu on Monday swore in three new ministers during the second Federal Executive Council holding at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.The new cabinet members are Malam Balarabe Lawal from Kaduna State as Minister of…

The Kogi West Elders Forum (KWEF) has adopted Mr Leke Abejide of African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its consensus candidate for the Nov. 11, Kogi Governorship Election.The forum made this position known in a communiqué signed by its Chairman, retire…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says one of its major concern in the conduct of the Nov.11 Kogi governorship election is the prevailing security challenge in the state.Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman, INEC, said this when he v…

ONIIPA: Oniipa Town Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Heikky Amwele said Council plans to plant trees across the town as part of the Arbor Day celebration.Amwele on Friday told Nampa that they will be planting various trees including fruit trees.The day is…

No fewer than 2.4 million voters in Liberia are eligible to cast their ballots on Tuesday in a general election in which President George Weah is seeking a second term after the first six years.Weah, 57, who turned to politics after a successful socce…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it plans to transmit results of the Nov.11 Bayelsa governorship election manually.The state INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Mr Obo Effanga, stated this in Yenagoa on Wednesday, durin…

Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa’s second term bid has received the backing of prominent Ijaw leaders of thought, including the Bayelsa Elders Council among others.The leaders spoke at an interactive session organised by a socio-political group, Friends of …

Prof. Jonah Onuoha, a don, on Thursday, underscored the need to promote leadership development at the national level to ensure sustainable democracy in Africa.Onuoha said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.According to…

Sen. Abdullahi Gumel, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), says the appointment of a new management team for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is to rejig the bank and make it alive to its responsibiliti…

Seychellois Olsen Vidot, a former politician credited for spearheading community groups for senior citizens, people with disabilities, and children, was laid to rest on Saturday. Vidot, aged 68, passed away earlier this week. He is survived by his wife…

Late Ambassador Hadino Hishongwa was a hero, kind-hearted, loving, trustworthy and a mentor who left indelible footprints as a diplomat for Swapo in West Africa, the former West Germany, Australia and the Nordic countries during the 1970s.These were th…

The Labour Party (LP) has appointed Rep. Tochukwu Okere as the chairman of its Imo governorship campaign council, ahead of the Nov. 11 poll.

Chief Chime Nzeribe, the Director-General of the Sen. Athan Achonu Campaign Organisation said this in a stat…