OVER 1.5 MILLION FCT VOTERS COLLECT PVCs AHEAD OF COUNCIL POLLS – INEC
By: Sefiu Ajape The Independent National Electoral Commission has revealed that more than 1.5 million voters in the Federal Capital Territory have collected their Permanent...
FCT POLLS: WIKE DECLARES FRIDAY WORK-FREE, RESTRICTS MOVEMENT FROM 8PM FRIDAY TO 6PM SATURDAY
By: Sefiu Ajape The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Barr. Nyesom Wike, has declared Friday a work-free day and announced a restriction of movement from...
ANOTHER PDP CANDIDATE STEPS DOWN FROM FCT COUNCIL POLLS, ENDORSES APC
By: Sefiu Ajape The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) chairmanship election, Zadna Dantani, has formally withdrawn from the...
SENATE MOURNS AS RIVERS SOUTH-EAST LAWMAKER, SENATOR BARINADA MPIGI, DIES AT 64
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Senate was thrown into mourning on Thursday following the death of Senator Barinada Mpigi, the lawmaker representing Rivers South-East Senatorial...
OKPEBHOLO APPOINTS MERCY JOHNSON-OKOJIE AS SPECIAL ADVISER ON PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
By Aishat Momoh. O. Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has appointed renowned Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson-Okojie as Special Adviser on Public Engagement and Advocacy. The...
RIVERS ASSEMBLY SUSPENDS FUBARA IMPEACHMENT AFTER TINUBU’S INTERVENTION
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Rivers State House of Assembly has suspended impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, following the...
KEYAMO FAULTS JOURNALISTS, OPPOSITION FIGURES OVER ‘NIGERIAN PEOPLE’ CLAIMS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has criticised some journalists and opposition figures for allegedly projecting their personal...
33 MINERS DIE, IN PLATEAU CARBON MONOXIDE TRAGEDY
HOTJIST NEWS More than 33 miners died, and 25 others were taken to the hospital yesterday. They were working underground at a mining site in...
NOBODY GAVE ME MONEY TO DEFECT TO APC- KEFAS
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR Agbu Kefas, the governor of Taraba state, has denied reports of a disagreement between him and Theophilus Danjuma, a retired general...
ICPC DETAINS EL-RUFAI OVER ONGOING INVESTIGATION
HOTJIST NEWS The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested Nasir el-Rufai, who was the former governor of Kaduna. J....