A statement signed by Sani Malumfashi, Chairman of Kano State Independent Electoral Commission, on Sunday, revealed that the All Progressives Congress, APC, has won all the chairmanship and Councillorship seats in Saturday’s council polls in the state. “The election has been largely successful and peaceful and APC won all the 44 local government chairmanship and…
Bomb Explosion in Kano
Barely 24 hours after local council elections roundly won by the All Progressives Congress, APC in Kano State, a bomb explosion has rocked the Sabon Gari areas of the ancient city on Sunday.
Ifeyinwa Omowale Emerges NAWOJ President
Ifeyinwa Omowale, erstwhile Deputy National President of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, has emerged as the National President of the association. Giving her acceptance speech at the ASCON Main Auditorium, Badagry; the venue of the election, Omowale thanked all the women journalists who turned out in large numbers from different states to support…
“Women Deserve Fifty Percent Participation in Government”- Ibim Semenitari
Ibim Semenitari, River State Commissioner for Information has charged women delegates at the on-going National Conference to seek beyond a token of Ministry of Women Affairs. What they should ask for, according to her, is fifty per cent involvement in all governmental activities. Semenitari made the call while representing Rotimi Amaechi, the Rivers State Governor…
CIBN President Canvasses Longer Tenure for CBN Governor
Segun Aina, the outgoing president of Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, CIBN, has stressed the need to extend the tenure of the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to up to ten years in order to ensure stability and policy consistency. He said this while delivering his valedictory lecture titled, ‘Banking and…
Twin Blasts Hit Gikomba Market, Nairobi
Two explosions have struck the Gikomba market area of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, killing at least 13 persons and injuring scores on Friday. The Kenyan National Disaster Operation Centre said the first explosion occurred in a minibus and the second in the large open-air Gikomba market. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya has vowed to fight…
ACF Opposes Emergency Rule Extension
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, a pan-Northern socio-political organisation has described as absolutely unnecessary, the decision of the Federal government to extend the over 1-year state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe for another six months. The argument of the ACF is that before the State of Emergency was declared, the total casualties of…
9th CEO Forum Holds In Lagos
The 9th edition of the CEOs’ forum, an annual gathering of Small and Medium-scale Enterprises, SMEs, has been held in Lagos. The event, which was held at the City Hall, CMS, Lagos, attracted entrepreneurs and managers in the public and private sectors across the country. Organized by LEAP Africa, a non- profit organization, the…
Osun bans indiscriminate use of siren
The Osun State Government on Thursday banned indiscriminate use of siren in the state. Sunday Akere, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, revealed the ban in a press statement made available to journalists in Osogbo. “The governor exercising the powers vested in him by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended, and…
Six Bodies Recovered As Bangladeshi Ferry Capsizes
At least six bodies have so far been recovered from a Bangladeshi ferry which capsized in a river 27 kilometres away from Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital today. The M.V. Miraj-4 ferry with about 200 passengers on board was hit by storm in the Meghna River at Rasulpur in Munshiganj district. Saful Hassan Badal, Deputy…
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