According to Jaret Tenebe, the acting chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, the 960 delegates who were elected yesterday will confirm the nomination process that took place in the party’s direct primary on February 17 in order to choose their candidate for the governorship that would be held on September 20. The … Read more
Actor Kunle Afolayan’s 2022 film, Anikulapo, has won the Overall Best Movie at the 2023 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award, AMVCA. The award was presented to the Anikulapo producer, Kunle Afolayan and his crew at the ninth edition of the AMVCA on Saturday night. Speaking at the event, Afolayan thanked his mentor, Tunde Kelani, better … Read more
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has urged those who contested the recent election with him to join him in making the state great. He made this disclosure on Saturday. xandertech recalls that the governor, who re-contested on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was on Sunday declared as winner of the gubernatorial election … Read more
There has been talk that Samuel Ortom, the former governor of Benue State, is about to switch political parties, but he has denied the rumor. Ortom revealed this during the PDP enlarged caucus meeting in Makurdi, the capital of the state. He characterized the rumours as malicious and emphasized that he had no intention of … Read more
Activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, gained momentum across Nigeria last week. The frenzy online, on the streets and across cities evoked nostalgia, excitement and wistfulness as stakeholders (mostly generations of Nigerians who themselves had served in the past as corps members) reflected on the long-term impact of … Read more
Seventeen per cent of girls and women aged 15 to 49 skip social activities due to avoidable inconveniences and the stigma of menstruation. The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said this as the world marks Menstrual Hygiene Day on Sunday, May 28, advocating equitable menstrual health and hygiene programmes to ease the strains of menstruation. … Read more
Human rights organisation, Centre for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN) has called on the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno to set up a taskforce that would go round the state to check any filling station that is using the fuel subsidy removal to cause economic hardship for the people. Ever since President … Read more
Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor on Thursday visited the troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK). Irabor commended their gallantry and charged them to eliminate remaining insurgents terrorising the Northeast region. The military chief addressed the soldiers at the Theatre Command, Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State. “Ensure … Read more
Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma, an All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for governor, announced his withdrawal from the contest yesterday due to the terrible loss of his son in the US. When Agbonayinma visited the state secretariat in October 2023, he was the first to formally advise the APC leadership of his desire. “It has become pertinent for … Read more
The Chairman of Afikpo South Local Government Area, now known as Edda LGA, in Ebonyi State, Prince Ekuma Nkama Chima has revealed how his tenure combated incessant communal clashes, cultism and youth restiveness in the area. Chima who is an in-law to the outgoing governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, also gave reasons why the … Read more