Buhari Receives Election Updates As APC Govs, Other Govt Officials Pay Him A Visit In Saudi Arabia
President Muhammadu Buhari was updated on recent events in Nigeria, including the conclusion of the supplementary elections, during a visit to Saudi Arabia by a few governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other government representatives. Buhari met with some governors and other officials on the fifth day of his […]
Ongoing:Battles Rage As Sudan Army And Paramilitaries Fight For Control
The turmoil since the fall of Bashir What’s happening now is the latest upheaval since the toppling of Sudan’s long-serving President Omar al-Bashir. Bashir – who had been in power for nearly three decades – had been confronted by months of street protests when generals ousted him in April 2019. The military promised a transition […]
NATO Member Finland Breaks Ground On Russia Border Fence
The construction of barbed-wired fence along Finland’s long border with Russia – primarily meant to curb illegal migration – has broken ground near the southeastern town of Imatra less than two weeks after the Nordic country joined NATO as the 31st member of the military alliance. The Finnish Border Guard on Friday showcased the building […]
Fumio Kishida Vows G7 Security Boost After Smoke Bomb
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has vowed to boost security as ministers from overseas visit the country, after an apparent smoke bomb was thrown at him. He was evacuated unharmed on Saturday from a public event, with witnesses describing a person throwing an object, followed by smoke and a loud bang. Japan hosts ministers from […]
APC Wins Plateau Central Senatorial Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former member of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Hon. Diket Plang, as winner of the Plateau Central Senatorial election. INEC Returning Officer, Dr. Jima Lar, announced the result on Saturday in Pankshin LGA, the headquarters of the […]
Fawekun Babatunde Wins Ekiti House Of Assembly Supplementary Election
The Independent NationaI Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the APC candidate for Ido-Osi Constituency I of the State House of Assembly, Mr. Fawekun Babatunde as the winner of the supplementary election held on Saturday in the area. A statement by INEC’s Head of Voter Education and Publicity, Mr. Temitope Akanmu, said the APC candidate polled […]
Bayelsa Gov’ship: Sylva Emerges APC Candidate
A former minister of state for petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State. Sylva, who was declared the winner at the weekend after the party’s primary election in all the 105 wards of the state defeated six others to clinch the party […]
Ogene Wins Anambra Reps Seat After Supplementary Poll
The Labour Party (LP) candidate for the Ogbaru Federal Constituency election, Afam Victor Ogene, has been declared the winner of the supplementary election held on Saturday. Ogene, a former editor of The Source magazine, and former House of Representatives member defeated the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chukwuma Onyema and the All Progressives […]
Oluomo Relected Into House Of Assembly
The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, has been reelected to represent Ifo Constituency for the fourth time. Oluomo was the Deputy Speaker of the Ogun Assembly from 2011 to 2019. In 2019, he returned and emerged as the Speaker of the House, a position he still occupies as he won […]
3 American Sailors Missing Off The Coast of Mexico
The Mexican Navy and United States Coast Guard are searching for three missing American sailors who have not been seen since April 4. According to the Coast Guard, Kerry O’Brien, Frank O’Brien and William Gross were sailing onboard the “Ocean Bound,” a 44-foot LaFitte sailboat. They were last heard from on April 4 when they departed […]
