UTEM 2023 Candidates Registration: JAMB registers 1,595,779, as Lagos leads

As the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) closes its books on the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration exercise, the Board said it registered a total of 1,595,779 candidates, even as Lagos State leads in the number of registered candidates. The number according to the report fell short of the projected  1.6 million for the entire exercise, though this number does not include the Direct Entry component of the exercise, which had commenced...

Ex-First Lady, Ebele Obiano, Stella Oduah lose Senatorial Election to LP Candidate

Labour Party’s Tony Nwoye Defeats Stella Oduah, Ex-First Lady, Ebele Obiano To Win Anambra North Senatorial Election Nwoye defeated Senator Stella Oduah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Mrs Ebele Obiano of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Ebele is the former first lady of Anambra State. Tony Nwoye of the Labour Party has won the Anambra North Senatorial District election. Nwoye defeated Senator Stella Oduah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Mrs...

Nnewi North Chairperson, Lady Obiorah Solicits Support for APGA

As the general election approaches, the Chairperson of Nnewi North Local Government, Lady Amaka Obiorah has appealed for support from the entire people of Nnewi North Local Government Area in favour of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). She made the appeal in _Obi OkpunoEbenator_ and _Obi Okpuno Uzodike_(Uruagu Ward 3), Nnewi while supporting her husband, the Chairman of Nnewi North Local Government Area, Hon. Engr. Chris Obiorah in the campaign tour to ensure that...

Police Confirms Simultaneous Attacks and Murder of 3 Party Members in Enugu.

The Commissioner of Police Enugu State Command, CP Ahmed Ammani urges the electorates not to be deterred by the recent happenings in the state to renege on their resolutions to make their vote count in the 2023 general elections. Confirming the simultaneous attacks and killings in the state on Wednesday evening, CP Ammani referred to the attacks as cowardly antics of hoodlums aimed at creating fear in the citizens and ultimately disrupt the electoral process....

Cultural Proponent, Ezeoke Canvasses For Revival of Masquerade Festival in South-East

A cultural proponent, Chief Mrs. Uche Ezeoke has canvassed for the revival of masquerade festival in the South-East as part of efforts aimed at promoting the rich Igbo cultural heritage and tradition. Chief Mrs Ezeoke made the call at Amichi in Nnewi South Local Government Area during her installation as Mother of Masquerades of the community. Chief Mrs Ezeoke who hails from Ndikelionwu and married to Amichi said that she will partner the Anambra State...

Political Escapade By Nigerian Supreme Court

If our Mighty Supreme Court did not come out via her official public image maker to publicly defend herself and admonish those that criticised her Naira Redesign Ex-parte Order, a lawyer like my good self who took an oath to defend our noble profession and law institutions, would not have bothered to join issues with her. But this is Law of Evidence 101. By coming out publicly to defend her ill-conceived Ex-parte Order, she has...

Dislodging the status quo: Nigerian voters must take anger and conscience to the Polls

Significantly, a vote for Obi and the LP would systematically dislodge a predatory two-party system that has caged this nation since the end of military rule in 1999 —Anthony Ogbo ________________________ In less than one week, on Saturday, February 25, 2023, Nigerian voters will head to the polls to elect a new president amid intensifying anger and frustration over deteriorating insecurity and economic destitution. Among a long list of contenders, candidates from three major political...

2023 election: IGP organise one-day seminar on curbing electoral violence

Ahead of the upcoming general election, the Nigeria Police Force is organising a one-day seminar on practical approaches to curbing electoral violence. CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, force public relations officer, announced this in a press release on Sunday. According to Adejobi, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, convened the seminar to ensure that police officers are adequately prepared to effectively police the 2023 general elections, particularly officers responsible for strategic operational deployments and active...

PDP decries alleged attacks on members in Anambra

The presidential campaign council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra state on Friday decried the alleged attacks on their members and facilities in the state. The deputy director, media and publicity of Atiku-Okowa Campaign in Anambra state, Mr. Uloka Chukwubuike, who disclosed this in a statement, alleged that PDP members in Anaocha local government area had suffered series of attacks which if untamed could prevent them from voting on February 25 Presidential and...

Buhari’s Unforced Error

A poorly thought out and poorly timed monetary policy sends Nigeria into a tailspin.   Even for an administration notorious for its capricious decision-making, the outgoing Buhari government’s decision to implement a complex currency-swap policy on the eve of a national election has been something of a head-scratcher. To say that the policy is proving very costly is to put it mildly. While both President Muhammadu Buhari and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele remain...

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