An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been abducted in Sagbama LGA of Bayelsa state. Wilfred Ifogah, head of INEC voters’ registration in the state in a statement said the official was kidnapped while waiting to board a boat at the jetty. Ifogah added that a boat conveying election personnel and materials to Southern Ijaw LGA capsized and that result sheets were lost in the process. “We wish to confirm that a boat carrying...

The National Industrial Court in Abuja has restrained the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, from going ahead with their planned nationwide strike billed for November 14. The labour unions announced plans to embark on a devastating industrial action next Tuesday earlier this week. The unions said the strike was to protest the assault on the NLC national president Joe Ajaero in Imo state last week. But Tijani Gazali, SAN, attorney...

The House of Representatives, Public Accounts Committee has issued summons for appearance to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Nigerian Meteorological Agency, Niger State Command, Investment and Security Tribunal, and the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria to appear on Tuesday next week to answer queries issued against them by the Auditor General for the Federation. Hon. Bamidele Salam, the chairman of the House Committee disclosed this at the hearing in Abuja on...

 …Tells Kogites to come out, vote on Saturday Ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Kogi State, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council has given a notice of stoppage of campaigns The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications and the Spokesman/Director, Media and Publicity of APC Governorship Campaign Council, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, in a press statement on Friday stated that after midnight on Thursday, any campaign activity carried out doesn’t have the permission...