Some Federal Ministry of Labour officials have been accused of allegedly forging the signatures of some participants to justify the N208m spent on the Zonal Skill Acquisition it organized. The Senate Committee Chaired by Senator Mathew Urhoghide, while scrutinizing the list of participants submitted by the Ministry at its last sitting, observed that a few persons signed for participants to enable them to collect their stipends in the six geopolitical zones. The programme took place...

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has banned political campaigns at all places of worship like churches and mosques. INEC disclosed this in six-page guidelines for the conduct of political rallies, processions and campaigns released on Thursday. The commission also banned political campaigns in police stations and public offices. In the guidelines, INEC further prohibited the use of abusive language and hate speech as well as the use of...

Bola Tinubu, the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), should be tired of running for office. He said this at the rally in Gbaramatu, which had Oboro II, the Pere of Gbaramatu in attendance. According to him, Atiku ran for the presidential seat numerous times and should be tired of running by now. “As I stand before you, there...

Bright Chimezie, the pioneer of the ziggima sound, has declared his support for the presidential bid of Peter Obi, candidate of the Labour Party (LP). The veteran musician took to Instagram to endorse the LP’s candidate hours after attending the presidential rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State on Thursday. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), had shared a photo with the highlife singer at the rally on...