October 4, 2024
Security Personnel Foil Attempted Theft Of Election Materials Ahead Of Rivers State Local Government Polls
Security operatives in Rivers State successfully foiled an attempted theft of sensitive electoral materials from the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) early Friday morning. It was gathered that the incident occurred around 1 a.m. when people dressed in police uniforms attempted to breach the commission’s premises. According to eyewitnesses, the suspects […]
Kogi gov gives N100,000 livelihood grants to 8,000 youths, women
Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, has empowered 8,000 youths and women with N100,000 Livelihood Support Grants for their existing and new businesses. Ododo flagged off the cash grants to the beneficiaries on Thursday at the Banquet Hall, Government House Lokoja, the state capital. The beneficiaries cut across all the 21 Local Government Areas of the […]
Ajaero Accuses FG Of Planting Wanted British National At NLC Headquarters
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, has accused the Nigerian government of planting Andrew Wynne, a wanted British national, at the headquarters of the labour movement in Abuja, also known as Labour House. During a press briefing on Thursday, Ajaero expressed concerns about what he described as a concerted effort by […]
Governor Soludo swears in newly elected Anambra LG chairs
Governor Charles Soludo has sworn in 21 elected council chairpersons and charged them to be hardworking and prioritise grassroots development during their tenure. Speaking during the swearing-in at the Government House on Thursday in Awka, Mr Soludo urged the new council executives to always put the residents first in all they do because they were […]
Why we’ll not participate in Rivers LG poll – Police
The Rivers State Police Command has said it would comply fully with the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja which barred it from participating in the October 5 local government election in the state. This came less than 24 hours after some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party, led by the state party chairman, […]
Iran summons envoys as Israel intensifies Beirut bombing
Israel’s military said Thursday it had hit Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, as troops battled militants near the border and warplanes bombarded their strongholds around the country. Israel announced this week that its troops had started “ground raids” into parts of southern Lebanon, a stronghold of Hezbollah, after days of heavy bombardment […]
Appeals court upholds jail term for Tunisian presidential candidate convicted of certificate forgery
A Tunisian court confirmed an imprisonment sentence earlier, handed down to a presidential contender ahead of elections scheduled for Sunday. His lawyer said the appeals court in the city of Jendouba in western Tunisia had upheld the 20-month jail sentence against detained presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel. His lawyer said the ruling can be appealed and […]