October 6, 2024
Kellyrae wins BBNaija season 9
Kellyrae has emerged as the winner of the Big Brother Naija season 9 ‘No Loose Guard’ edition. Kellyrae edged Wanni who came in second and Onyeka third to emerge winner on the night. As the winner, Kellyrae goes home with a cash prize of N60million and a brand new car worth N40m bringing the total […]
NPA appoints Ikechukwu Onyemekara as spokesperson
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has appointed new general managers to support the administration of Abubakar Dantsoho, the authority’s managing director (MD). In a statement on Friday, NPA said Ikechukwu Onyemekara was named the general manager, corporate and strategic communications division. “The appointments which take immediate effect reorganized some Divisions to align with the direction […]
APC Sweeps LG Polls As APGA, Accord Party Win 5 Councillorship Seats In Jigawa
The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has won all the 27 chairmanship and 281 out of 287 councillorship seats contested by 11 political parties in the Saturday, October 5, 2024, local government elections held in Jigawa State. The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) also won the councillorship seat of Margadu Ward in Guri local government, […]
Lobi Stars appoint Amokachi as technical adviser
The board of Lobi Stars FC has appointed former Super Eagles coach, Daniel Amokachi, as the new technical adviser of the club. This is contained in a statement issued by the club’s head of media, Emmanuel Uja, on Sunday in Makurdi. Amokachi’s appointment took immediate effect as the club sought to revitalise its strategy and […]
AA wins one LGA in Rivers as APP clears 314 out of 319 councilorship seats
Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Justice Adolphus Enebeli (rtd), has declared Uzodinma Nwafor, the candidate of the Action Alliance (AA), as the winner of the chairmanship of Etche Local Government Council. Justice Enebeli spoke in Port Harcourt while declaring the winners of the chairmanship of Etche local government, and the 319 […]
Akwa Ibom LG Poll: PDP wins 30 LGs, APC 1
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has won 30 chairmanship positions in Saturday’s local government council election in Akwa Ibom. The PDP is the ruling party in the state. Aniedi Ikoiwak, the chairman, Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission, announced this in a signed result released in Uyo on Sunday. Mr Ikoiwak also announced that the […]
Fubara swears in new Rivers LG chairmen (Video)
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sworn in the newly elected chairmen of the 23 local government areas, following their victories in Saturday’s Local Government Council elections. The swearing-in ceremony held on Sunday at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt, saw 22 chairmen from the Action Peoples Party (APP) and one from the […]
Just In: Governor Adeleke Declares Monday Public Holiday for Osun Teachers
In commemoration of the 2024 World Teachers Day, Osun state Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has declared, tomorrow, Monday the 7th of October, 2024 as a work free day for all teachers in both public and private schools throughout the state. A press statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment,Oluomo Kolapo Alimi to […]
UK Prime Minister’s chief of staff resigns amid rising controversy
Sue Gray, the chief of staff to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, resigned on Sunday amid growing scrutiny and internal tensions within the Labour government during its early months in office. Gray cited concerns that the intense commentary surrounding her role risked distracting from the government’s key agenda of implementing change. Reports of disagreements between […]
INEC Distributes Non-sensitive Materials to Ondo LGAs Ahead of Governorship Polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has distributed non-sensitive materials to the 18 local government areas ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State. Addressing journalists on the preparation of the commission for the forthcoming governorship election, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, informed that the electoral umpire would use the […]