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As the campaigns for the 2019 elections commenced Sunday, the United States, European Union and 23 other western nations have called for transparent campaigns in the run-up to the polls. They also warned political and non-political actors against hate speech and violence, stressing that their concern was to see a process leading to free, fair, transparent and peaceful elections. The group, in a joint statement in Abuja on Sunday, said they will follow the campaigns and monitor the election process closely. The statement was signed by the European Union (Delegation to Nigeria), France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Austria,…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the incumbent Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, is the state’s governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 elections. Tambuwal finished second behind Atiku Abubakar, who emerged the party presidential candidate at its Convention held in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State on October 6. INEC confirmed the substitution of the name of Manir Dan’Iya, earlier submitted as the party flag bearer, with the name of Tambuwal over the weekend. Political observers had suspected that Dan’Iya, who was Tambuwal’s Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, had only held the PDP governorship ticket for…

The Zamfara twins named as Hassana and Hussaina have been released by their abductors. Zamfara State said to be the home state of Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd), the Minister of Interior, is described as the hotbed of kidnappings. The 16-year-old twins were released unhurt on Saturday, November 17, 2018 after their abductors were alleged to have collected N15 million. The sisters kidnapped in October 2018, while they were visiting their sister in Dauran village in Zurmi local government area of Zamfara state, weresaid to be preparing for their marriage in December 2018. Their abductors had threatened to kill one of…

A new Oku Ibom and President-General, Supreme Council of Ibibio Traditional Rulers (Ifim Ibom Ibibio) in Nigeria’s 21st state, Akwa Ibom, was officially proclaimed on Saturday. He is Edidem Solomon D. Etuk who is also the Paramount Ruler of Nsit Ubium local government area. The proclamation was done at Asan Ibibio- Ikot Oku Ikono, Uyo local government area- recognised as the ancestral home of Ibibios, the fourth largest tribe in Nigeria. The coronation of the Oku Ibom Ibibio will be performed in January 2019. The new ruler was successfully selected on Friday, September 14, 2018 by Ibibio Paramount Rulers during…

African Nations Cup Qualifying Group A GP W D L F A GD P 1Senegal 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7 10 2Madagascar 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 10 3Equatorial Guinea 4 1 0 2 1 4 -3 3 4Sudan 4 0 0 4 1 8 -7 0 Group B GP W D L F A GD P 1Morocco 5 3 1 1 8 3 +5 10 2Cameroon 5 2 2 1 3 3 0 8 3Comoros Islands 5 1 2 2 5 6 -1 5 4Malawi 5 1 1 3 2 6 -4 4 Group C…

Nigeria has booked a place in the next year’s African Cup of Nations Cup competition in Cameroon after playing a one-all draw with South Africa on Saturday in Johannersburg to garner 10 points in Group E. South Africa has nine points, Libya, four while Seychelles got one point in the group. From this standing, South Africa will join Nigeria from the group. Samuel Kalu put Nigeria ahead in the eight minutes as his shot took a wicked deflection off a South African defender past the Bafana Bafana goalkeeper. Bafana Bafana Percy Tau dribbled Omeruo to run clear of Super Eagles…

Two prominent sons of Akwa Ibom State have made the list of persons appointed into key federal agencies and boards and ratified by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday. They are Dr. Emem Abasi Bassey as the Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), Uyo, Akwa Ibom State and Clement Isong appointed a board member of the Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA). Bassey, a former commissioner for health in Akwa Ibom State from 2013 to 2015, whose appointment for a four-year term took effect from Septemeber 22 has now been confirmed by President Buhari as the as the…

Chelsea rank tops mong EPL clubs that pays their players heavy salaries and bonuses to keep them comfortable FA Cup defending champions Chelsea became an elite club after Roman Abramovich bought the club in 2003. The Premier League giants Chelsea won the Champions League and the Europa League titles among other domestic Cups in the process. Abramovich’s take-over of the club has helped to make his mark not just in the Premier League but also in Europe after winning the UCL title in 2012. And one season down the line, they became one of the teams to have won the…

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, November 20 as Public Holiday to mark the Eid-el Maulud. Sunni Muslims observe the Prophet Muhammed’s (also known as Mohammed or Muhammad) birthday on the 12th day of the Islamic month of Rabi’ al-awwal, while Shi’a Muslims mark it on the 17th of this month. Muhammed is believed to be the last prophet. The Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd), made the declaration on Friday in Abuja in a statement by Dr. Mohammed Umar, Permanent Secretary of the ministry. Dambazau called on Muslim faithful to align themselves with the prophet’s teachings which border…

The Courier Regulatory Department of the Nigerian Postal Service has revoked licences of 30 courier companies in the country. By this, 78 financially healthy ones are remaining. The General Manager, CRD, Dr. Ishaya Diwa, stated this at a media briefing in Lagos on Thursday. Diwa said that the licences of the companies were revoked because the operators were not complying with the rules and regulations governing courier services. “For the past two years, the CRD of NIPOST has consistently been trying to sanitise the courier industry with its continuous events, such as clamping down on companies. “We need our courier…