A Civil Society Organization, Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room, has described Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti as largely peaceful, saying it was another opportunity for democratic consolidation and citizen participation. Co-Convener of the CSO, Mr Celestine Odo, stated this on Monday in Abuja while presenting Situation Room’s post-election assessment. Odo,
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Fatai Tijani, has assured residents that a commercial area in Lagos, remains safe following a bomb explosion suspected to be an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), which triggered brief panic in the area. Tijani gave the assurance on Monday while addressing journalists at
The Police Command in Rivers has suspended a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) from office following allegations of extortion and misconduct. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Blessing Agabe, disclosed this to journalists on Monday in Port Harcourt. Agabe siad the action followed reports circulating on social media alleging that the officer collected
Some members of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Imo have filed direct criminal complaint before a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Abuja against two chieftains of the party for alleged forgery. The complainants, in the matter which was been assigned to Court 5 on Monday, want the court to order
An election observer, the Case Tracking and Response Centre (CTRC), has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for prioritising the needs of elderly persons, Persons With Disabilities (PWDs), and pregnant women during Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti. The centre, coordinated by the Balm in Gilead Foundation for Sustainable Development
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, has embarked on indefinite strike over unresolved welfare and working condition issues affecting its members. The strike, declared by the association, took effect from 8:00 am on Monday, following resolutions reached at its Emergency General Meeting
President Bola Tinubu has appointed a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, as Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Universities Commission (NUC). This was contained in a statement by the Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Monday in Abuja. Ogundipe succeeds Emeritus Prof.
The Nigerian Navy has saved the lives of three passengers from a capsized boat along the Bennett River in Warri, Delta. The Director of Naval Information, Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho, revealed this in an operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. He described
The South-West Coordinating Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Mr Adegoke Fayoade, has assured that abducted schoolchildren and their teachers will be rescued safely. Fayoade, who is in charge of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), gave the assurance on Monday while speaking with journalists during an official working visit to the
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the remand of Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), in Kuje Correctional Centre. Justice Mohammed Umar, in a short ruling, ordered Sowore to be kept in the correctional centre pending the hearing and determination of his motion