The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the Anambra governorship election inconclusive. This is owing to the inability of the commission to deploy staff and materials to Ihiala Local Government Area, as a result of security threat. Returning officer in the election, Prof. Florence Obi said the election would now hold on Tuesday, November...
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Anambra election: NYSC hails corp members
The National Youth Service Corps has commended the patriotism of corps members engaged in the conduct of the governorship election in Anambra State. The Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, made the commendation while monitoring the election in nine local government areas of the state. A statement issued on Saturday night by the NYSC...
Justice Odili: We’ll no longer allow intimidation of judiciary —NBA
The Nigerian Bar Association, through its President, Olumide Akpata, has said it will no longer allow the intimidation of the Judiciary. This is in reaction to the raid of the home of Justice Mary Odili of the Supreme Court by security operatives in Abuja on Friday. Akpata, in a statement, described the incident as part...
Rivers boss burns nine-year-old housemaid with iron over alleged stubbornness
The family of a nine-year-old girl, Favour Anigbogu, has demanded justice after she was allegedly brutalised by her boss, Ginika Nebafe, who reportedly used a hot iron to inflict injuries on her head. UGAMATV gathered that the child left her parents’ house in Anambra State for Port Harcourt, Rivers State, in April 2021, after Ginika...
Buhari’s exit in 2023, solution to Nigeria’s problems – Afenifere
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Tuesday, said neither the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd.). nor his party, the All Progressives Congress, can solve the problems facing the country. The group said it had lost hope in Buhari solving the country’s problems, saying the exit of the President in 2023 will end the problems facing...
Sowore, Adeyanju and others lead #EndSARS protest in Abuja (photos)
Publisher of Sahara Reporters Omoyele Sowore and activist, Deji Adeyanju, are leading the EndSARS anniversary protest at the Unity Fountain, in Abuja. See more photos below…
11 suspected Internet fraudsters arrested with eight exotic cars in Benin City
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Sunday, October 10, arrested 11 suspected internet fraudsters in Benin. The suspects were arrested in separate locations in the City based on actionable intelligence on their alleged involvement in cybercrime. READ ALSO Man docked for biting off police officer’s finger...
PDP NEC ratifies Ugwuanyi committee report on zoning
The National Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday upheld the recommendations of the Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi-led zoning committee. This was the high point of the 94th NEC meeting in Abuja. The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, said this while addressing newsmen after the NEC meeting. READ ALSO Enugu Assembly...
Many killed as bandits flee into military camp in Niger
Bandits trying to escape the ongoing military operation in Zamfara and Katsina states met their waterloo in the hands of soldiers at Maganda village near Allawa in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The bandits, who were said to be escaping through the notorious Allawa Forest in their hundreds, ran into the military camp...
Duchess of York reads book by Nigerian author
As part of activities marking Drowning Prevention Week, the Duchess of York, this week, read ‘Tobi Learns to Swim’ on her daily YouTube channel, Storytime With Fergie And Friends. The picture book for children was written by Nigerian author, Olubunmi Aboderin Talabi. The aim of Drowning Prevention Week campaign this year is to give individuals...