The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has disclosed that no fewer than 3,298 inmates in prisons across the country are on death row. Its spokesman, Abubakar Umar, who stated this on Wednesday in Abuja, said many of them committed capital offences like culpable homicide, armed robbery, and terrorism, among…
The Oyo State Government has vowed to prosecute those it described as “undesirable elements”, who perpetrate recruitment scams with the sole intent of defrauding the innocent public. This is coming on the heels of a purported list circulating on social media claiming the Oyo State Universal Basic…
Oyo state governor, Engr SEYI MAKINDE congratulates Adamawa State Governor, Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Fintiri as he has been re-elected to serve one more term in office. Recall that, in last saturday’s re-run, Fintiri, the candidate of the peoples democratic party (PDP), polled 9,337 votes beating Senator Aishatu…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has declined the request to hear an ex-parte motion filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State, Senator Aisha Dahiru-Ahmed (Binani). Justice Inyang Ekwo in a sitting on Tuesday, April 18th, 2023, ordered her lawyer, Mohammed…
The electoral commission nullified the announcement and invited the REC to the INEC headquarters. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, to investigate and prosecute the its Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Yunusa-Ari,…
The residents of Oyo town have expressed excitement following how the Nigeria Immigration Service sited an international passport office in the ancient community as preparations are now in top gear for its inauguration. A visit by newsmen to the facility located at Government Reservation Area, GRA, showed…
The newly elected President-General of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), Barrister Niyi Ajewole on Monday paid a courtesy visit to the Alarere Palace of the Olubadan of Ibadan-land, Oba Lekan Balogun. He promised to complete the ongoing construction of the Olubadan Palace located at Oke-Aremo,…
The DE registration exercise commenced on Monday, March 20th and billed to end on Thursday, April 20th. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday extended the closing date for the 2023 Direct Entry (DE) registration by one week starting from Friday, April 21th. In a statement, JAMB’s…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked Barr. Yusuf Hudu Ari, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Adamawa State, to stay away from office till further notice. This was contained in a circular to the embattled REC signed by Mrs. Rose Oriaran-Anthony, Secretary to the Commission…
The Election Petition Tribunal in Oyo State has received two petitions in respect of the governorship poll and four for the House of Assembly elections. The secretary of the tribunal, Ibrahim Sada, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ibadan. He said the first…