Aisha Bura from Borno State has been elected the new President of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ. Aisha defeated the incumbent Ladi Bala to emerge the President at the 11th Triennial Delegate Conference of NAWOJ, held in Abuja. Bura lost against Ladi in 2020 at the 10th Triennial Delegate Conference in Minna,…
Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo, RUGIPO, has indicated its readiness to become a pace setter in Nigeria, following the donation of a solar powered borehole by its Abuja Alumni association chapter. Speaking at the commissioning of the solar powered borehole at the institution, the acting rector, Mr Adegun Olorunwa disclosed that some investors have assured on…
The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Prof. Adenike Oladiji will on Sunday, November 26 deliver the keynote address at the 2023 public lecture of Precision Online Newspaper. A statement by the founder of the newspaper, Olusegun Hakeem Adebumiti made available to newsmen in Akure, the Ondo State capital, indicated that…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, nullified the election of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of justices, held that Governor Yusuf was not a valid candidate in the gubernatorial election that was held in the state on March…
Sequel to the declaration of a nationwide indefinite strike by organized labour unions, led by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Electricity workers have shut down the national grid, leading to abrupt power cut in many parts of the country. Confirming the national grid shutdown on Tuesday, Ndidi Mbah, the spokesperson for Transmission Company of Nigeria,TCN,…
Rivers state house of assembly has elected a new Speaker Rt.Hon.Barr. Ehie Edison DSSRS. Meanwhile all Local Government Executives has been suspended by the House of Assembly. More details soon
The Kogi State Government, on Sunday, said that there was an assassination attempt on the state governor, Yahaya Bello, a few kilometres away from Abuja, on his way to an official engagement from Lokoja, the state capital. According to a statement issued by the state Commissioner for information, Kingsley Fanwo, it stated that the attack…
Nigeria’s presidential election tribunal on Wednesday rejected an opposition challenge to Bola Tinubu’s win in February’s disputed vote. Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, who came second and third respectively, had asked the court to invalidate the election, alleging irregularities. Judge Haruna Tsammani, reading out a lengthy…
The petition seeking disqualifications of President Tinubu by Labour Party and Peoples Democratic party at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) sitting in Abuja was dismissed on Wednesday 6th September in Abuja . The suits were filed by the Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The PEPT’s proceeding is still ongoing at the…
Justice Deems the Petition Lacking a Reason of ActionThe case brought forward by the Allied People’s Movement (APM) against the alleged double nominations of Kashim Shettima has been struck off by the presiding Justice. The decision stems from the petition’s perceived lack of logic and failure to disclose any reasonable cause of action. The APM…
