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Baba Ngelzarma, national president of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), says despite supporting President Muhammadu Buhari’s reelection bid in 2019, he abandoned pastoralists. Ngelzarma, former secretary of the association who was recently elected president, said this on Saturday night in a chat with journalists in Abuja. The […]

The best way to enjoy electioneering seasons is to be emotionally detached. The moment you are a player — or you are emotionally invested — you cannot have fun to the fullest. There will be too much tension and excitement racing through your blood. Too much prejudice will block your sight. You will cry […]

The Ebonyi government has approved the sum of N111,250,000 for Christmas celebration for indigenes of the state. Chooks Oko, the state’s special adviser on media and strategy, announced the development in a statement on Saturday. “In a bid to celebrate this year’s Christmas for Ebonyi people at home and in diaspora, Ebonyi […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria’s electoral process has been improving steadily since 2015. According to a statement by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, Buhari spoke in Washington DC, USA, at an interactive session entitled ‘A Conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria’. Buhari said his administration remains determined to ensure the conduct of […]

Luka Buba, systems an­alysts at Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos, says all permanent voter cards (PVCs) will be ready for collection before January 6, 2023. Buba said this on Saturday while responding to questions on a Twitter Space tagged, ‘PVC Wahala: Question and Answer Session with INEC’. The conversation was […]

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its operatives have rescued seven Chinese nationals from captivity in Kaduna state. On June 29, the Chinese nationals were kidnapped at a mining site in Ajata, Aboki in Shiroro LGA of Niger state. During the attack, the gunmen were said to have opened fire on security […]

The high court in Orlu LGA of Imo state has been set ablaze by gunmen. The gunmen were said to have attacked the complex which houses a magistrate court and the high court in the early hours of Saturday. Files were reportedly destroyed in the incident, but it is not yet clear […]

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says if he is elected president, it will be a presidency of the Imo people. He said this on Saturday at the PDP presidential campaign rally in Owerri, the Imo capital. Abubakar said he has a history with the Igbo dating back […]