The election for Southern Ijaw Local Government Area was cancelled on December 7, 2015 due to violence, ballot box snatching and stuffing, harassment and abduction of electoral officials
Author: Adewole Martins
Eyewitness account added that the Chairman of Ekeremor Local Government, Hon. Billy Tobiye, and the PDP ward agent, Tams Alari, as well as other notable members of the PDP and the traditional ruler of Ekeremor, HRH Agbodo Gbaseimo, were also attacked
In November 2015, US President Barack Obama set December 31 as the deadline for South Africa to conclude the negotiations on opening its markets to poultry, pork and beef from the US
The constitutional lawyer noted that the Court of Appeal erred in law by granting the appeal of Otti who could not adopt his own Written Statement on Oath at the Tribunal and also by admitting in evidence, the card reader report from a witness who was not the maker of the document
Most nations of the world, according to him, are gradually moving towards touchless payment system where people don’t have to put in any authentication in the course of their online transactions, but Nigeria still secures transaction with the three steps authentication system
Uwujaren said Metuh was being investigated over the N1.4 billion traced to the account of a company, Destra Investment Limited, linked to him in the arms contract scam
He, however, said Iranian pilgrims would still be welcome to visit Islam’s holiest sites in Mecca and Medina in western Saudi Arabia, either for the annual hajj or at other times of year on the Umrah pilgrimage
Zambia’s state power utility, Zesco Limited, had on December 3 increased the average price of electricity to 10.35 US cents per kilowatt hour from six US cents
The party praised the group for raising the alarm over the alleged fraud, even as it also commended the State Accountant General for letting the public know about the overbloated figure that the governor had been passing to the government over fuel supply claim
Agu listed the items to include: 10 locally made boats, eight speed boats, one lorry, 10 pumping machines, 20 boat engines and six motorcycles
Dem, who is the Minority Leader of the Assembly, explained that the elected chairmen, who were removed by the governor, still had a case in court challenging their removal from office
Kolawole said the Inspector General of Police, Solomon E. Arase, announced the suspension of the exercise on December 24, 2015 during a meeting with the Police Management Team
Bode-George however promised that diplomatic efforts shall be explored to save the convict and assured Nigerians that the Agency will maintain total alertness in drug detection operation all through the year
Buhari said in the statement: “Kwara APC has noted the established concerns and observations of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the N20bn bond proposed by the Kwara State Government for infrastructural projects
Jonathan faulted Sagay over the statement, saying that as a respected learned scholar, he should know that you don’t hang a suspect on the pages of newspaper or via social media until he or she is found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction
Aregbesola stated that the belief in building a better society has guided state’s policy and aspirations on education, noting that the present administration has revolutionarised education
“In these times, in which many citizens in Europe seek orientation, His Holiness Pope Francis sends a message of love and encouragement,” the awarding board said in a statement
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the naira gained N5 to exchange at N265 to the dollar on Wednesday afternoon
The statement said Abdulhameed holds a B.Sc. Degree in Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and a Masters Degree in Public Administration, with specialisation in public policy
The traditional ruler commended the legislature for promising to approve the budget immediately after their Christmas holiday