Maku commends voters for peaceful conduct, urges INEC, security to be neutral
Mr Maku
Labaran Maku, Nasarawa State Governorship Candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has commended the electorate for conducting themselves peacefully during the…
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Violence: INEC reschedules polls in 3 Benue LGAs
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rescheduled the Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Gwer, Gboko and Tarka Local Government Areas of Benue.
Dr…
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Algeria orders early university holiday as students spur protests
A woman protests against Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in Algiers, Algeria March 8, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Algerian authorities on Saturday ordered an early start…
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Council Elections: Kuje records high turnout of women
A cross section of women line up to vote in Kayarda Polling station, Kuje, FCT.
In spite of the general low turnout of voters for the March 9 FCT Area Council election, Kuje Area…
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Gov/assembly polls: Bauchi Governor Abubakar commends INEC, says process fast, peaceful
Bauchi Governor Mohammed
By Baba Shehu Oscu, Bauchi
The Governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Muhammed Abubakar has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over…
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Hoodlums snatch ballot boxes in Lokoja
Some armed thugs in police and army uniforms invaded polling units in Adankolo community in Lokoja, shooting sporadically to scare away voters on the queue.
A Correspondent of the…
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I don’t care if I win today’s guber poll – El-Rufai
Governor El-Rufia of Kaduna State
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state on Saturday said he does not care if he wins his re-election bid.
He said he is not bothered about his own…
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Buhari to Atiku: Your court case not surprising
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar
President Muhammadu Buhari says the court case instituted against his electoral victory by Atiku Abubakar, the defeated candidate of the…
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PDP bigwigs arrested in Taraba ahead governorship poll
Key members of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), have been arrested in Taraba State ahead of Saturday governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections.
Impeccable sources in…
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Governorship/Assembly elections: Buhari, wife, vote in Daura
President Buhari voting during the presidential election in Daura
President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha, on Saturday joined hundreds of other electorate to exercise their…
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CAF Cup: Rangers need early goals to beat Salitas FC at home
Rangers International FC, Enugu
Norbert Okolie, the Media Officer for Rangers International FC of Enugu has said that the club will need early goals to defeat the Salitas FC of…
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Ex-CIBN chief lauds CBN for setting up cheap credit institution for SMEs
A former president, Chartered Institute Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Prof. Olusegun Ajibola, has lauded the CBN for establishing the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for…
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Governorship/state assembly polls: Data of INEC voter registration, PVC collection in states
As the governorship and state houses of assembly elections takes place in the country, Apex News, presents data of number of registered voters across the nation and the number of…
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International Women’s Day: NGO advocates peaceful society
The Women’s Right Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has urged every gender to work together in harmony to create a peaceful and…
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Benue governorship seat attracts 32 contenders, 432 chase assembly slots
32 candidates up against Governor Ortom
Thirty-two candidates of various political parties are locked in the battle for the lone Benue governorship seat, the News Agency of Nigeria…
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Lekan Shonde sentenced to death for killing wife
Late Ronke
Lekan Shonde, a depot worker in Apapa, Lagos State, has been sentenced to death for the murder of his wife Ronke.
Giving the ruling at the Lagos State High Court,…
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