Yearly Archives

2018

INEC unveils elections timetable for 36 years

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a timetable for general elections till 2055. INEC said it released the timetable in an attempt to engender certainty in electoral calendar and allow for long-term planning.…

APC extends Oyegun’s tenure by 12 months

THE All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended the tenure of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party.    The extension was approved by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party at its ongoing meeting in Abuja,…

FG unveils details of 110 abducted schoolgirls

The Federal Government has released comprehensive details of the 110 students of the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe State, abducted by Boko Haram insurgents. The list was contained in a statement issued…

Umahi bans herdsmen, night grazing

Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi, yesterday banned Fulani herdsmen and their cattle from entering the state from other states as well as night grazing. The ban followed a clash between suspected herders and a farmer in Akaeze…

Herdsmen: 20 killed, 23 injured in Adamawa

At least 20 people were feared dead and 23 others injured following an attack yesterday by suspected herdsmen on some villages in Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The assailants were reported to have stormed the communities on…