News as it breaks
The All Progressives Grand Alliance Party, (APGA), says its nomination fees has been cut for women and youths by 50 per cent, to enable them to contest in any position, come 2023 general elections. The Ebonyi Chairman of APGA, Mr Ricky Okorouka, said this in Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area,…
A Federal High Court, Abuja,has delivered judgment in favour of some women groups asking the Federal Government to implement the 35 per cent affirmative action. Justice Donatus Okorowo, in a judgment, granted all the reliefs sought by the plaintiff, saying that, he agreed with the plaintiffs that the Federal Government’s…
Nasarawa State Government has directed all political appointees seeking elective positions in the forthcoming general election to resign before Friday April 8, 2022. A statement by Secretary to the State Government Mr. Muhammed Ubandoma says the directive was in compliance with the electoral act 2022 and guidelines released by the…
National Secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA Mr. Labaran Maku has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party. Mr. Labaran Maku stated this during a news briefing in Lafia the Nasarawa State capital. Mr Maku who is a former Minister of Information during President Goodluck Jonathan administration said his…
A 25-year-old man identified as Muyiwa is set to walk down the aisle with his 85-year-old lover against all odds. The old woman who has 8 children and 20 grandkids is the landlady of the apartment where Muyiwa and his friend resides. Despite the 60 years age gap between them,…
Frederick Nnaemeka Leonard, ace Nigerian actor, has expressed concern over individuals that sweat profusely, yet do not use deodorant. He posited that it was an offence that should be punishable by law.On his instagram page @freddieleonard, he said not using deodorant/body spray should be an offence punishable by law.“It not…
Mrs Kikelomo Chibeze, the Project Manager, VET-Toolbox, has said that the organisation alongside with Julius Berger Plc would orgnise pilot training programmes for 1,000 cashew farmers in the country. Chibeze said this at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja, adding that the beneficiaries would be trained with the sole…
A cashew nut processing expert, Mr Pankaj Chawla, says aging trees remain the major challenge to cashew nut business, both for local consumption and export purposes in Nigeria. Chawla, who is the Country Representative of Valency International Agro Limited, said this on Wednesday at a training for Wild Organic Cashew…
British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran on April 6, 2022, won his copyright trial at London’s High Court after a judge ruled that his hit song “Shape of You” did not lift musical phrases from another track. Judge Antony Zacaroli said that, Sheeran “neither deliberately nor subconsciously” copied a phrase from British…
The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has mandated one of the federation’s sub-committees to “within the next five days” recommend a new coaching crew for the Super Eagles. This mandate is one of the decisions the Committee took at its first formal meeting since Nigeria’s failure to qualify…