Nurudeen Lawal

A 28-year-old Nigerian, Ayodeji Osowobi, has been named Commonwealth Young Person of the Year 2019 Year, becoming the first Nigerian recipient of such prestigious honour.

Senate president Bukola Saraki’s sister, Oyinkansola Saraki, has called out his brother on a national TV programme, saying said he failed to live up to expectations while he served as the governor of Kwara state.

A former executive secretary of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof. Bem Anweh, was on Saturday,March 16, reportedly shot in the leg by unknown gunmen in Gboko metropolis of Gboko local government area in Benue state.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed the next step on how it is going to handle the Rivers state elections which were suspended on Sunday, March 10.

The Kano state commissioner for local government affairs, Murtala Sule Garo, has reportedly accused the state police commissioner, Wakili Muhammad, of being unfair to the state chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC).

The Rivers state chapter of the African Action Congress (AAC) has expressed dissatisfaction over INEC’s decision to complete the collation of results for the governorship and state House of Assembly elections.