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The chairman of All Progressives Congress APC, Adams Oshiomole, who was happy to the victory of Senator Smart Adeyemi of Kogi West flooring the Renowned Senator Dino Melaye, Oshiomole who described the victory as bringing to the end of the relics of 16 rebellions senators who went against the party at his dispensation. Oshiomole in is statement signed by him and issued on Saturday night in FCT Abuja said I congratulate our newly elected Senator, Smart Adeyemi, on his well deserved victory in the Kogi West re-run election which held today”,  Oshiomhole said the “victory has again ascertained that our great party is generally accepted by the people of Kogi state who just a few weeks ago voted massively for our governorship candidate, Governor Yahaya Bello, who was re-elected for a second term. I have never doubted in the ability of the people of Kogi West to elect leaders who will make them proud in the Senate and not the defeated Senator Melaye who is among the 16 Senators who

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has kicked against the Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill, also known as the Social Media Bill which has scaled second reading in the Senate. According to it’s Executive Secretary, Tony Ojukwu said the commission stands with the opposition of Nigerians while urging those who exercise their rights to do so with caution. “We stand with Nigerians and we believe that the media space should be free, people should be able to air their views, in doing so, and we urge those who exercise their rights to be mindful of the rights of others.” READ ALSO:  25-Year-Old Manufactures, Unveils Nigeria’s First ‘Carbon Fibre’ Sports Car The NHRC boss urged social media users to show commitments to responsibility and ensure that the rights of others are not breached. “In exercising our freedom to express ourselves, we believe that those freedoms should be expressed and utilized responsibly and we will not encourage irresponsi

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Dino Melaye, and that of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Smart Adeyemi, are set to know their fate in the Kogi West senatorial district election. This comes as voting ends in all polling units where a rerun election is taking place in the senatorial zone. The Independent National Election Commission (INEC) conducted the rerun on Saturday after it declared the November 16 poll inconclusive. Although the poll favoured Senator Adeyemi who polled 80,118 votes as against Senator Melaye’s 59,548 votes, INEC said the margin of 20,570 votes between the two candidates was lower than the number of cancelled votes in 53 polling units of the 20 registration. INEC’s decision to conduct a fresh election in the senatorial district was in line with the order of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which dismissed an appeal filed by Senator Melaye challenging the nullification of his election. Addressing reporters on Satur

According to a report shared by a Twitter users, a man reportedly forced a Madwoman to have sex. Upon his arrest an option was given to him to either be jailed for 10years or be married to the woman.

Operatives of the Kaduna state police command have arrested two suspected abductors of six students and two teachers of Engravers College in Chikun local government area of the state. The victims were abducted from their school on October 3 and released on October the 26. However, after almost two months of manhunt of the kidnappers, the Kaduna state police command said it apprehended two members of the gang during an operation in their hideout in the state capital. The command also arrested 37 other suspected kidnappers and armed robbers including a five-man kidnap gang that killed their victims after collecting over two million Naira ransom in Kangimi village of Igabi Local Government Area. Addressing journalists during the parade of the suspects at the Kaduna state police command headquarters, spokesman of the command, DSP Yakubu Sabo, explained that a security guard of the Engraver’s College was also arrested for alleged conspiracy in the abduction of the students. He

The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has expressed satisfaction over the justice meted out to 24-year-old South African police constable, Austin Luciano Reynold that killed a Nigerian, Ebuka Okoli in Durban, Kwa Zulu Natal. Mr Reynold was charged on four counts of murder and robbery after shooting Okoli at close range and robbing him during an unauthorised raid. In a statement issued by the Head of Media and Public Relations Unit of the Commission, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Mrs Dabiri-Erewa expressed gladness over the ruling of Judge Shyam Gyanda on Friday, who said the accused was found guilty on all charges. “We had always stated that there have to be consequences for actions. We are glad that this case finally came to an end and South Africa has demonstrated the political will to deal with xenophobia.” She added that Nigeria and South Africa will continuously work at a United Africa while those who perpetrate crime irrespective of th

Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi. The Federal Government has announced free train ride for travellers along the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line. The Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, made the announcement on Saturday via his Twitter handle. He explained that the take-off point is the Iju train station in Lagos while the free ride would last beyond the festive period. Amaechi noted that it would run through March 2020. He, therefore, urged commuters along the route to take advantage and “ride to the next level”. Read the tweets below : Our free rides on the Lagos-Ibadan standard guage rail line will begin today and run through March, 2020. Commuters on that route can take advantage of it and save on transportation during the festive season & beyond. Let’s ride to the #NextLevel pic.twitter.com/zJ0FkMPt72 — Chibuike.R. Amaechi (@ChibuikeAmaechi) November 29, 2019