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402 days to go: INEC releases timetable for 2019 polls

Ihesiulo Grace 10 January 2018 0

.Presidential/NASS election to hold on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019 .Governorship / State Assembly poll holds on March 2, 2019 .’More political parties may be registered’ High wire politics and horse trading will now take centre stage in the national affairs of the country as the

Politics

Group flays President Buhari over New Year’s Speech

Ihesiulo Grace 3 January 2018 0

The Nigeria Intervention Movement, (NIM), has chided President Muhammadu Buhari, over his failure to address key fundamental issues facing the nation in his New Year broadcast to the people. In a press statement issued by NIM’s Head, National Publicity Bureau, Abuja, Mallam Naseer Kura, on Tuesday, the movement said it is disappointed that the President […]

Crime

Niger: Man arrested for flogging 65-year-old neighbour to death

Ihesiulo Grace 15 December 2017 0

Men of the Niger State Police Command on Thursday arrested one Garba Tukura, 49, for allegedly murdering his neighbor, Musa Wassa, 65. Tukura, who hails from Zazzaga Village in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State, was said to have allegedly killed Wassa during a heated argument. The Public Relations Officer for the police command, […]

Headlines News Power & Energy

Nigeria Transmits 5,156MW Electricity, Highest Ever – Official

Ihesiulo Grace 15 December 2017 0

The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, on Thursday disclosed that it recorded new national peak electricity transmission capacity of 5,155.9 Mega Watt, MW, on December 8. The Interim Managing Director of TCN, Usman Gur-Mohammed, made the disclosure at an interaction with journalists in Abuja. Mr. Gur-Mohammed said the new record exceeded previous national peak record

Abuja Times News

2019 Election: We have no preferred candidate – US

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2017 0

The United States of America has declared that they are not in a position to endorse any candidate during the 2019 general elections in Nigeria, but will only assist the country organise its electoral process. The US Deputy Secretary of States, John Sullivan stated this yesterday during a media interaction at the end of the […]