Reports reaching Jkcyno news indicate that the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate for the 2023 polls, Bola Tinubu has confirmed Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate. The News Agency of Nigeria also reported in one of its bulletins on Sunday that the vice presidential candidate will be unveiled to President Muhammadu Buhari, who is
PDP stakeholders worry as Dubai Based Atiku Jets to Uk
More than three weeks after traveling out of Nigeria to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the Presidential Candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has travelled to the United Kingdom (UK). With crisis in the PDP, most stakeholders in the party are said to be worried that Atiku, who they believed should be
PDP govt would’ve ended ASUU strike, says Saraki
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki said that he would not have allowed the strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities to linger this much in his capacity as the Senate President or as the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum. Saraki, who had earlier stated that the lack of compassion by members of
LASEMA rescues woman trapped in flood
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, on Sunday, rescued an elderly woman who was trapped in a building, at Oluwaga in Ipaja, Lagos, following the weekend downpour in the area. According to LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the agency responded to a distress call concerning the incident after which it activated its men to
4 bodies recovered from 16-passenger boat mishap in Lagos July 10, 2022
Four bodies have been recovered from Friday’s boat mishap at Ojo area of Lagos. The four bodies, part of passengers in a W19 fibre boat carrying 16 passengers were recovered at Mile 2 area on Saturday. The boat capsized on Friday night. General Manager, Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, confirmed the recovery
Tinubu Has Chosen His Running Mate – Campaign Team
Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, 2023 presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has decided on his choice of running mate. A highly-competent source in the Tinubu Campaign Organisation who requested anonymity confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. The source said Tinubu would make the name of the
Sri Lanka President to step down after Protest (images)
Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa plans to step down, the country’s parliamentary speaker said on Saturday, bowing to intense pressure after a violent day of protests in which demonstrators stormed the president’s official residence and set fire to the prime minister’s home in Colombo. The announcement, following the dramatic escalation in months of largely peaceful
Kaduna Train Attack: Terrorists Release Seven More Kidnapped Passengers
Seven more kidnapped passengers of the March 28 train attack in Kaduna state have been released by the terrorists who attacked the train. The victims were released by their abductors on Saturday after spending over 100 days in captivity. The security agencies are yet to confirm the development, but a member of the negotiating team
Super Eagles Midfielder Aribo Seals Premier League Move
Super Eagles midfielder Joe Aribo has joined Premier League side, Southampton on a four-year deal from Scottish Giants, Rangers. Although his transfer fee is undisclosed, sources close to the situation say the deal is worth £6m that could potentially rise to £10m with performance based add-ons. The 25-year-old has played the past three seasons at
2023: Coalition, Labour Party To Deploy 15 Agents To Each Polling Unit
Prof. Pat Utomi, the Convener, The Big Tent of the Third Force, says the coalition and the Labour Party (LP) plan to deploy at least 15 agents each to polling booths in the country to help safeguard votes in 2023 general elections. Utomi, the Chairman, National Consultative Front (NCFront) and a leader in the Labour Party, disclosed