By Aluta News March 21, 2023 An early morning fire on Tuesday razed a two-storey building housing the Onitsha main market Police Station and shops selling lace fabrics. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that firefighters battled for hours to contain the inferno as some of the traders salvaged theirContinue Reading
By Aluta News March 21, 2023 The Federal Government will, today, arraigned Mr Tukur Mamu, ex-terrorist negotiator, on 10-count charge bordering on terrorism financing among others. Mamu, who will be arraigned by the office if the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) on behalf of the FG, will be arraigned beforeContinue Reading
By Aluta News March 21, 2023 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), retired Col. Kefas Agbu, as winner of last Saturday’s governorship election in Taraba. Agbu polled 257,926 votes to defeat the candidates of the New Nigeria Peoples PartyContinue Reading
By Aluta News March 21, 2023 Mr Barry Andrew, the European Union (EU) Chief Election Observation Mission (EOM) Officer, said obstruction and organised violence had limited the poor turn out of voters at Saturday’s Governorship and Assembly elections. The News Agency Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Andrew said this atContinue Reading
By Aluta News March 21, 2023 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday in Gusau, declared Dr Dauda Lawal-Dare of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the 2023 Governorship election. INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Kassimu Shehu, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Federal University, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, said Lawal polled 377,726Continue Reading
By Aluta News March 21, 2023 INEC has declared PDP’s Candidate, Mr Siminalayi Fubara, winner of the Saturday’s Governorship election in Rivers. Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, the State Returning Officer for INEC who declared the results on Monday at the INEC headquarter in Rivers, said that PDP scored 302,614 votes. Rim-Rukeh,Continue Reading