December 20, 2021

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Mahmood Yakubu has revealed that the commission will require about ₦305 billion to ensure smooth conduct of the 2023 general elections.

He made this disclosure during a meeting with the Senate Committee on Appropriation at the National Assembly on Monday.

The INEC boss pointed out that the amount will enable the commission to prepare for the election and purchase all the election materials needed and also cover several bye-elections across the country.

He, however, stated that the commission has already received ₦100 billion out of the required amount for the …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has recalled the battles he fought in his political career leading to his emergence as a Local Government Chairman, Minister, and eventually as Governor.

Wike made these stories public while speaking at the first convocation ceremony of the PAMO University of Medical Sciences over the weekend. He narrated how he was fought to the Supreme Court to secure his ticket as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Obio Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State after attempts were made to deny him the ticket at the time when Uche Secondus was the …