As the Ondo State governorship election approaches on November 16, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on media outlets and influential voices to use their platforms to encourage voter card collection. Sam Olumekun, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC) made this appeal during a meeting with media executives in the state. Mr Olumekun, who was represented by the state’s Resident Electoral…

President Bola Tinubu has sacked five of his ministers, New Daily Prime has learnt. The affected ministers are Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs; Lola Ade-John, the Minister of Tourism; and Jamila Bio Ibrahim, Minister of Youth Development. Tahir Mamman was also relieved of his duty as the Minister of Education while Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo was let go as Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development. The termination of their…

President Bola Tinubu announced on Wednesday the dissolution of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs and the Ministry of Sports Development. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Tinubu, shared the news through a statement on his X page. He revealed that the decision was made during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. The statement read: “President Tinubu and Federal Executive Council scrap Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry…

The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Blessing David-Agwa before Justice Mohammed Umar at the Federal High Court in Independence Layout. According to an EFCC statement on Wednesday via X, David-Agwa alleged to be a fake fertility nurse, faces 45-count charges bordering on fraudulent impersonation, forgery, and obtaining by false pretence involving N28,278,600.00. The first charge read against David-Agwa states: “That you, Blessing…

The United Kingdom Home Office International Operations (HOIO), has expressed delight that its collaboration with Nigeria in the fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking is yielding positive results, with the recent successes of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Victoria Pullen, Head of UK Home Office International Operations, stated this when she led her colleague, Kristoffer Hawksfield on a courtesy visit to the Chairman/CEO of NDLEA, Brig…

43 pupils from a primary school in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, were sent to hospital for suspected food poisoning, local education authorities confirmed. The provincial education department said the learners from Ngaqa Primary School in Mtubatuba fell ill after consuming snacks purchased from street vendors outside the school. Spokesperson for the Department of Education in Kwazulu-Natal Province, Muzi Mhlambi said, “The students were rushed to a local clinic and were…

A Kano State High Court has fixed November 20 for the hearing of all pending applications in the ongoing case of alleged bribery and misappropriation of public funds against the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and seven others. The former governor, his wife, Hafsat Umar, Abubakar Bawuro, Umar Abdullahi Umar, Jibrilla Muhammad, and three corporate entities—Lamash Properties Limited, Safari Textiles Limited, and Lasage…

The Federal government has dropped all charges against Tigran Gambaryan, an executive at Binance Holdings, on health grounds. Gambaryan has been facing a money laundering trial from detention since April.A counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), announced the withdrawal of the charges at the Federal High Court Abuja, before Justice Emeka Nwite on Wednesday.The hearing is coming two days before the 25 October earlier scheduled as the…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has scrapped the Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of Sports Development. This was part of the decisions taken at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, as seen on the X handle of the Special Adviser Information and Strategy to President Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga on Wednesday. There will now be a ministry of regional development to oversee all the regional development commissions, such…

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has provided the Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC) in Gusau with some essential materials to improve the lives of inmates. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of the Zamfara State Command, Mustapha Abubakar, stated that the items were distributed on Monday, October 21. Representing the state governor, Sheik Maikwano, Chief Imam of Sahaba Juma’at Mosque, distributed the relief…

The Enugu State Police Command has apprehended a 48-year-old native doctor, Enuwa Odugu, and 67-year-old Wakwe Eze, for conspiracy and the murder of 26-year-old Chikwado Celestine Eze, son of Eze. Earlier, The New Daily Prime gathered that social media influencer Martins ‘VeryDarkMan’ Otse posted about the incident on his platforms last week, claiming Chikwado died during a ritual where he was buried in a coffin, allegedly for a ‘success fortification’…

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Tuesday, continued his campaign trail ahead of the November 16 gubernatorial election by touring various communities in Ese Odo Local Government.  During the visit, he engaged with traditional rulers, religious leaders, and residents. The governor was met with a warm and enthusiastic reception from the communities and received the endorsement of key traditional rulers in the local government. At Bolowo, His Royal Highness, Pere…