No fewer than 41 Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) were snatched by hoodlums during the Council polls in Kaduna state, according to Mrs Saratu Audu-Dikko, Chairman of Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM). Audu-Dikko told newsmen on Saturday that the machines were snatched in Giwa and Igabi Local Government Areas. According to her, this figure excludes…
Imo SGovernor, Hope Uzodinma, says that all is set for the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari [retd] visit to the state on Thursday, September 9. The governor disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, on Saturday. Uzodinma, who spoke upon his return from an official trip to the Federal…
Iran urged the United States Saturday to stop its addiction to sanctions against the Islamic republic and accused President Joe Biden of following the same “dead end” policies as Donald Trump. Foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh made his remarks a day after the US Treasury announced financial sanctions against four Iranians accused of planning the…
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, has described the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, as a seasoned public administrator. Kalu said Mustapha, as a public administrator, had proven records of achievements in private and public sectors. The senator in a goodwill message on Saturday in Abuja,…
The United Kingdom has announced new Myanmar sanctions, saying it was targeting a key business associate of the military government for providing arms and financial support following a coup earlier this year. The UK’s foreign ministry said it would impose an asset freeze on conglomerate Htoo Group of Companies and its founder Tay Za, adding…
US President Joe Biden is scheduled to travel to Louisiana on Friday to get a first-hand look at the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ida, the monster storm that devastated the southern portion of the state and left a million people without power. Biden is to meet Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and local officials about the…
Zambia’s parliament has elected its first female speaker, more than a week after longtime opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was sworn in as the country’s new president. Nelly Mutti, a lawyer based in the capital, Lusaka, was elected unopposed on Friday to replace Patrick Matibini, a retired high court judge who served as speaker for 10…
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