The independent National Electoral Commission office in Takai Local Government Area of Kano State has reportedly been gutted by fire. It was gathered that the incident happened at around 09:30 am on Sunday when some unidentified persons started beating people which forced election observers, journalists and INEC officials to scamper for safety and hide in…
Over 100 persons, including voters, party agents, politicians and supporters are at the secretariat of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State over the non conduct of elections in major parts of the council. The council boss, Dr. Michael Tidi and agents of parties have just concluded…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said he had become the envy of other presidents because of the support his government had received from the private sector in addressing the social ills facing the country. The president made the assertion yesterday in Abuja when he commissioned and handed security equipment valued at over N12 billion over to…
Air Peace on Thursday announced that flight operations will be suspended on February 25 as a result of the general elections. However flight operations will resume February 26, the local airline assured. The airline disclosed this in a statement via its official Instagram handle. The statement reads, “Members of the public are hereby informed that…
Erekaa Naomi Dooshima, a 300-level student of Benue State University (BSU), has been found dead a few days after she was declared missing. On Tuesday, Ukan Kurugh, the Benue activist, raised the alarm over the whereabouts of the student. In a post on his verified Facebook page, Kurugh said her identity card, phone, and blood-stained…
Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen has activated the goals bonus in his contract after scoring his 20th goal of the season, which obligates Napoli to pay him a bonus of €130,130 (N64m). The Nigeria international scored in Napoli’s 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League round of 16 to take his tally for the…
A California man was sentenced on Wednesday to at least 60 years in prison for the 2019 killing of Grammy-winning rapper Nipsey Hussle after a chance encounter in the south Los Angeles neighborhood where the men grew up. A jury had found Eric Holder Jr, 32, guilty of first-degree murder in July 2022 for fatally…
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has bemoaned the poor implementation of the naira redesign which has no doubt brought hardship to millions of Nigerians. Lawan noted that although the policy was laudable its poor implementation had beclouded the merits therein. The Senate president made this known in a statement he personally signed on Thursday where…
Gunmen on Thursday invaded and burnt the Ugwunagbo Divisional Headquarters of the Police Force of the Abia State Command. It was gathered the two police officers who were on duty at the time of the attack were overpowered by the gunmen who later set the premises ablaze. It was learnt the Divisional Police Officer (DPO),…
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced R. Kelly to 20 years in prison for child s3x crimes, after a jury found that he had produced three videos of himself s3xually abusing his 14-year-old goddaughter. In a victory for the defense, the judge ruled that all but one year of the prison sentence would be served…
