Some reports are going around that a Rivers DPO shot dead an inspector attached to his division. The Rivers State Police Command has denied such reports. A spokeswoman for the command, Grace Iringe-Koko, denied these claims in a statement in Port Harcourt on Thursday. Equally important, she said there was no shooting. […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has begun the distribution of electoral materials. The distribution of materials for Saturday’s election began on Wednesday. Also, political parties warned INEC against a repeat of the BVAS glitch. In addition, it was the complaints about the electoral conduct that resulted in some parties challenging the results. […]
The Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has declared a half-day holiday for workers on Friday. This was declared in a statement on Thursday. The holiday is for workers in the employ of the state ahead of Saturday’s election. In a circular authorized by the Secretary to the State Government, Olubanwo Adeosun, affirmed […]
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, said he is confident in the judiciary. He has confidence that the judiciary will deliver the right judgment concerning the case he presented in court. The case involves a challenge to the results of the presidential election. On Thursday morning, during Channels Television’s […]
Moses Ojo, cashier of the Eat ‘N’ Go Limited, operating at the company’s Coldstone Creamery branch in Abule Ado, has fled. He reportedly fled during his arraignment at a magistrate’s court sitting in the Apapa area of the state. The company the cashier worked for specifically suspected its workers of fraudulent transactions. Further, […]
10 days ago, the Supreme Court allowed the use of the old N1000 and N500 until December 31. The CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, has been silent on the issue since then. Finally, on Monday, he officially ordered commercial banks to comply with the court’s order. Also, he announced that the old notes are legal […]
Oreoluwa Aina was one of the victims of the train crash incident in Lagos on Thursday. She was rushed to the hospital but gave up the ghost there. Oreoluwa was a National Youth Corps member. According to her father, he was in Abuja when the incident happened. Immediately after the accident, Oreoluwa […]
The Edo state governor mourns the passing of Franca Afegbua. She was the senator who represented Bendel North Senatorial District in Old Bendel State. Franca was the first democratically elected female senator in Nigeria. She was 79 years old. The governor described Afegbua as a pacesetter, trailblazer, and visioner. In a statement […]
State governments have given an ultimatum to two top officials. The officials involved are the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Also, the state governments threatened to file contempt charges against them if, until Tuesday, they refused […]