Customsman Kills Europe Returnee over N5000 Bribe
A customs officer allegedly shot dead a man who just returned from Europe and was on his way to the Eastern part of the country in Lagos early this morning. It was learnt that a team of Customs officers had flagged down a commuter bus in which the victim and some fellow returnees were travelling […]
Lucky Igbinedion Loses Son, Nephew in Car Crash in US
The family of former Edo State Governor, Chief Lucky Igbinedion, has been thrown into deep mourning following the death of his second son, Osaretin Igbinedion, and nephew, Esosa Onyemwense, in a fatal car crash in the United States. Osaretin and Esosa, his cousin, died in Houston, Texas, in the wee hours of Saturday, February 16, […]
INEC’s Bolt from the Blue, By Simon Kolawole
When your wife is pregnant and gives birth at the end of nine months, you cannot claim you were caught unawares and so you couldn’t buy items for baby delivery ahead of time. Since 2015, we had known that we were going to hold another general election in 2019. It is every four years. It […]
Why Election May Not Have Held in Osun, Ekiti, Ondo
Like other Nigerians, the people of Osun state woke up this morning to the news that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC had postponed the presidential and National Assembly elections by one week. At a daybreak briefing, Prof Mahmud Yakubu said the postponement became inevitable due to logistics, operational and security challenges. Consequently, for the […]
The Cost of Postponing the General Elections, By Ehi Braimah
I woke up Saturday morning and my wife told me the elections had been postponed. I replied her by saying that must be another piece of fake new because we have too many misleading and false stories in circulation these days. After I checked several news outlets, it turned out my wife was right. And […]
Polls Shift: Oshiomhole Tackles INEC, Demands Apology
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has faulted the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the scheduled 2019 general elections. He categorically demanded for an apology from the umpire for the inconvenience caused stakeholders. Oshiomhole spoke on Saturday at a stakeholders meeting convened by […]
Actress, Uche Elendu Bares Mind on Crashed Marriage
Actress, Uche Elendu, said has taken some positives from her ill-fated marriage, which produced two daughters. The thespian was wedded to Mr. Igweanyinba in 2012 with whom she has the two girls before the pair separated due to irreconcilable differences. In the marriage’s moments, Uche relocated to the east from Lagos but set tongues wagging […]
President Buhari’s Statement on Election Postponement
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT BUHARI ON THE POSTPONEMENT OF GENERAL ELECTIONS BY INEC I am deeply disappointed that despite the long notice given and our preparations both locally and internationally, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) postponed the Presidential and National Assembly elections within hours of its commencement. Many Nigerians have traveled to various locations to […]
Financial Experts Lament Elections Postponement
Financial experts on Saturday said the hasty postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would create uncertainty and affect inflow of foreign investments. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in Lagos that the hasty postponement a few hours to the Presidential and National Assembly elections […]
Elections: Israeli Firm Denies Contract to Jam Networks
HLSI Security Firms and Technologies, an Israeli firm has denied media reports that the company was paid to jam networks on election day. The company in a statement issued on Saturday and made available to newsmen in Abuja, described the allegation as malicious, stressing that the company was a reputable one. Media reports had suggested […]
