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In spite of the general clamour for a lasting solution to the myriad of electoral problems facing the country, 50 members of the All Progressives Congress in the Senate and two of their counterparts in the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, on Thursday voted against electronic transmission of election results in the forthcoming […]
Continue ReadingA pastor at the Bishop Oyedepo’s Living Faith Church International, popularly known as Winners Chapel, has, in a trending video, cried out after he was allegedly sacked for not generating enough money in his branch. According to the pastor, Mr. Peter Godwin, he was invited by the state pastor and getting there he met other […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode prostrated flatly before the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, when he visited his Palace at Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. Ile Ife is the hometown of Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode. He once described himself as a proud Ife, an Anago, an Aku, an Omo Karo […]
Continue ReadingHave you packed your bags? Even if you have, don’t be in too much of a hurry to hop on the next flight without the required visas: Nigeria’s passport is ranked 101st out of 199 countries in the world. The ranking is based on the Henley Passport Index, described as the original, authoritative ranking of […]
Continue ReadingThe Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Nigeria, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has written to the United States House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Religious Freedom and alleged the persecution of Christians in Nigeria based on their faith and not crimes. He said the faith-based harassment of Christians posed one of the greatest threats to […]
Continue ReadingLeader of Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team, Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari, has described Obi Cubana as one of the most hardworking entrepreneurs he knows. DCP Kyari said this while giving reasons for attending Cubana’s mother’s burial ceremony which was held at Oba in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted it has the capacity to transmit election results electronically from remote areas across Nigeria. Speaking on Channels Television breakfast show on Saturday, Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee Chairman, said the Commission’s position was clear. Okoye said: “We have uploaded results […]
Continue ReadingJustice Adenike Adeeyo of the High Court of Justice, Awe Road in Oyo town, Oyo State has sentenced an accused murderer, Adeyemi Morenikeji, to death for strangulating a staff of Federal School of Surveying, Oyo, Mrs Racheal Oyewumi Ayanwale, to death on April 11, 2019. The judgement, in the case of The State vs Aderemi […]
Continue ReadingSo many cars and other vehicles were submerged in water following the heavy downpour witnessed in Lagos state on Friday July 16. The areas that were most affected were in Lagos Island.
Continue ReadingNigerian government has said that Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, is trying to obtain a new passport to escape from Nigeria after being placed on the stop-list in order to facilitate his arrest. This was stated in a letter dated July 9 and signed by A.B. Baba, Assistant Comptroller General of Immigration, Investigation and Compliance, […]
Continue ReadingThe herbalist who threatened that Actress Iyabo Ojo will “suffer and die” for her involvement in the Baba Ijesha saga, is reportedly dead. The “herbalist” had in a viral video, slammed the movie star, accusing her of waging a personal war against Baba Ijesha because “he didn’t settle her well.” He also accused the actress of engaging […]
Continue ReadingThe Major-General of the Nigerian Army, Hassan Ahmed, who was murdered by gunmen on the Lokoja – Abuja road, Nigeria, on Thursday night has been laid to rest. The deceased who was recently appointed as a director at the Nigerian Army Headquarters, was buried at Lungi Barracks Cemetery, Abuja, Nigeria. This platform reported earlier that […]
Continue ReadingWhatsApp has now released a new feature that has been the talk of the tech community for a long time. According to Facebook engineers, the new feature would allow for the hugely popular service be used on multiple “non-phone” devices without needing to connect to the smartphone app. The makers have confirmed that this feature will be […]
Continue ReadingThe Senate ruled out the possibility of having results transmitted electronically when it voted that the Nigerian Communications Commission, with National Assembly approval, would determine whether the Independent National Electoral Commission could transmit results electronically or not. Those who voted against electronic transfer of results hinged their decision on the fact that the NCC had […]
Continue ReadingApart from political news especially about the electoral and PIB bills at the NASS, the other news in town is that of the popular millionaire, Obi Cubana is this weekend burying his late Mother at Oba. The internet have been buzzing with videos and pictures from the venue of the burial, the burial ceremony is […]
Continue ReadingRemains of the Kenyan policewoman, Caroline Kangogo, who had been on the run after two gruesome murders were found at her parents’ home in Anin, Elgeyo Marakwet. Rift Valley Regional Police Commissioner, George Natembeya on Friday, July 16, confirmed the shocking conclusion to the story of a killer policewoman who made headlines after killing two […]
Continue ReadingBritish High Commission in Nigeria has extended consular assistance to the detained leader of the Nigerian-proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. In the same vein and as we have reported before, a law firm in London, Bindmans, seeks Kanu’s consent to take up his case. There were reports on Thursday that one of […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, Nigeria and presided over by Justice Rilwan Aikawa, has discharged and acquitted the immediate past President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Paul Usoro SAN, of the N4.2billion fraud charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Rilwan Aikawa held that the anti graft […]
Continue ReadingThe High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria, presided over by Justice Peter Kekemeke has sentenced a 29-year-old pastor, Stephen Kalu, to life imprisonment for raping a 17-year-old girl. Kalu of the Adoration Ministry, Karshi, Abuja, was arraigned before the court on two counts bordering on rape. He was charged with having sexual intercourse […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s House of Representatives has passed the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, maintaining the controversial Clause 52(2) as presented. That clause gives the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) the option to determine when, where and how voting and transmission of results will be done. Clause 52(2) reads, “Voting at an election and transmission of result under […]
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