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The Department of State Security ( DSS ) has not invited any National Commissioner or any top electoral official, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Tuesday. A section of the media reported on Tuesday morning that the National Commissioner on Logistics, Dr Okechukwu Ibeanu, for questioning. But INEC’s National Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakbubu, said there was nothing like ... Read More »

The Theatre Arts and Motions Pictures Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) has denied abandoning one of its members, Babatunde Omidina, a Yoruba movie comedian, in the hospital. The renowned comedian, popularly known as ‘Baba Suwe’, is currently battling an undisclosed illness. While speaking with reporters on Monday, in Abeokuta, Bolaji Amusan, the National President of the association, said the report was ... Read More »

Scores of hoodlums swooped on the seedy Lafenwa market on Tuesday afternoon and disrupted the distribution of the Federal Government’s Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) popularly called ‘TraderMoni,’ forcing distributors and beneficiaries to flee in different directions for safety. They whisked away the Iyaloja and Babaloja of Lafenwa market to an unknown location. The hoodlums, numbering over 50, T here ... Read More »

The Independent National Electoral Commission says the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, never offered the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Adamawa State, Kashim Gaidam, $1m or a house in Dubai. INEC said this in a Facebook post while reacting to social media rumours that Atiku had compromised the Adamawa elections. A report which trended on social media ... Read More »

Former Akwa Ibom Governor Senator Godswill Akpabio has alleged some officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were colluding with Governor Udom Emmanuel to compromise the forthcoming elections. He accused some of the INEC officials of being not completely independent, alleging they have been compromised by Governor Emmanuel. Akpabio told newsmen in Abuja the governor has deployed huge sums ... Read More »

  The Tony Elumelu Foundation, an African-funded and founded philanthropy committed to empowering African entrepreneurs has announced its last call for applications into its prestigious 2019 Entrepreneurship Programme. The application portal launched on the 1st of January 2019 will close on the 1st of March, 2019. Selected beneficiaries will join 4,470 current alumni and will receive $5,000 seed capital, access ... Read More »

President Muhammadu in Daura, Katsina State, has said he is disappointed by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s decision to postpone the presidential and National Assembly elections earlier scheduled for today, February 16, by one week. Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced the postponement early on Saturday morning. Buhari regretted that despite INEC’s assurances that it was ready, the long ... Read More »

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday said he has not fled Nigeria, contrary to a social media report that he had travelled out of the county ahead of the presidential election scheduled for Saturday. Obasanjo spoke with newsmen at his Presidential Library, Abeokuta, describing the Social media post as “fake news.” The former president was reacting to a Facebook post ... Read More »

Chieftainf the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Arise who represented Ekiti North Senatorial District between 2007 -2011, has said the embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen deserves no sympathy but rather apologize to Nigerians. Arise expressed reservations on the stance of the National Judicial Council (NJC) on the trial of the suspended CJN Justice Walter Onnoghen. Speaking with The ... Read More »

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, threw a jibe at former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday when he said President Muhammadu Buhari doesn’t have time to write letters. Obasanjo has been known for writing letters of criticism to his successors, including Buhari on multiple occasions. Speaking at the All Progressives Congress presidential rally in Lagos, Fashola ... Read More »