]Four commissioners of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) have faulted the declaration of Deputy President William Ruto as the winner of the Kenyan presidential election. [b]IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati announced the results on Monday declaring Ruto won with 50.5% votes against his main challenger, Raila Odinga who garnered 48.8%.Kenya’s electoral commission was divided…
Stakeholders from all walks of life in Lagos on Tuesday resolved that the state government should go ahead with the enforcement of a total ban on the operations of commercial motorcycles, popularly called Okada.The resolution was reached the resolution at the Stakeholders’ Forum tagged “Okada Ban: What Next,” which had representatives from the religious, and the traditional…
Disgruntled aspirants who participated at the March 26 National Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress have vowed to take the leadership of the party to court over its failure to refund the payment for their Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms. The development is coming four months after they were asked to step down…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 45 suspected internet fraudsters from the Trans Ekulu area in Enugu State. The Spokesman Wilson Uwujaren gave their names in a statement on Monday. The suspects are Paschal Tochukwu, Eze ifeanyi, Raphael Chukwuemeka, Kenneth Akwozo, Obodoeze Samson, Michael Chidiebere, Ogbu Chekwube, Edeh Peter, Nweze Ifeanyi, Emeka…
Maria José Cristerna began her modification journey at the age of 14, and after getting 99% of her body tattooed, she received the official record for being the woman with the most body modifications A woman who holds the official world record for having the most body modifications has urged younger people to think carefully…
Tuesday’s meeting between the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government has again ended without an agreement. This means the six-month old strike by public university lecturers is set to continue.The striking lecturers had met with the Professor Nimi Briggs Committee on Tuesday at the National University Commission in…
Iba Gani Adams, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, has said the National Assembly cannot be trusted on their threat to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari over the worsening security situation in the country.Opposition lawmakers, both at the Senate and House of Representatives, recently reaffirmed their resolve to impeach the president if he fails to tame insecurity…
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Accounts is investigating the Federal Ministry of Agriculture over the award of contracts worth about N18.9bn to several companies to clear bushes during the COVID-19 lockdown. Chairman of the committee, Oluwole Oke, made this known at an investigative hearing in Abuja on Tuesday. The lawmaker stated that the…
Nigeria’s power generation dropped by 502.7 megawatts on Tuesday as members of the National Union of Electricity Employees and their counterparts in the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies grounded the nationwide operations of the Transmission Company of Nigeria the same day.It was observed that power generation on the national grid recorded an off-peak…
PARENTS and students in public universities who have been at home for six months following the ongoing strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, are keeping their ears wide open to hear the outcome of Tuesday’s meeting between the union and the federal government team which held at a secret location in…