Author: Halimah Olamide

Agency Reports The Saturday local government elections in Ogun were largely characterised by low turnout of voters and logistics challenges at the early stage of the exercise in most council areas. Correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who monitored the exercise across the state, report that the elections scheduled to hold between 8 a.m. and 3.p.m. did not start until 11.00 a.m. in most of the polling centres. NAN reports that most of the polling units visited at Oke-Ilewo and Adigbe areas of Abeokuta-South Local Government area as well as Ibafo and Mowe areas in Obafemi-Owode Local Government…

As the Local Government elections in Ogun State gets underway, the Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has cast his vote. He cast his vote at Ward 3, Polling Unit 002, Ita Osanyin, Iperu in Ikenne Local Government Area. “I have just cast my vote in the ongoing Local Government Election at Ward 3, Polling Unit 002, Ita Osanyin, Iperu, in Ikenne Local Government Area.” He lauded the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission for its readiness to conduct a free and fair election. The governor said that there were little glitches with the logistics, but everything has been resolved and that election materials…

The Chairman of the African Action Congress (Oyo State), Kayode Babayomi, has confronted suspected vote buyers in the ongoing Ondo State Governorship election. This occured at Ward 3 ,Unit 11 and 12, Ilutuntun,Okitipupa Local Government Area. “I caught these APC guys sharing money to voters ,10k per vote ,a million per unit. “We have a long way to gooooooo.. police walked into the nearest cassava farm to hide .” A video sighted by NPO Reports shows Babayomi walking up to some men sitting down with a list of names and holding naira notes. In the clip, one of the men…

By Safiu Kehinde Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called out the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over faulty Bi-Modal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS). PDP made the call in a post on their official X handle. According to the post, the BVAS failure was observed at Unit 04, Ward 07, Akoko West local government, resulting to the delay in commencement of election. “As at 8:45Am, election is yet to commence in unit 04 ward 7, AKOKO West due to faulty Bivas machine. @InecNigeria, please intervene.” PDP wrote.

Old boxing horse, 58-year-old Mike Tyson was in the early hours of Saturday beaten by Jake Paul on points in heavyweight fight in Texas BBC reports that the “Controversial bout is a drab contest, with Tyson miles off the pace.” NPO Reports that a furious Tyson, had at the pre-bout meeting, slapped Paul causing tension at the meet on Friday. BBC Reports that Paul improved his professional record to 11-1, while Tyson suffered seventh defeat in first pro fight in 19 years. Speaking after the bout, Mike Tyson, expressed his delight despite the loss while commending Jake Paul. “I am…

Amnesty International has demanded the release of Enugu couple who were abducted over their alleged membership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). This was contained in a statement via the organization’s X handle. The couple identified as Sunday Ifedi and Calista Ifedi were abducted by Nigerian security agents on the 23rd of November, 2021. According to Amnesty, the duo have been detained without access to their families or lawyers. “Amnesty International urges the Nigerian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release from unlawful detention: Sunday Ifedi and his wife Calista Ifedi. “This brazen disregard for national, regional and international human…

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has said that if it was not for God’s intervention, naira could have hit N10,000 per dollar. The cleric made the assertion at the church’s Special Holy Ghost Congress in Abuja. “I called on my people to pray, and many joined in. Because the way the naira was declining, if God had not intervened, by now, $1 would be about N10,000. “But God stepped in, showing us that we need prayers.” According to him, the country is in need of divine help and not human help.…

Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has appointed Gani Audu as his Chief of Staff. A statement by Musa Ikhilor, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) said, Audu’s appointment would help Okpebholo in driving meaningful reforms in the state. The appointment is to take immediate effect. “It is hereby announced for the information of the general public, particularly the good people of Edo State, that the governor has approved the appointment of Gani Audu as his Chief of Staff. “The appointment takes immediate effect,” the statement said. The statement added that Audu, born on Aug. 18, 1969, obtained an HND…

The National Judicial Council has sanctioned five serving judicial officers over alleged misconduct. This was decided at the 107th meeting, held by the Council, led by Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun on the 13th and 14th of November, 2024. NPO reports that Hon. Justice G. C. Aguma of the High Court of Rivers State and Hon. Justice A. O. Nwabunike of the Anambra State High Court were suspended from performing judicial functions for a year without pay and placed on a “Watch List” for two years thereafter. The Council found Hon. Justice Aguma guilty of…

The Nigerian Police has announced the recovery od the sum N2.3M from officers who extorted an Abuja resident, Mr Ndubuisi Nwosu. This was contained in a statement by the Zone 7 Police Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdulkadir on Friday. The statement further noted that the officers involved have been identified and detained, with disciplinary proceedings against them. “Further to the earlier statement issued on the alleged Extortion of one Mr. Ndubuisi Nwosu by some officers of Zone 7 Headquarters, Abuja, investigation was carried out, the officers allegedly involved in the extortion have been identified and detained, while disciplinary…