Rihanna endorsed Andrew Gillum, the Democratic candidate for governor of Florida, on Sunday, just days before the midterm elections. In a purple state, Gillum ran a progressive campaign that aimed for intersectionality. He has embraced the ideas of the new…
Lagos APC names Hamzat as Sanwo-Olu’s running mate (Nation)
Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday unveiled former Works Commissioner Obafemi Hamzat as running mate to its governorship candidate Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Describing the Sanwo-Olu/Hamzat ticket as a “super team,” state chairman Tunde Balogun described them as the pride of…
INEC begins display of registered voters today in Lagos (Vanguard)
To ensure no registered voter is disenfranchised, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Lagos State will begin the display of names of registered voters in all 8,465 polling units in the state today. The exercise comes up between November…
Minimum wage: Nnamdi Kanu calls Labour Union to join in election boycott (Sun)
The leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Mr Nnamdi Kanu, has called on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to join IPOB in its election boycott campaign. Kanu, in another broadcast on Radio Biafra in Israel, on Sunday, said that…
Exclusive: Khashoggi sons issue emotional appeal for the return of their father’s body (CNN)
The sons of murdered journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, issued an emotional appeal for the return of their father’s body, in their first interview since he was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul a month ago. Salah and Abdullah Khashoggi, who…
CBN resets structures, processes for mobile banking (Vanguard)
Against the backdrop of several complaints emanating from the banking public over services delivery and security in Nigeria’s nascent mobile banking environment, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, is set to further improve the system. The apex bank has also…
PDP seeks probe of WAEC, presidency over attestation certificate (Guardian)
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the investigation of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and President Muhammadu Buhari by the International Police (INTERPOL) over the attestation certificate awarded to the latter. The party also asked the Nigeria…
ASUU Begins Indefinite Nationwide Strike (Leadership)
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has ordered its members across the country to commence an indefinite industrial action. This followed a meeting of ASUU leaders yesterday at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, the Ondo State capital. Read…
Ariana Grande reveals the name of her new breakup album (Elle)
If you think Ariana Grande is going to go through a broken engagement and not turn that pain into the most hauntingly beautiful album of the decade then you are sorrily mistaken. The Sweetener singer broke up with SNL star…