An explosion at a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in southern India’s Andhra Pradesh state has killed at least 15 people, according to a government official. Nearly 40 people were injured, state’s Industries Secretary N Yuvaraj told the Reuters news agency on…
9 bad habits you must abandon in 2019 – Lucia Edafioka
It is the last week of the year. While we are all being reflective about the year, making plans for the next year, I have a few things I think, we should all leave behind. Texting people HBD on their…
#NigeriaDecides2019 -Election by the numbers
Starting at 8am today, Nigerians will troop out to their polling units to cast their votes. They will be voting to elect a new president as well as senators and members of the house of representatives. As the hour looms,…
INEC says ASUU strike will have serious impact on 2019 elections (Guardian)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the lingering strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) will have serious impact on preparations for the conduct of the 2019 general elections. Mr Festus Okoye, Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of…
Africa Cup of Nations: Caf to choose 2019 hosts in January (BBC)
The Confederation of African Football is looking for a new host for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations The Confederation of African Football’s (Caf) executive committee will hold an extraordinary meeting on 9 January to choose new hosts for the…
Igbo in north banned from travelling over 2019 polls (Guardian)
07 December 2018 People of Igbo extraction in the 19 northern states have been banned from travelling to their states of origin to vote in next year’s general elections. Any person who flouts the directive would be fined an undisclosed…
Sierra Leone disqualified from 2019 AFCON (Punch)
December 4, 2018 Sierra Leone have been disqualified from the 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifying competition, the Confederation of African Football said on Monday. Football’s world governing body FIFA had suspended the Sierra Leone Football Association in October due…
Finally: Atiku heads to America (The Cable)
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has finally been issued a visa to the United States, TheCable can report. A family source disclosed this to TheCable on Saturday and confirmed that the former vice-president has left…
How increasing Boko Haram attacks could affect 2019 election (Guardian)
Increasing numbers of Boko Haram attacks against troops have raised questions about the group’s current strength, capability and support, as Nigeria’s main opposition seized on mounting casualties to criticise the government’s record on security before next year’s election. AFP has…
US institute denies predicting 2019 election outcome (Guardian)
The United States Institute of Peace has said it never predicted the outcome of Nigeria’s 2019 general election. It said that the report which was misinterpreted is a report of a thorough study based on the interviews conducted by the…