Ibeju-Lekki Chiefs implore Sanwo-Olu to install Oba-designate (Guardian) Traditional chiefs and king makers in Ibeju-Lekki Local Council of Lagos State have appealed to Governor Bababjide Sanwo-Olu to install the Oba-designate, Mr. Razak Olasunkanmi. Speaking at a press briefing, the chiefs,…
*#FindHinnyHumoren: Man rapes, kills, buries job seeker in Akwa-Ibom (Punch)*BRT operator decries inflation, lack of forex to import vehicles’ parts (Guardian)
#FindHinnyHumoren: Man rapes, kills, buries job seeker in Akwa-Ibom (Punch) The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested one Uduak Frank Akpan in connection to the disappearance of a job seeker, Iniobong Umoren. According to Police Public Relations Officer in…
CSOs protest exclusion of e-voting in Electoral Act, demand INEC independence
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations yesterday protested at the National Assembly against the non-inclusion of electronic voting, provision of financial autonomy for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), protection of people with disabilities, among others, in the new Electoral…
Lagos PDP wants loopholes in electoral system fixed before 2023
Chairman of Lagos State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Engr. Adedeji Doherty, has called on Nigerians to prevail over President Muhammadu Buhari, National Assembly, and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to fix necessary loopholes in the electoral system before…
Imo North Senatorial poll: Court orders INEC to issue Ararume certificate of return within 72 hours
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue Sen. Ifeanyi Ararume a certificate of return within 72 hours in the Dec. 5, 2020 Imo North Senatorial By-election, having been declared as the…
*Kano onion sellers lament effect of food ban (DailyTrust)*Couple seeks help for upkeep of quintuplets after six-year barrenness (Guardian)
Kano onion sellers lament effect of food ban (DailyTrust) Some onion farmers and marketers in Kano State are lamenting over the effect of the blockade of food items to the southern part of the country. To protest the recent attacks…
Labour Party demands full autonomy for local councils
As the National Assembly resumes plenary session and debate on the Electoral Act, the Labour Party (LP) has urged the Assembly to ensure full autonomy for local government councils, as well as the abolition of State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC).…
*Lawyers dare Lagos over Anti-Cultism Bill (Guardian)*Lagos butcher arrested for defiling two stepdaughters (Punch)
Lawyers dare Lagos over Anti-Cultism Bill (Guardian) Lawyers have criticised punishment for parents of suspects found guilty of cultism, describing such as unconstitutional. The Lagos State House of Assembly, while considering amendment of the Anti-Cultism Bill submitted to it by…
*Tears as Lagos govt auctions 44 vehicles for traffic offences (Guardian)*19-year-old, friend nabbed for setting ex-lover’s house, girlfriend ablaze (Punch)
Tears as Lagos govt auctions 44 vehicles for traffic offences (Guardian) “My heart bled seeing my car auctioned in my presence. I tried bidding, but each time I bid, there was always someone adding N100, 000 to my offer. That…
USA Elections 2020: Lessons for INEC and Nigerian electorate – Magnus Onyibe
Two things that distinguish the November 3, 2020 general elections in the United States of America (USA) from the previous ones are the mail-in voting and early-voting which saw former Vice President and the candidate of the Democratic Party, Joe…