Author: David Great

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed all registered political parties to submit copies of their membership register to the commission, in compliance with the new Electoral Act 2022, before their primary elections. INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave the directive at the second regular quarterly meeting of Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja, on Thursday. Yakubu said that the new Electoral Act made it mandatory for political parties to submit their registered members to the commission 30 days before their primaries. “Let me also seize this opportunity to remind political parties that by the provision of Section 77…

His Imperial Majesty the Olubadan of Ibadan, Dr. Sen. Lekan Balogun Ali-Iwo, Okunmade II has told Vice President Yemi Osinbajo that he will succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. The 42nd Olubadan of Ibadan made the submission on Friday when the Vice President paid a courtesy call on the monarch in Ibadan, capital of Oyo state. The king has spoken the mind of Nigerians and the people are well pleased. Our President, GCFR of Nigeria.#OsinbajoInIbadanpic.twitter.com/0UDa9PlzPJ https://t.co/f9MbwAsQN8 — PYO (@WhereIsOsinbajo) April 22, 2022 Receiving the Vice President, the royal father said, “In God’s name, you will be President of Nigeria,” to…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has met with some university dons following his declaration to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of APC. Osinbajo who received a team of 13 professors who came to endorse and support his presidential aspiration discussed how to put an end to the ongoing university strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Chronicle NG reports that negotiations between the university body and federal government had hit a snag, with ASUU vowing to continue its industrial action until its demands are met. A source close to the meeting said Prof. Osinbajo was bothered about…

President Muhammadu Buhari says no responsive government can ignore the role of religious and traditional rulers in tackling insecurity in the country. Speaking at an Iftar dinner with religious and traditional rulers on Thursday in Abuja, the President said his administration would continue to count on the invaluable advice and guidance of members of the revered institutions toward improving the current security challenges in the country. According to him, moving Nigeria forward remains a collective responsibility, urging leaders at all levels to contribute meaningfully in making the country a better place. ”Today, insecurity is one of the greatest challenges facing…

AC Milan could move for Chelsea and Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 28. (Goal) Barcelona could move for Manchester United and England striker Marcus Rashford, 24. (Sport – in Spanish) Manchester United could sell Rashford, France forward Anthony Martial, English right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Ivory Coast centre-back Eric Bailly, ex-England defender Phil Jones and Brazil left-back Alex Telles this summer as part of the overhaul under new manager Erik ten Hag. (Sun) West Ham’s England midfielder Declan Rice, 25, is high on Ten Hag’s transfer wish-list at Manchester United. (Guardian) Netherlands midfielder Donny van de Beek, 25, is set to be handed…

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Thursday allocated 33,976 slots to all 36 states of the federation and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for 2022 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the commission, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, announced the allocation during a meeting with Chief Executives of State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards, agencies and commissions in Abuja. Hassan said that the commission decided to allocate the seats after careful deliberations and considerations of the 2019 performance. He said that the commission also allocated 9,032 slots to the licenced private tour operators as well as 239…

After 11 long weeks of thrilling and exciting dance battles across six regions, 32 contestants will be taking things notches higher as they square off at the Glo Battle of the Year national semi-finals holding in Lagos on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Eko Hotel and Suites. Globacom, sponsor of the Glo Battle of the Year Nigeria reality tv show has described the event as a “a night of unlimited entertainment” with a planned cocktail of music and dance featuring the very best dancers from Kaduna, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Abuja, Benin, and Lagos. The competition has featured break dancing, krumping,…

Top academics and professionals across Nigeria’s leading universities have endorsed the candidature of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo ahead of the APC primaries in May. The academics on Wednesday paid a visit to the Vice President and they were led by 13 professors who came to endorse and support his presidential aspiration (with representation from the six geo-political zones) under the aegis of the Progressive Intellectuals Advisory Group. While receiving them, Prof. Osinbajo called on academics and members of other professional bodies to participate actively in the task of making Nigeria a better place for all. According to Prof. Osinbajo, “these days,…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it apprehended 69 suspected oil thieves in Akwa Ibom between January and March. The NSCDC Commandant in Akwa Ibom, Mr Abidemi Majekodunmi, said this in an interactive session with newsmen in Uyo on Thursday. Majekodunmi said the corps had the mandate to protect government critical infrastructure and ensure that economic saboteurs were brought to justice. He said that the suspects had been charged to court for prosecution and those found guilty would face the full wrath of the law. According to him, in the first quarter of the year, the agency…

The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of the quartet of Allen Abel, Jerry Shugaba, Ramat Bukar and Buba Hamidu before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on separate charges bordering on obtaining by false pretence, personation and cheating to the tune of Five Million Three Hundred and Eighty Three Thousand Naira (N5.383, 000.00). The charge against Abel reads: “That you, Allen Abel sometime in April, 2020 in Maiduguri Borno State, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court fraudulently induced one Alhassan Sanusi to deliver…