INEC reschedules Anambra guber election in 65 polling units
he Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday rescheduled the Anambra governorship election in 65 polling units in Obosi, Idemili North local government.
Festus Iyayi’s death
It’s again, one of those sad weeks in Nigeria, when tragedy struck and coloured the already melancholic landscape of our lives. The true nature of tragedy is that it is always that quiet, preventable death at an obscure bend in the road. The killing last week of novelist, scholar, and labor activist, Festus Iyayi is that kind of tragedy: his death is a totally needless and preventable death. If he had not been compelled to rush off to Kano to sign-off on the final negotiations between the Federal government and the striking union of Nigerian University professors, perhaps he’d still be alive today in Benin city.
THE SURE-P LOOTED BILLIONS: Query for the NNPC, CBN, Petroleum Ministry
“By our own calculations here predicated on the records made available by the relevant government agencies, subsidy monies being remitted to SURE-P since inception last year have been on the template of N12.60kobo per litre of fuel sold as against N32 it is supposed to be, meaning that N18.60kobo has always been stolen per litre since then, which is amounting to N500 billion now”. With these words, the Chairman, Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Subsidy Reinvestment Empowerment Programme, SURE-P, Senator Abdul Ningi, alleged fraud in SURE-P operation during its interactive session with relevant stakeholders of the programme.
Anambra Governorship Election: Chaos Rules!
Voting in the Anambra State gubernatorial election drew to an end yesterday evening amid allegations of sloppiness on the part of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in the delivery and presentation of critical voting materials in many areas.
Kogi Governor’s Convoy Again!!!
Professor Festus Iyayi, erudite scholar and literary giant is gone forever; courtesy of the convoy of the Governor of Kogi State, Captain Idris Wada. The University of Benin Don was killed last Tuesday when a vehicle in the convoy of the governor collided with the one conveying Iyayi and some other delegates to attend ASUU’s National Executive Committee meeting in Kano.
No more cash for African medals, says Abdullahi
Sports Minister and chairman of the National Sports Commission, Bolaji Abdulahi shocked Nigerian athletes in Abuja when he announced that there will be no rewards for any win in the continent.
