Election Shift : NGOs, International observers back INEC

Election Shift : NGOs, International observers back INEC

The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and International Republican Institute (IRI), both NGOs, joint international observation mission have thrown their weight on INEC’s postponement of the Feb. 16 elections, to ensure credible polls.
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Excess revenue rises to $6.35 per barrel as oil price hits $66.35

Excess revenue rises to $6.35 per barrel as oil price hits $66.35

For the first time in 2019, the price of crude oil has surged from $64.00 recorded last week to $66.35 over the weekend as a result of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC efforts targeted at eliminating excess oil from the volatile market, thus leading to an increase in the nation’s excess oil revenue.

Losing my father at 14 shattered me –  Rich Plug, budding rapper

Losing my father at 14 shattered me –  Rich Plug, budding rapper

For fast rising, Nigerian rap artist based in Cyprus, Iwunor Anslem Chibuzor fondly called Rich Plug his ambition to become a barrister and delve into politics were all shattered with the passing away of his beloved father. However, Rich Plug is not regretting finding solace in music. “If it were to be what my plans […]

POLLS: Delta PDP, APC trade words over rigging plots

POLLS: Delta PDP, APC trade words over rigging plots

ASABA- The Peoples Democratic Party,  PDP  and the All Progressives Congress,  APC  in  Delta  State, were at the weekend locked in a war of words over alleged rigging plots against one another in the forthcoming election.

Nigerian elites are not interested in the power sector – Pro Ekpo

Nigerian elites are not interested in the power sector – Pro Ekpo

Professor Akpan Ekpo, the Immediate Director General, West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management and former Vice-Chancellor, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom, in this interview  sets economic agenda for the post election government stressing that the country has the resources to move millions of people out of poverty.  He also blamed the persistent power supply problem on the elites who he averred are not interested in solving the problems of the power sector.

UK, US back postponement of elections

UK, US back postponement of elections

The United Kingdom, UK, government has urged Nigerians to be patient and support the democratic process following the postponement of the general elections by Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

Group accuses Obasanjo of trying to impose president through backdoor

Group accuses Obasanjo of trying to impose president through backdoor

AriseNigeria, a group of Concerned Nigerians in the Diaspora, has claimed that the ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo is desperate in his bid to install a president in Nigeria through the backdoor. The group in a communique issued at the end of an emergency meeting, to review the state of affairs in Nigeria, raised suspicion over the […]

Boko Haram kills 3 soldiers, one officer

Boko Haram kills 3 soldiers, one officer

ABUJA—THE Nigerian Army said, yesterday, it lost three soldiers and an officer during a failed attempt by Boko Haram terrorists to take over a military base in Yobe State on Saturday.

Exclusion: Rivers APC moves to send Yakubu to prison

Exclusion: Rivers APC moves to send Yakubu to prison

ABUJA: The All Progressives Congress APC in Rivers State has served contempt proceedings on Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to ensure the inclusion of its candidates in the forthcoming elections in the state.