Tension as Lagos, Ogun hold council polls today
By Clifford Ndujihe, Olasunkanmi Akoni, Evelyn Usman, James Ogunnaike, Olayinka Ajayi & Gabriel Olawale After months of preparations, Lagos and Ogun states will hold local council polls, today (Saturday). No fewer than 6,570,291 registered voters are expected to exercise their franchise across 13,323 polling units in 20 LGAs and 37 LCDAs in Lagos In Ogun, […]
LG polls: Voters with Temporary Cards can vote – LASIEC
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) says voters in possession of the Temporary Voter Cards (TVCs) are eligible to vote in Saturday’s local government election in the state. Justice Ayotunde Phillips (retd.), LASIEC Chairman, said this at a news conference on Friday at its headquarters in Yaba, Lagos. Phillips said voters in possession of […]
Court dismisses suit seeking to halt Lagos LG election
By Henry Ojelu A Federal High Court Ikoyi has refused requests by 11 political parties to halt the Chairmen and Councillors election into the 57 Local Government Councils and Local Council Development Areas in Lagos state. Honourable Justice Akintayo Aluko made the decision in a ruling delivered on Friday July 23, 2021, in Suit No […]
Court dismisses suit seeking to halt Lagos LGA election
By Henry Ojelu A Federal High Court Ikoyi has refused requests by 11 political parties to halt the Chairmen and Councillors election into the 57 Local Government Councils and Local Council Development Areas in Lagos State. Honourable Justice Akintayo Aluko made the decision in a ruling delivered on Friday July 23, 2021 in Suit No […]
Three killed in Ondo cult clash
By Dayo Johnson – Akure Three persons have been shot dead during a supremacy clash between rival cult groups in Ondo town, Ondo state A reliable source said that the killings were a reprisal attack between the two rival cult groups in the town. An eyewitness account said that the killers stormed the Oke Agunla […]
Crisis: NULGE president says Ebonyi election may hold elsewhere
Mr Hakeem Ambali, the President of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), says the Ebonyi election for a new executive may be moved to another state. Ambali said this on Friday during an interactive session with newsmen in Abakiliki, adding that the measure would be inevitable, if a hitch-free election would not be […]
APC Ward Congress: Two factions trade words over alleged hijack of materials in Delta
By Festus Ahon – Asaba Two factions in the Delta State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Friday, engaged in a war of words over the alleged hijack of application forms meant for the State for the conduct of ward congresses scheduled for July 31 nationwide. Briefing newsmen in Asaba, Deputy Chairman of the […]
Buhari returns to Abuja from Daura
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Abuja, 5.40 pm, on Friday after eight days working visit to Katsina, where he spent the Eid-el-Kabir celebration in his country home in Daura. A statement issued last night by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, explained that during the […]
Death row inmates now 3,008 as FG urges quick action by states
By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The Federal Government has asked sub-national entities in the country to hasten measures to decongest the custodial centres especially with regards to summoning the political will to do the needful on death row convicts. Disclosing that Nigeria now has 3,008 condemned criminals consisting of 2,952 males and 56 females, the […]
Protests held in Tokyo against Olympics during opening ceremony
There were various anti-Olympic protests in the Japanese capital as the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Games got underway at the national stadium on Friday.
Police nab fake currency syndicate in Nasarawa
The Police Command in Nasarawa State says it has arrested a seven-member syndicate in Lafia with N7.8million and 110,000 dollars counterfeit currencies.
Tokyo Olympics opened by Emperor Naruhito as tennis star Osaka lights cauldron
The Tokyo Olympics were opened on Friday a year behind schedule by Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and tennis star Naomi Osaka lit the cauldron in the culmination of a low-key ceremony.
Tokyo Olympics: German team uniform raises eyebrows
Germany’s Olympic uniform for the Tokyo Games has not gone down well with some athletes and social media users from the country and abroad. “Who is responsible for this outfit. Come on now,” Olympic basketball player Maodo Lo said on Instagram about the mint green outfit with a rather extravagant vest and neon-coloured shoes. Teammate […]
Lagos LG Poll: We ll’ ensure success of election ― Justice Philips, LASIEC Chairman
“We are still relying on all the polling units we used in 2017. With regard to the results, we are going to upload it in our cloud as the same thing as INEC does. Our website should really reflect the results.
One killed in free-for-all in Jigawa market — Police
The Police in Jigawa, on Friday, confirmed one person killed in a free-for-all fight at Malammadori market in Malammadori Local Government Area of the state.
Okowa congratulates Obi at 60 as reference point in prudence, accountability
By Chimaobi Nwaiwu, NNEWI Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has described the 2019 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, vice presidential candidate and immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, as a reference point in Nigeria. In a congratulatory message to Mr. Obi on his 60th birthday Mr Obi’s media aide Mr. Valentine Obienyem, […]
