Mr Tinubu was declared winner of the election in Rivers. Atiku came second while Peter Obi came third. The candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, won the 25 February presidential election in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, South-south Nigeria, according to results uploaded on the INEC Results Viewing Portal (IReV). Mr […]
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Aso ebi – “family uniform” – is the Yoruba custom of people dressing alike for social events. The custom is rooted in kinship (ebi), an important aspect of Yoruba social life since precolonial times in what’s now south-west Nigeria. Words like molebi (kinsmen) and olori ebi (head of the family) point to the importance of […]
Nigerians have divided opinions about the efficacy of democracy in driving its development. There are constant threats to our democracy stemming from procedural and structural deficiencies in the system. At the core of these deficiencies are the imbalances in relevance and power among the three tiers of government that have seen the ascendancy of the […]
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia on Sunday resumed handing over security responsibilities to Somali government forces after a three-month pause, officials said. The mission known as ATMIS handed over security control of the State House – also known as Villa Somalia — where Somali President Mohammed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud resides and works. Additionally, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the $2.8billion Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano AKK natural gas pipeline project, is currently at 43 per cent completion. The president also said the actualisation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 was his administration’s biggest achievement in the energy sector. Buhari spoke in Abuja at the opening ceremony of the 6th edition of […]
Washington — President-elect Joseph Boakai is expected to have a series of meetings with officials of the United States government this week, spanning various sectors ahead of his inauguration in January. On Monday, he is expected to have a tête-à -tête with officials of the United States Department of State on issues pertaining to the strengthening […]
Kenya has recently seen the increasing visibility of sexual and gender minorities. However, this has been met with a growing backlash. Religious and political leaders have been spreading homophobic and transphobic rhetoric. This has happened with the tacit approval of a law enforcement apparatus that’s supposed to guarantee the right to equal protection. The continued […]
The briefing was organised to address the allegation of illegal kidney trade involving Alliance Hospital, an Abuja-based medical facility. The FCT chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has called on the National Assembly (NASS) to enact laws specifically aimed at addressing and preventing organ trafficking in the country. Speaking at a press briefing in […]
Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, set aside the removal of Senator Ifeanyi Ararume as the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd). This was just as some industry analysts yesterday stressed that the stability of the NNPC should be top priority at […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has dismissed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s cut in transport fare by 50 percent for inter-state travellers and free train ride during the Yuletide celebrations. In a reaction to the two offers last night, the NLC doubted the implementability of the pronouncement. NLC head, information and public affairs, Comrade Benson Upah, […]
The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, recently announced that Nigeria had secured a World Bank facility worth $800 million. The National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Unit (NASSCO) on Wednesday said the $800 million World Bank Credit was obtained to ease the suffering of poor and vulnerable Nigerians dealing with economic shocks. […]
A registration in the rain was only approved by the council of ministers because the badly written and much changed electoral law forces it. Everything indicates that the National Elections Commission (CNE) will, in January, propose to the Council of Ministers that the voter registration start 15 March, toward the end of the rainy season. […]
Incidents that claim more than one victim have soared, with KwaZulu-Natal as the epicentre of the phenomenon. Early Sunday morning, 10 July 2022, gunmen entered Mdlalose tavern in Nonzamo informal settlement in Soweto, South Africa, and opened fire with automatic rifles, killing 16 patrons and injuring seven others. The massacre, which caused widespread shock and […]
Historic audio recordings covering the recent history of Somalia are being preserved for future generations thanks to UN support. Sitting in a small, windowless room in a government building in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, Mohamed Yusuf Mohamed loops another audio tape onto the dilapidated machine and presses a few buttons. He’s beginning a time-intensive process […]
For several years there have been incidents of Nigerians hiding in the wheel-well or other parts of aircraft to escape from the country. The continuous record of these incidents is an indication that the security system at the airports is weak and porous. Few days ago, news report indicated that a stowaway was discovered in […]
The political unrest in Ondo State appears to be far claims that the acting governor of the state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, is planning to reshuffle the State Executive Council, amid the absence of ailing Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, gaining momentum and further unsettling the Sunshine State. The claims, which have been denied by aides of the acting […]
Labour Party, LP, has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to recommend the erring Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs to President Muhammadu Buhari for sanctions. Recall that the former Resident Electoral Commissioner REC in Adamawa, Hudu Yunusa Ari, had defied the Chief Returning Officer, Mele Lamido, and unilaterally announced the All Progressives Congress, APC, Governorship […]
Outrage on Tuesday greeted the coordinated attacks on 23 villages in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi local government areas of Plateau State, which left over 150 dead and many others injured. Death toll from the attacks launched from Saturday night to early Monday morning rose to 155 yesterday; while over 6,000 people are said to have […]