March 25, 2019

Keyamo accuses Atiku of parading fake results

March 25, 2019 5:26 pm

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign team has accused the People’s Democratic Party 2019 presidential candidate, Atiku Abukabar of parading fake results.

The campaign team spokesperson, Festus Keyamo, Monday in a petition he sent to the Inspector General of Police and the Director General of the State Security Service, said that “some criminally-minded PDP operatives” hacked the INEC server “to smuggle in fake results into that server.”

“Upon the last-minute postponement of the February 16, 2019 Presidential/National Assembly Elections, the nation was shocked to see already prepared presidential elections results floating around in the cyber space just less than 24 hours …

Waje set to quit music over lack of funds

March 25, 2019 3:01 pm

Afro-soul star, Aituaje Iruobe aka Waje reportedly wants to quit doing music professionally.

Waje announced this move in a now-viral video, citing high cost of publicity and low purchase rates of her album as reasons why she was considering quitting.

She said, “After everybody shouted ‘Waje, your last album was how many years ago, please we need an album’. Where are all the people that were shouting?

“I don’t have the money for publicity and that’s what I am saying. Emerald’s (her daughter) school fees is there.

“it’s like I have ten things laid out for me and every single
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My life in danger, says Rivers AAC governorship candidate

March 25, 2019 2:54 pm

Barely one week to April 2 commencement of collation of results of March 9 Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Rivers State, governorship candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), Biokpomabo Awara, has alleged his life is in danger.

He also alleged his running mate, Chief Akpo Bomba Yeeh, who  defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday, collected N200 million from Governor Nyesom Wike to ditch the AAC.

Yeeh, 67, an Ogoni, was on Monday afternoon received in Government House, Port Harcourt by Wike and other leaders of PDP.

The 38-year-old Awara, an engineer, in an interview with …

I didn’t pay ₦200m for AAC’s Yeeh to defect, says Wike

March 25, 2019 2:41 pm
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike on Monday denied insinuations he induced the deputy governorship candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) Chief Akpo Bomba Yeeh to defect to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with N200million.

Governorship candidate of the AAC Biokpomabo Awara had alleged Wike paid N200m to Yeeh, who resigned and joined the PDP on Monday.

Wike, who spoke through the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Emma Okah, described the N200 million allegation as untrue.

Okah said: “The allegation that Govermor Wike gave AAC’s deputy governorship candidate (Yeeh) N200 million is not correct, it is untrue and it is …

Nigeria vs Libya: Osimhen delivers U23 AFCON qualification

March 25, 2019 2:36 pm

Victor Osimhen’s hat-trick and a goal from Chidozie Okereke against Libya handed Nigeria a slot in the U23 Africa Cup of Nations. Imama Amakpakabo’s men rallied past the Libyan 4-0 after losing the first leg 2-0 at the Ben Guerdane Stadium in Tunisia.

Osimhen, Valentine Ozornwafor, Chidozie Awaziem and Francis Uzoho were drafted into the team after the team lost the first leg. The quartet were included in the starting line up at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba.

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Atiku’s 66 grounds of appeal against tribunal verdict

APC drags Atiku, PDP to police, over INEC server hacking

March 25, 2019 2:24 pm

The Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress President-elect has formally lodged a complaint against the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate for criminally hacking into the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission.

The complaint lodged in a letter today to the Acting Inspector General of Police and the Director General of the Department of State Services, followed the citing of alleged election results contained in the server in the petition filed by Abubakar Atiku and the PDP against the election of President Buhari.

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FGN: $400bn looted from govt treasury

₦1.3trn stolen in four years by 32 entities – EFCC

March 25, 2019 2:15 pm

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu on Monday said public funds stolen by 32 entities (human and corporate) between 2011 and 2015 was well over N1.3 trillion.

Magu disclosed this in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 2019 First Batch Conversion Training Programme to Procurement Cadre for Federal Parastatal and Agencies, organised by the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) in Lagos on Monday, March 25, 2019.

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BREAKING: Ajimobi’s aides, hospitalised for food poisoning

March 25, 2019 1:55 pm

An undisclosed number of guests who attended the inauguration of excavators procured by the Oyo state government last Friday were said to be hospitalized after eating snacks and drinks served during the event.

Among the hospitalised are top government officials, royal fathers and running mate to the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the just concluded general elections Samuel Eegunjobi.

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Stephanie to receive cash, car gifts over Success video

March 25, 2019 1:44 pm
Stephanie Idolor, the lady who videotaped Success, an angry school pupil sent home over school fees, is to receive N500,000 cash and a car gift from Mr Hilary Obi Ibegbulum,a Principal Secretary to Delta Governor and the State Deputy Speaker.

Popular comedian, Mc Jollof, recently took to his Instagram page with a video in which he revealed that the Delta state deputy speaker, Hon. Friday Osanebi, has requested for Idolor’s account number to credit her with a sum of N500, 000.

Also,  it was gathered that the principal secretary to the governor of Delta state, Hilary Obi Ibegbulem, has made …

I was hated, called “Okoro Hausa” because of APC – Okorocha

Groups to sue INEC over Okorocha’s Certificate of Return

March 25, 2019 12:45 pm

Observer Groups Monday lampooned the Independent National Electoral Commission for withholding the Certificate of Return of Imo West senator-elect, Rochas Okorocha.

The groups noted that the electoral umpire is overstepping its bonds, adding that it lacks the powers to stop any candidate after he or she has been declared winner.

At a press Conference in Owerri, Emmanuel Azuike of the Women Fest for Better Life Living Initiative, an Independent Observer group, said that the issue of allegation of duress upon which INEC relying on to withhold the Certificate of Return can only be established by a Court of competent jurisdiction.…

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