March 2019

Family of police inspector killed by soldiers wants justice

44 policemen in auto crash in Abuja

March 9, 2019 11:08 am

The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed 44 of its operatives were involved in autocrash on Friday while they were on their way for election duties.

According to the Police, the accident occurred in Gwagwalada Area Council of Abuja.

The injured personnel attached to the Operations department of the FCT Police Command were being conveyed in one of the big Police trucks when the accident occurred.

The police said 36 of them were immediately rushed to Air force Base hospital, six to Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) hospital while two were rushed to Police hospital in Area 1, Garki …

Gov Ambode wins polling unit for Sanwo-Olu

March 9, 2019 10:59 am

Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has delivered his polling unit to his party’s governorship candidate, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the governorship election held on Saturday.

His party, All Progressives Congress, APC, also scored the highest vote in the House of Assembly election jointly held with the governorship election.

According to result announced at the polling Unit 033, Ward A5, Ogunmodede College, Papa Epe polling center after the counting of vote: APC polled 262, while PDP polled 62. For the House of Assembly election, APC polled 253, while PDP polled 61.

Ambode who had earlier cast his vote at …

BREAKING: Ballot box snatcher shot dead in Ukanafun

March 9, 2019 10:45 am

Soldiers monitoring the conduct of election in Ukanafun have killed a young man as he made away with ballot box at a polling unit in Ikot Udo Ossiom village, Ukanafun council of Akwa Ibom state.

The incident occurred few hours ago throw the area into mourning.

An eyewitness told our correspondent that the young man had attempted to snatch the ballot in the morning immediately it arrived from INEC but was prevented by soldiers guiding the polling unit.

Continuing, Mrs. Elijah said the victim reinforced and returned to the unit to snatch the ballot the second time.

Irked by such …

BREAKING: Guber election: Sanwo-Olu wins polling unit

March 9, 2019 9:21 am

The All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate in Lagos State has won the elections at his Lateef Jakande/Femi Okunnu Ward 019 polling unit in Ikoyi, Lagos by a landslide.

Sanwo-Olu scored 124 votes to defeat his closest challenger, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’s Jimi Agbaje, who scored 26 votes.

Counting of the House of Assembly polls is ongoing.

Details coming soon…

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EFCC nabs APC governorship candidate agent with millions

March 9, 2019 9:11 am

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Saturday arrested an agent of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State with millions of naira.

The anti-graft agency said the suspect was arrested in Makurdi, the state’s capital.

The suspect claimed he is an agent of APC governorship candidate in Benue State, Emmanuel Jimeh.

“At the North Bank Area, Makurdi, a man was caught with large bags containing lots of money. While trying to arrest him, officers of the Commission were attacked and vehicles vandalised,” EFCC said

“Information gathered confirms that the money belongs to Emmanuel Jimeh, the gubernatorial …

I am not convinced my vote will count – Atiku Abubakar

March 9, 2019 8:59 am

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in penultimate Saturday’s presidential election Atiku Abubakar voted in Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly election in Adamawa State not convinced his vote will count.

Atiku, who voted about 12.30 pm at his Ajiya Ward in Yola North local government area, said the low turnout was evident of loss of faith in the electoral process by the people.

He claimed the elections of two weeks ago were marred by irregularities.

“Suddenly, I’m not convinced that my vote will count. You can see a very low voter turnout. I believe the last elections …

BREAKING: Agbaje’s running mate loses booth to Sanwo-Olu

March 9, 2019 8:49 am

The Deputy Governorship Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Oluyemisi Haleemat Busari, has lost her polling unit to his All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Busari polled 15 votes against Sanwo-Olu’s 40 at the 021 polling unit of Ward A, Unit 021 in Adekunle Anglican Primary School, Makoko, Lagos a few metres from her residence at Denny Estate.

In the House of Assembly, APC polled 41 against PDP’S 13.

She and her husband voted at the unit several hours earlier, some minutes after 11.am.

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International nurses’ verification form for New York State

March 9, 2019 2:08 am

Hello Nurses.

I was getting so many questions from Nurses about how to print out form 1 and notarize it and make payment from Nigeria. So I had to call New York state board of Professionals Nursing to enquire how you can make payment from Nigeria.

They told me that it is best to fill out online application form 1.

They only accept bank cheques from United States Banks.
So I will like to use this opportunity to inform All to fill online form 1.

You can print out Forms 2F and 3F to send to your Nursing school and …

Africa and religious gimmicks

March 9, 2019 1:54 am

By MarkAnthony Nze

The legendary and iconoclastic German philosopher and political theorist of blessed memory, Karl Marx in one of his scholastic works entitled, “A Contribution To The Critique Of Hegel’s Philosophy Of Right,” propounded that, “Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.”

It was as if Karl Marx had Africa in mind when creating the theory. His postulation might not be completely successfully in Western world today because they are so rational and civilized in their thoughts and dealings …

R. Kelly’s interview over the allegations facing him

March 9, 2019 1:36 am

Robert Kelly, 52, simply known as R. Kelly to millions of music fans had a global audience, three Grammy awards, and sold some 75 million records. But now he is a mirror, reflecting a reckoning at the heart of the times we live in.

He is famous for the music he has given us. And he is infamous, for allegations he sexually abused women, for over two decades. Kelly vehemently denies those allegations.

The exclusive, explosive interview “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King had with him this week is part of a larger conversation America is smack in the …

Saturday 9: CAN calls for free, fair and credible polls

March 9, 2019 1:09 am

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), His Eminence, Dr Samson Ayokunle, has called on all stakeholders in the electoral process to ensure free, fair and credible governorship and State Assembly elections devoid of bloodshed and all forms of electoral malpractices.

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Jubril hires Olanipekun, 8 other SANs, to defend mandate

March 9, 2019 12:48 am

Jubril Al-Sudan, the has appointed a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), to lead the team that will defend his mandate at the Presidential Election Tribunal.

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who came second in the February 23 presidential poll had gone to court to challenge Buhari’s victory.

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