October 2019

Kogi, Bayelsa: Airforce To Provide Cover For INEC Staff

October 31, 2019 8:50 pm

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday said that the Nigeria Navy and the Nigeria Air Force are to give cover for their staff in the November 16 gubernatorial elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states.

According to INEC, given the history of election violence in the two states, they have requested for the services of the Navy and the Airforce to provide security cover for it’s personnel on duty.

The Commission has also announced that it has banned some ad-hoc staff who abused the trust reposed on them during the 2019 general elections.

Speaking at a dialogue session with …

Rivers: Wike Sacks Permanent Secretary

October 31, 2019 8:46 pm

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, on Thursday ordered the sack of the Permanent Secretary of the State Ministry of Lands and Survey, Dumo Jack.

This is as the governor has declared that the Real Madrid Academy in Port Harcourt has already received over 1500 applications for admission into the Academy from across the country.

The sack of Jack, brings to two the number of Permanent Secretaries that have been sacked since May 29, 2019 when Wike was sworn in for the second term in office.

A statement issued in Port Harcourt by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and …

Kogi, Bayelsa Polls: INEC Will Transmit Results Manually

October 31, 2019 5:51 pm

INEC chairman,Yakubu says it will transmit all results manually during the Kogi and Bayelsa governorship elections on Nov.16.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it will transmit all results manually during the Kogi and Bayelsa governorship elections on Nov.16.INEC’s Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said this on Thursday at the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room Dialogue Session with Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC) of Kogi and Bayelsa states in Abuja.

Yakubu, who was represented by Mr Festus Okoye, a national commissioner of INEC, said that the commission would adhere to the rules and regulations of the 2010 electoral act as

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Of Muslims And Men: Monsterising The Racial Other

Of Muslims, Race And Monsters

October 31, 2019 5:46 pm

Every October 31 in the United States, an army of glucose ghouls begins to assemble around dusk. This harlequin parade of costumed children goes door-to-door seeking candy on what is arguably the coolest American holiday. Not all children, however, are welcome to participate.

This Halloween, the US will lock some children in cages, ban some from entering the country altogether and identify others as dangerous thugs.

To understand why some children get to trick-or-treat while others get detained, banned or shot, we should look into the origins of the monster mythologies that inspire the “classic” Halloween monster costumes.

Monster mythologies …

IOM Halts Ebola Screening After Aid Workers Killed In Sudan

October 31, 2019 5:20 pm

The UN migration agency (IOM) has suspended Ebola screenings at five border points between South Sudan, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after three of its aid workers were killed during clashes in South Sudan.

“The IOM volunteers, one female and two males, were caught in a crossfire during clashes that broke out” in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria region, IOM said in a statement on Wednesday.

“Two other male volunteers suffered non-life threatening injuries, one of whom is recovering from a gunshot wound,” the statement added.

IOM’s aid volunteers were working at Ebola screening points in border areas between

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Climate Change: Spain Offers To Host COP25 In Madrid

October 31, 2019 5:18 pm

Just a day after the President of Chile said his country could no longer hold the world’s annual climate conference, Spain has offered to host it in Madrid.

The critical meeting, called COP25, was due to take place in Santiago for two weeks from 3 December.

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera said his government needed “to prioritise re-establishing public order” after serious anti-government protests.

Spain’s offer will be considered by the UN’s climate body next week.

The Spanish government said it considered multilateral action on climate change to be a priority for the UN.

The annual Conference of the Parties (COP) …

Join APC Now, Tinubu Tells Atiku

October 31, 2019 4:26 pm

All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday urged the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to join hands with the ruling party in moving the nation more assuredly forward.

In a statement he personally signed on Supreme Court’s affirmation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election, Tinubu commended PDP and Atiku for their tenacious pursuit of what was their legal remedies.

In statement entitled: “Presidential Election: Supreme Court Affirms Will of The People”, Tinubu also congratulated President Buhari and the APC on a well-deserved legal affirmation of a hard-won electoral victory. “The rule of law conclusively affirmed the collective …

Another Fuel Tanker Falls In Onitsha

October 31, 2019 4:23 pm

ANOTHER tanker loaded with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) fell into a ditch along Onitsha/Enugu expressway in Onitsha on Thursday.

The tanker was said to be coming from Benin, Edo State and was heading towards Enugu when it fell into the ditch near the Chipex filling station close to Zik’s roundabout. An eyewitness said the driver lost control of the vehicle following suspected brake failure.

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The content of the tanker spilled into the culvert and police had cordoned off the area. The firefighters had already arrived at the scene of the …

Imo: Ihedioha Approves Rehabilitation Of 5 Roads

Owerri: Ihedioha Approves Rehabilitation Of 5 Roads

October 31, 2019 3:43 pm

Imo Governor, Chief Emeka Ihedioha has approved the rehabilitation of five major roads in the state, with failed sections totaling over 155km.

The approval was contained in a release signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Chibuike Onyeukwu and made available to newsmen in Owerri on Wednesday.

Onyeukwu listed the affected roads to include the failed section of the 52 km Owerri-Egbu-Mbaise-Obowo road, the failed section of Owerri-Njaba-Orlu 32km road and the Aboh-Itu Ezinihitte Mbaise 7.1km road.

Others are the failed section of Owerri-Amaraku-Anara–Onuimo-Umunna-Okigwe 51 km road and the Achingali-Onicha-Udo na Obizi 14 km road.

He added that the approval …

Davido To Release New Album Nov.22

October 31, 2019 3:40 pm

This is coming few weeks after the Nigerian superstar announced the title of his new album as ‘A Good Time’ to industry people and journalists at an event in Lagos, Nigeria.

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In Messi’s absence, Argentina has played four friendlies, drawing against Chile and Germany while beating Mexico

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APC Lawmaker Accuses Segalink Of Libel, Demands ₦3bn

October 31, 2019 3:03 pm

Activist and convener of EndSARS movement Segun Awosanya, Segalink has been accused of making defamatory statements against a member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives.

Wole Olanipekun Chambers, lawyers to Abdulmumin Jubrin, an All Progressive Congress representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency in Kano State, said Awosanya made libellous and defamatory publications against their clients on twitter.

On October 17, Segalink in a tweet thread alleged that Jubrin has “17 bank accounts local and foreign despite signing a CCB form that he had no foreign account.”

“I showed the world documents and modus of siphoning money from MDAs after appropriation, till date @officialEFCC …

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October 2019

Kogi, Bayelsa: Airforce To Provide Cover For INEC Staff

Rivers: Wike Sacks Permanent Secretary

Kogi, Bayelsa Polls: INEC Will Transmit Results Manually

Of Muslims, Race And Monsters

IOM Halts Ebola Screening After Aid Workers Killed In Sudan

Climate Change: Spain Offers To Host COP25 In Madrid

Join APC Now, Tinubu Tells Atiku

Another Fuel Tanker Falls In Onitsha

Read Also: In Lagos: Hoodlums Attack Petrol Tanker, Scoop Fuel

Owerri: Ihedioha Approves Rehabilitation Of 5 Roads

Davido To Release New Album Nov.22

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Messi To Make Argentina Return

Read Also: Kante Set For Return To Training, Says Lampard

APC Lawmaker Accuses Segalink Of Libel, Demands ₦3bn

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