November 2019

Heroic Welcome For Wada In Lokoja/Kotokarfe

November 8, 2019 3:21 am

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Musa Wada, has promised to fix all infrastructure inherited from the past administrations by Governor Yahaya Bello, some of which have either been vandalised or left to rot away. 

Wada, who made the promise on Wednesday in Lokoja, while addressing the mammoth crowd that graced the PDP governorship/senatorial campaign rally, noted with dissatisfaction the state of roads, health facilities, and educational institutions at all levels, as well as tourism facilities.

He condemned the fast growing rate a state like Kogi has degenerated in terms of development within just three years, saying that the only …

IGP Adamu Talks Tough, Dare Trouble Makers

November 8, 2019 3:06 am
The Inspector- General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has dared those planning to disrupt Bayelsa State governorship election to attempt any illegal action and be ready for the full wrath of the law.

Adamu speaking at a stakeholder’s forum organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said those planning to wear Police uniforms, use stockpiled arms to disrupt the election should have a rethink.

“Every nook and cranny of Bayelsa would be covered. Every polling unit would be protected. All INEC personnel, ad-hoc staff and the electorate would be protected. Those planning to wear Police uniform and pose as Policemen, …

Court Tells INEC To Recognise SDP Candidate, Natasha Akpoti

November 8, 2019 3:05 am

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the electoral umpire to reinstate the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, Natasha Akpoti, for the election in Kogi State.

Delivering judgement on Thursday, Folashade Ogunbanjo-Giwa held that the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) was wrong to have excluded Akpoti from the forthcoming election.

Mrs Ogunbanjo-Giwa also held that INEC has no power to disqualify any candidate for an election as it is the exclusive reserve of a competent court of law.

The judge said the provisions of sections 31(1) and 83 of the Electoral Act holds that INEC cannot disqualify or …

We Pray History Doesn’t Repeat In Bayelsa, Kogi – INEC

We Pray History Doesn’t Repeat In Bayelsa, Kogi – INEC

November 8, 2019 3:03 am
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed optimism that political violence and associated crisis that define elections in Kogi and Bayelsa State do not repeat itself during the governorship elections in both states.

Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of the INEC, Dr. Festus Okoye, who stated this during an interactive session with journalists, said INEC was praying that the elections would not be marred by political violence.

Flanked by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr. Monday Udoh Tom and the INEC’s director of publicity, Oluwole Osaze- Uzzi, who noted that INEC was fully ready for the governorship elections,

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INEC, Political Parties Sign Peace Accord

INEC, Political Parties Sign Peace Accord

November 8, 2019 3:02 am

History was made yesterday in Yenagoa, when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and all the 45 political parties that nominated candidates for next weekend’s Bayelsa election, signed a peace accord.

In attendance to witness the epoch-making event include Chairman, Bayelsa State Council of Traditional Rulers, Diete-Spiff, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Adamu Abubakar, the Director General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig-General Ibrahim Shauibu and Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) from Adamawa, Anambra, Delta, National Commissioners Festus Okoye, Okey Ibeanu, representatives of Nigeria Immigration Services, Nigerian Correctional Services, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps among many other stakeholders.

In …

Why Nigerians Should Support Igbo Presidency –Utazi

November 8, 2019 3:01 am

Senator Utazi Godfrey Chukwuka who represents Enugu North zone was first elected on June 9, 2015. The 2nd term lawmaker and Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence, believes that in 2023, Nigerians should support the emergence of a Nigerian President from the South East extraction for the sake of equity and justice.

 

From your vantage position, what is your assessment of the  Office of the National Security Adviser(ONSA), Department of State Security and the  Nigerian Intelligence Agency(NIA)?

 The Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence (NSI) supervises the Office of National Security Adviser (ONSA), 

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Kebbi Councillorship Polls: APC, PDP Test Strength

Kebbi Councillorship Polls: APC, PDP Test Strength

November 8, 2019 2:59 am

To All Progressives Congress(APC) in Kebbi State, the October 26,2019 Local Government election was a testing ground for the 2023 general election. It was an avenue where different caucuses within the party showcased their political strength and popularity. 

But for the opposition parties, especially the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), it was a different ball game. The LG polls offered the best opportunity to understudy which caucus within APC would feel disenchanted and allign with the main opposition party.

At the end of the tension-soaked exercise, the council election which took place in 225 wards across the 21 local government areas

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Azman Plane With 135 Passengers Aborts Flight Over Smoke

November 7, 2019 5:11 pm

Passengers were petrified Thursday when smoke erupted in the lavatory of Abuja-bound Azman flight minutes after it was airborne from Lagos, forcing the pilot to return to the airport of departure.

The Azman Flight ZQ 2323 LOS ETD with about 135 passengers and six crew, which took off at about 4:20 pm from the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos returned to base when the smoke spread into the cabin of the aircraft, sending passengers into panic.

Eyewitness account told THISDAY that when the flight took off, a female passenger, about 24 years old, who wore …

Court Of Appeal Affirms Okorocha’s Victory

November 7, 2019 5:11 pm

A Court of Appeal Court sitting in Owerri on Thursday upheld the election of Owelle Rochas Okorocha of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as senator representing Imo West Senatorial District.

The Chairman of the panel, Justice R.A. Ada, said that the appeals by Senators Osita Izunaso of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Jones Onyereri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Okorocha lacked merit.

Ada however, reaffirmed the judgement of the State and National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal which upheld Okorocha’s election, adding that it was in order.

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Sudan To Form New Parliament After Peace Deal With Rebels

Sudan To Form New Parliament After Peace Deal With Rebels

November 7, 2019 5:09 pm

Sudan’s protest movement Thursday agreed to form the country’s new parliament only after a peace deal is reached with rebel groups for ending long-running conflicts in three border regions.

The 300-member parliament was to be formed within three months of a power-sharing deal that was signed on August 17 between protest leaders and the generals who had seized power after the April overthrow of longtime president Omar al-Bashir.

Since the signing of the so called “Constitutional Declaration”, the transitional government, led by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, has engaged in talks with three rebel groups to reach a peace deal to …

IAAF Cuts 200m, Three Other Events From Diamond League

November 7, 2019 5:08 pm
The IAAF has dropped the 200 metres, 3,000m steeplechase, triple jump and discus from its list of “core” disciplines at Diamond League meetings in 2020.

The International Association of Athletics Associations said its decision was based on online research in China, France, South Africa, and the United States and post-event surveys in Belgium, Britain and Switzerland.

It said the aim was to reduce the length of the Diamond League meetings to fit a 90-minute international broadcast window.

There will be 12 disciplines staged at each of the 15 Diamond League meetings with the season beginning in Doha on April 17.

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Vote For APC In Bayelsa – Lokpobiri Urges Electorate

November 7, 2019 5:07 pm

Mr Heineken Lokpobiri, one of the aspirants who took part in the governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa has urged electorate to vote for the party in the Nov. 16 election.

Lokpobiri, a former Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, said this on Thursday when he paid a courtesy visit on APC National Chairman, Adam Oshiomhole, in Abuja.

The former Senator, who said that he remained in APC, maintained that he had told his supporters to vote for the party in spite of the fact that he challenged the outcome of primaries in court.…

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