Lai: Why INEC withheld uploading of results during presidential poll
Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) delayed the uploading of results to its portal due to suspected cyber attacks during the presidential poll. Mohammed said the allegation of fraud being bandied by the opposition is a result of ignorance of how the process works. […]
EXCLUSIVE: NDPHC to build N480m clubhouse as tenders board approves last-minute N6bn contracts
The tenders board of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC) has approved the award of 57 contracts worth over N6 billion in the dying days of the Muhammadu Buhari administration. The NDPHC is owned by the three tiers of government and manages the National Integrated Power Projects (NIPPs). Given the […]
Tonye Cole: There’s a plot to prevent APC from challenging Rivers guber poll result
Tonye Cole, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers, says his party is being frustrated from challenging the outcome of the state governorship election. Speaking on Monday in an interview with Channels Television, Cole said the violence unleashed on Rivers APC members is a ploy to waste the party’s time […]
Newspaper Headlines: Ahead of May 29, military vows crackdown on security threats, warns IPOB
The commitment of the Nigerian army to protect the country’s democracy, ahead of the May 29 transition to a new administration at the federal level, dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Court orders forfeiture of N725m, property linked to Akpobolokemi, ex-NIMASA DG
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured an interim forfeiture of N725.3 million and property located in the Banana Island area of Ikoyi, Lagos, linked to Patrick Akpobolokemi, former director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The order of forfeiture was given on Monday by Tijjani Ringim, judge […]
Wapkerem Maigida, former NAF spokesperson, is dead
Wapkerem Maigida, a former spokesperson of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), is dead. Daily Trust reports that Ayodele Famuyiwa, NAF spokesperson, confirmed Maigida’s death in Abuja on Monday. Maigida was said to have slumped and died despite being hale and hearty before the incident. TheCable had reported that Oladayo Amao, chief […]
Cracks in APC NWC as Lukman queries Adamu over proceeds from sales of forms
Salihu Lukman, vice-chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the north-west, says Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman, should account for the billions of naira that accrued to the party from the sales of forms. In the build-up to the party’s presidential primary election, at least 20 hopefuls purchased the expression of interest and […]
APC NWC member to Adamu: Account for billions of naira accrued to APC from sales of forms
Salihu Lukman, vice-chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the north-west, says Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman, should account for the billions of naira that accrued to the party from the sales of forms. In the build-up to the party’s presidential primary election, at least 20 hopefuls purchased the expression of interest and […]
Tonye Cole: I was slapped, injured in fracas at Rivers INEC office
Tonye Cole, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers, says he was slapped and injured in the fracas that broke out at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in the state. An altercation broke out when Cole arrived at the INEC office to inspect materials used in the March […]
Interim government plot: Decide presidential petitions before May 29, Agbakoba tells tribunal
Olisa Agbakoba, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), says speedy dispensation of presidential election petitions is a strategy against having an interim government. The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday said it had confirmed a plot “by some key players” to install an interim government and stop Bola Ahmed […]