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Musician turned politician has taken to celebrating his victory after he won the highest number of votes in his polling unit in Lekki 1. The overjoyed celebrity also used the opportunity to address the trolls and haters who looked down on his ambition. Banky W got a number of 575 votes in Lekki 1 polling unit alone. This was against the 454 votes and 540 votes banked by the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party respectively. In celebrating his win, the happy celebrity shared the result of the election conducted in that polling unit on his Instagram page. From what he shared, it could be seen that he was leading prominently. Banky W also wrote a lengthy caption in which he thanked those who came out to vote for him. He also took a jab at those who did not believe in him enough to support him. The excited House of Reps candidate contesting under the wings of a new platform called Modern Democratic Party revved up the enthusiasm of his fans...

The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential campaign, Monday went wrong as hoodlums greeted President Muhammadu Buhari and the party’s national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole with stones at the MKO Abiola International Stadium, Kuto, Abeokuta. "> Violence erupted as Oshiomhole was invited to the podium for his speech. Reports have it that as he began to speak, persons suspected to be hoodlums started throwing stones at him and one of the stones flew in the direction where the President was sitting. Buhari was saved by one of his security operatives who took the hit for him. No official statement has been made to know if the president or anybody sustained injury. Details later:

…We’re too busy for such —INEC THE Jimi Agbaje Campaign Organisation, JACO, yesterday, accused officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of allegedly colluding with the All Progressives Congress, APC, to disenfranchise non-indigenes resident in Lagos. "> Jimi Agbaje JACO alleged that INEC personnel, acting the script, were undertaking discriminatory distribution of PVCs by withholding the cards of non-indigenes largely suspected of being unsympathetic to ruling party. But in a swift reaction, INEC dismissed the allegations saying it does not have time to engage in such method. Although the organisation commended INEC for extending the collection of PVCs to Monday, it said that the extension would make no meaning should officials themselves become a stumbling block to an identified set of voters. Large number of uncollected PVCs worries Atiku-Obi campaign council Describing the trend as immoral, illegal and xenophobic, JACO demanded that the commis...

The National Universities Commission, has given provisional approval to four new private universities to commence academic programmes. Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, Executive Secretary, NUC at the presentation of the licences to the universities in Abuja on Tuesday, said the four universities had been under scrutiny since 2006. The  News Agency of Nigeria  reports that the universities are: Greenfield University, Kaduna State, Dominion University, Ibadan, Trinity University, Laloko, Ogun State, and Westland University, Iwo, Osun State. With the approval, Nigeria now has 79 private universities, and a total of 173 universities, private and public. Rasheed underscored the need to increase the number of universities in the country, taking into consideration the country’s 200 million population. He added that with the country’s population, only about two million students can access university education. “Only less than 6 per cent students’ enrolment is in ...

The African Development Bank and the Economic Community of West African States Commission have signed an agreement for a study into a 1,000 kilometre highway linking Cote d’Ivoire’s commercial capital Abidjan to Lagos in Nigeria. In a statement made available to our correspondent in Abuja on Tuesday, the AfDB said that the agreement marked a new step in building regional integration and trade. The proposed Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway, a six-lane (3-lane dual) motorway, will connect the countries via Ghana (Accra), Togo (Lomé) and Benin (Cotonou). According to the bank, the agreement signed for a study on the technical, implementation and operational aspects of the project, comes nearly five years after the presidents of Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria, signed a treaty on the establishment of the highway in March 2014. Jean Claude Brou, President of the ECOWAS Commission, Vice President of the ECOWAS Commission Finda Koroma, the Minister...

“It's just really important to see the value of organizing." Courtesy of Make the Road New Jersey New Jersey just became the latest state where advocates for a minimum wage increase have succeeded, as Governor Phil Murphy (D) signed a bill pledging to raise the hourly minimum wage  from $8.85 to $10 by July of this year and $15 by 2024  on Monday, February 4. New Jersey joins states like  New York  and  California  and cities like  Seattle  and  D.C.  in passing legislation that makes gradual progress toward the $15 milestone the law of the land. It’s a huge victory for workers and for Governor Murphy, who told  Teen Vogue signing the bill was an “incredibly gratifying moment” after promising the wage increase on the campaign trail. It’s also an especially big win for a collective of teenage activists who fought to make sure the increases wouldn’t leave behind people their own age. As  Pol...

It’s insult to give Buhari 33% of the votes — Keyamo Williams  and Associates, the United States-based polling firm hired by Goodluck Jonathan administration ahead of the 2015 presidential election but predicted victory for Muhammadu Buhari has predicted victory for Atiku Abubakar in the forthcoming presidential polls. The company in its analysis of Nigerian presidential election said Atiku will win with less than a majority of the votes cast with 45 per cent. Buhari, according to the polls, will take 33 per cent of the votes. The polling sample produced Kingsley Moghalu, the candidate of Young Peoples Party, YPP, with 9 per cent of the votes, Omoyele Sowore of African Action Congress, AAC, with 8 per cent of the votes. President Buhari  The same company, which when it was hired by the Jonathan administration, had predicted victory for Buhari with 54 per cent to 46 per cent for Jonathan. Buhari eventually beat Jonathan by 54 to 45 per cent of the total votes cast. In its...

The National Universities Commission, has given provisional approval to four new private universities to commence academic programmes. Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, Executive Secretary, NUC at the presentation of the licences to the universities in Abuja on Tuesday, said the four universities had been under scrutiny since 2006. The  News Agency of Nigeria  reports that the universities are: Greenfield University, Kaduna State, Dominion University, Ibadan, Trinity University, Laloko, Ogun State, and Westland University, Iwo, Osun State. With the approval, Nigeria now has 79 private universities, and a total of 173 universities, private and public. Rasheed underscored the need to increase the number of universities in the country, taking into consideration the country’s 200 million population. He added that with the country’s population, only about two million students can access university education. “Only less than 6 per cent students’ enrolment is in ...

The African Development Bank and the Economic Community of West African States Commission have signed an agreement for a study into a 1,000 kilometre highway linking Cote d’Ivoire’s commercial capital Abidjan to Lagos in Nigeria. In a statement made available to our correspondent in Abuja on Tuesday, the AfDB said that the agreement marked a new step in building regional integration and trade. The proposed Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway, a six-lane (3-lane dual) motorway, will connect the countries via Ghana (Accra), Togo (Lomé) and Benin (Cotonou). According to the bank, the agreement signed for a study on the technical, implementation and operational aspects of the project, comes nearly five years after the presidents of Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria, signed a treaty on the establishment of the highway in March 2014. Jean Claude Brou, President of the ECOWAS Commission, Vice President of the ECOWAS Commission Finda Koroma, the Minister...

It’s insult to give Buhari 33% of the votes — Keyamo Williams  and Associates, the United States-based polling firm hired by Goodluck Jonathan administration ahead of the 2015 presidential election but predicted victory for Muhammadu Buhari has predicted victory for Atiku Abubakar in the forthcoming presidential polls. The company in its analysis of Nigerian presidential election said Atiku will win with less than a majority of the votes cast with 45 per cent. Buhari, according to the polls, will take 33 per cent of the votes. The polling sample produced Kingsley Moghalu, the candidate of Young Peoples Party, YPP, with 9 per cent of the votes, Omoyele Sowore of African Action Congress, AAC, with 8 per cent of the votes. President Buhari  The same company, which when it was hired by the Jonathan administration, had predicted victory for Buhari with 54 per cent to 46 per cent for Jonathan. Buhari eventually beat Jonathan by 54 to 45 per cent of the total votes cast. In its...

INEC Released registered voters List per states No.          States         No of Voters 1.         Abia                1,932,892 2        Adamawa      1,973,083 3        Akwa Ibom    2,119,727 4        Anambra        2,447,996 5        Bauchi            2,462,843 6        Bayelsa          923,182 7        Benue            2,480,131 8  ...

Broom FC v Umbrella FC DATE: 16 FEB 2019 VENUE: Estadio DE POLL TIME: 10AM REF: MAHMOOD YAKUBU (BAUCHI) MATCH PREVIEW Umbrella FC are taking an attacking approach with a 3-4-3 formation, while Broom FC, the defending champions, are set for defence with a 5-4-1 formation. Umbrella FC have won four of the five tournaments winning the first three with offside goals before winning their last title in 2011 with genuine goals, while Broom FC won in 2015 with offside. The two sides have retained their clerical signings who are both on the substitutes bench. They both swapped players, with Umbrella FC signing attacker Atiku Abubakar back for a world record N1bn. Saraki and Tambuwal were also among big money moves from Broom fc to umbrella FC Peter Obi, who was on the substitutes bench in 2015, starts and supports Atiku in attack. Obasanjo who is getting close to retiring, is dropped to the substitutes bench. Broom FC signed Sullivan from Umbrella FC However, Broom FC's Ambod...

The Peoples Democratic Party has said the campaign team of President Muhammadu Buhari  is accusing the United States, European Union and  United Kingdom  of supporting  its candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar because the President is  afraid of defeat in  Saturday’s  presidential   poll. The National Publicity Secretary  of the PDP Kola Ologbondiyan  made the claim   during a press conference  in Lagos on Tuesday. He said, “The  the Buhari  campaign team’s allegation  that the US, UK and  EU  are supporting Alhaji Atiku Abubakar  has confirmed  that they are jittery already. They are jittery because of Atiku’s popularity. This is somebody they  said could not enter  the US a  few weeks ago. “If their  allegation against the superpowers is true,  then even the ECOWAS is supporting Atiku. They know that Buhari cannot lead  the ...

Two female members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC serving in Ebonyi state have become the latest victims of the pants for rituals practice presently ravaging the country. The two corps member, it was gathered, were reportedly forced by unidentified hoodlums to remove their clothes including their pants and hand them over to the hoodlums. One of the corps members, who was on her period also had her blood socked pants and sanitary pads taken away by the hoodlums. The incident, it was learnt, happened at Oshiegbe community, near the boundary between Ohaukwu and Ezza North local government area of Ebonyi State. Police spokesman in the State, Loveth Odah confirmed the incident. She said: “On 5th of February, 2019, Female corps members reported to Divisional Headquarters in Ohaukwu Local Government Area to report that on their way coming from Ezillo in Ishielu Local Government Area to Abakaliki, a Jeep stopped in front of them and asked them to pay N200 each to be conveyed t...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's flying start to his role as Manchester United caretaker manager has been rewarded with the Premier League Manager of the Month award for January 2019. The accolade follows what was a month of great success for the Reds. Speaking in an interview after receiving the trophy, and in his press conference on Friday morning, Ole was full of praise for the backroom staff that he has around him at the Aon Training Complex. “Honestly, I’m a little bit against individual team awards for a team sport,” he said, “but it means we’ve been the team of the month, so this is both for the staff and the players. ”We complement each other really well,“ he added. ”The hours and hours that Kieran and Michael spend on planning the sessions, doing the sessions, working with individuals. We're a good group. We bounce off each other. Opinions are being thrown about in that office and in the end I'm the “lucky one” that has to make a decision on who to leave out or to...

PRESS RELEASE VP OSINBAJO NARRATES HOW PASTOR ADEBOYE HAD PRAYED FOR HIS PROTECTION NIGHT BEFORE CHOPPER CRASH-LANDS *How he briefed G.O on his recent campaign efforts *Lists names of those with him on the helicopter during testimony TESTIMONY OF VICE PRESIDENT YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, DURING A THANKSGIVING SERVICE HELD AT THE RCCG, CITY OF GRACE, LOKOJA, KOGI STATE, ON SUNDAY, 3RD FEBRUARY, 2019 On Friday, we went to (RCCG) camp; usually, I attend our Holy Ghost service.  We came in very late from Akwa Ibom State. In fact, we arrived just in time for the grace at the end of the service. Thereafter, our daddy in the Lord, (G.O) Pastor Adeboye, wanted to speak to me. He asked me how things were going on, the campaign activities and all that, and I explained everything; what I was doing on the campaign trail and all of that, some of the challenges. He then said, I am going to pray for you. He said a prayer that turned out to be very interesting because usually, as y...

Senator Joseph Kennedy Waku, who represented Benue North West senatorial district in the National Assembly’s fourth republic, is dead. Waku reportedly died last night. His wife, Rosemary Waku, who is the Head of Public Affairs and Information unit of the Federal University of Agriculture in Makurdi, confirmed the husband’s death this morning by telephone. Mrs Waku, could not explain further as she broke down in tears. It is not yet clear where he died at the time of this report as unconfirmed sources alleged he died in the United States while others said the incident happened in Abuja while he was being treated of an illness. Waku hails from Guma local government area and held the traditional title of Wam Begha U Tiv (Son of a Lion). The late outspoken senator was born on June 12, 1946. He was appointed the Pro-chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State by President Muhammadu Buhari, a position he held until his death. Waku, an engineer by...

Today, I want to take time and thank GOD for making Buhari the president of this country. At first, I did not understand why GOD allowed it to happen. But now I know and I HAVE SEEN reasons why we should accept his Presidency. Had it been Buhari did not become President: *1. We will think that by now fuel will be #45 per liter *2. We will think that by now #1 will be equal to $1 *3. We will think that by now three million jobs would have been created. *4. We will think that by now unemployed youths would have been receiving #5,000.00 stipends*. *5. We will think that by now pupils would have been getting at least a meal(including fruits) in school*. *6. We will think that by now Buhari would have made his assets and liabilities public *7. We will think that by now maternal and children healthcare services would be free *8. We will think that by now Boko Haram will be a thing of the past *9. We will think that by now all corrupt leaders will be in jail *10. We will think tha...

...Lawyer says "It is over" for his governorship ambition A major upset may have hit the camp of a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu as the factional party chairman in Ijebu Ode Local Government, Otunba Gbolahan  Nowoola resigned his appointment. In a statement posted on the social media by Nowoola on Friday, the Ijebu-Ode born politician said, "God bless our dear PDP. It is time to bid Ogun State politics farewell or (take a ) sabbatical leave. "What is Local Govt PDP Chairman to me?Otunba Gbolahan A. Nowoola. Time and physical resources that I have put in as PDP Chairman, Ijebu Ode LG over the years can never be quantified. "Adebutu gave mere N650k for a rally that covered 4 different locations in a cosmopolitan LG that saw 6 police patrol vehicles, DSS, SIB, Civil Defence, Military patrol vehicles and was still shouting "where is my money" "A rally that was so successful without any hitch. A rally that was or...