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Following tension being generated by declaration of the recent governorship election in Kano State, as inconclusive, some elders in the state on the platform Kano Concerned Citizens Initiative, KCCI, have pleaded with Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to rectify all the perceived challenges that characterized the two sets of elections of February 23rd and March 9th to douse the tension ahead of rerun election. The group led the Presidential Candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention, NRC, Alhaji Bashir Tofa, warned that on no account should the state be set on fire because of personal ambition of individuals, urged INEC…

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State, yesterday said the March 23 supplementary election in the state would be a walk-over for him and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Plateau State is one of the states that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared the result of the March 9 governorship and state house of assembly elections as inconclusive and ordered for a re-run election. Speaking to State House correspondents after meeting behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Governor Lalong who is leading the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate in the results so far…

Governor Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State, yesterday stormed the Presidential Villa Abuja to brief President Muhammadu Buhari on the security implications of the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to cancel supplementary elections in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of the state. The Governor also threatened to drag the INEC to court for allegedly usurping the role of the Returning Officers, claiming that when the Return Officer during elections declares results, only the Election Petitions Tribunal has the power to reverse it. Speaking to State House correspondents after meeting behind closed doors with President Buhari at the State…

The head teacher of Okotie Eboh Primary School in Sapele, Delta State, who sent one Miss Success home for not paying her school fees has been suspended by the state government. The video of the little Miss Success who wished to be flogged instead of being sent home drew sharp criticism from the public. However, some good samaritan visited the her and gave her huge sums of money while others pledged to sponsor her education up to University level. But the Delta State government through the commissioner for education, Chiedu Ebie, said that the school has no right to chase…

A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State, Monday, adjourned hearing on the bench warrant issued against four officials of Akwa Ibom State government to April 17, an application praying the court to set aside the warrant. The application was filed by Mike Ozekhome (SAN) in the court presided over by Justice Rilwan Aikawa on behalf of Uwemedimo Nwoko, the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Akwa Ibom State and three other officials. On March 1, 2019, Justice Aikawa granted a bench warrant for the arrest of Nwoko, the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice; Nsikan Nkan, the…

The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, Monday, alleged that his Assets Declaration Form 001 filled in 2014 and 2015  before the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) were tampered with. Onnoghen made the accusation at his resumed trial on alleged non-declaration of some of his assets before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The prosecution after calling its 1st witness, James Akalla, a Senior Investigative Officer with the CCB, had sought to tender the said documents in support of his evidence against Onnoghen. However when the documents were shown to the defendant, Onnoghen through his counsel, Chief…

The immediate past Senate minority leader, Godswill Akpabio, Monday, approached the Election Tribunal sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, to kick-start the legal process to challenge his loss at the polls. Akpabio was the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District in the February 23 National Assembly election. In the said election, INEC had declared Mr. Ekpenyong and his party, the PDP, winner of the poll, having scored 118,215 votes as against Akpabio’s 83,158. The suit which was filed at the tribunal on March 18 by his lawyer, Mr. Sunday Ameh, SAN, followed Senator Akpabio’s…

Asisat Oshoala, Super Falcon star, extended her goal scoring form with FC Barcelona Ladies after helping the side to a 2-0 away win against title rivals, Atletico Madrid Ladies Sunday in Madrid. The game at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium was watched by 60,739 fans- a new record for a women’s club match. The goal was Oshoala’s the fifth after five appearances for the club in the Liga Iberdrola which she joined few months ago on loan from Chinese league. The former African Footballer of the Year had joined the club from Chinese club Dalian Quanjian in January. Oshoala opened scoring…

Dubai which is synonymous with luxury is now home to the world’s most expensive perfume, reported Cosmopolitan. The ‘royal’ perfume Shumukh is embellished with diamonds, pearls and gold and costs a whopping $1.29 million. Shumukh translates to ‘deserving the highest’ in Arabic. It is being exhibited at Fashion Avenue at the Dubai Mall till March 30. The perfume is for both men and women and lasts for 12 hours. It has been created from organic materials like imported sandalwood, musk, Turkish rose, Patchouli, Ylang-Ylang and pure Indian agarwood. Its bottle has been crafted with 3,571 diamonds, topaz, 18 karat gold and…

Bianca Andreescu’s remarkable Indian Wells run culminated with the wildcard beating three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber to secure the title. The 18-year-old Canadian, ranked outside the top 150 at the start of the year, beat the German 6-4 3-6 6-4. Kerber saved three match points on the Andreescu serve and broke back to trail 5-4 in the third set. However, Andreescu produced a remarkable return game to win the biggest title of her fledgling career. The win was another giant step in a breakout season for Andreescu, who finished 2018 ranked 178th in the world but will rise to…