The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has blamed some unseen forces for late arrival of officials and election materials in some polling units for Saturday’s Kogi governorship election. The state INEC Voter Education and Publicity Officer, Mr Haliru Sule, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Saturday….

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dino Melaye, is yet to cast his vote a few minutes before the end of the voting process. This is as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arrived at his polling unit. Melaye is registered at Iluafon quarters, Aiyetoro 1, Ijumu Local Government Area of…

The gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the ongoing Kogi State governorship election, Senator Dino Melaye, has raised the alarm claiming that security personnel in collusion with INEC officials, were tampering with electoral materials in Ogori-Magongo local government area of the State. In a recorded video posted on his verified Facebook account…

Nigeria’s first female Major-General, Aderonke Kale (Rtd) has died at the age of 84. She was said to have died in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday from an undisclosed ailment. The president of the Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI), confirmed Kale’s demise in a statement, describing her passing as an “irreparable loss.” Born…

Nigerian artistes, Davido, Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Asake, and Olamide have all been nominated for the 66th Grammy Awards. Grammy-winning star, Burna Boy bagged a total of four nominations for the 2024 event while Davido, Asake, Arya Starr and Olamide were nominated for the first time. This is the first time Davido has been nominated…

We all know at least one person who always looks good put together something simply fabulous. No matter the season, the weather or the time, they look chic and fashionable. What is their secret? How do they do it? As you’re aware, your clothes can affect your mindset and change your self-perception. However, dressing with…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is holding the first off-cycle elections since the 2023 general elections today as the people of Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states decide on their governors for new four-year terms. A total of 46,084 regular and ad hoc staff are deployed in the three states, according to the electoral body….

A new Commissioner of Police, CP Isyaku Mohammed has been posted to Osun State Command and has assumed office today 10th November, 2023. This is sequel to the recent retirement of former Commissioner of Police, AIG Patrick Kehinde Longe, (psc). He was born some decades ago in Jos, Jos North L.G.A of Plateau State. He…

Some medical workers at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Osun State have tackled the management for allegedly subjecting them to penury over 10 months of unpaid salary. The employees who spoke with Journalists during different interviews on Wednesday, stressed that they have resorted to begging to feed their families due to the hardship…

••• Seven have ‘good’, 26 others ‘fair’••• Institute notes improved compliance Only three of Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) scored ‘excellent’ in ICAN’s rating on states’ compliance with audit rules as of October 2023. According to the accountability index of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, seven states scored ‘good’,…