Author: David Great

British leader Rishi Sunak on Monday sacked controversial interior minister Suella Braverman, multiple UK media outlets reported, as he reshuffles his top team ahead of a general election expected next year. Sunak had come under growing pressure to axe Braverman, an outspoken right-winger, after critics accused her of heightening tensions during weeks of contentious pro-Palestinian demonstrations and counter-protests in Britain. It was not immediately clear who will replace Braverman, who was appointed to the post when Sunak became prime minister just over a year ago. Following her dismissal, Braverman said “it has been the greatest privilege of my life to…

The hotly contested Kogi State Governorship Election on November 11, 2023 has finally yielded a result, with the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Usman Ododo, taking the much-coveted seat. Prof Johnson Urama, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, proclaimed Ododo as the winner at 10:23 p.m. on Sunday.”Ahmed Usman Ododo of the APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” Urama announced in a room packed with party representatives and election monitors. Ododo received 446,237 votes, defeating Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), who received…

Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen equalled the best start to a Bundesliga season in history as they returned to the top of the table with a dominant 4-0 home win over Union Berlin on Sunday. The victory means Leverkusen have collected 31 of a possible 33 points after 11 matches, equal to the record set by Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich in 2015-16. Bayern’s 4-2 victory over Heidenheim saw the Bavarians spend Saturday night atop the standings but Alonso’s men were dominant on Sunday, winning with goals from Alex Grimaldo, Odilon Kossounou, Jonathan Tah and Nathan Tella. Alonso praised his “patient” team,…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that fresh elections would be held in 59 polling units in the state’s Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State. According to the electoral umpire, a new election will be place next Saturday, November 18, 2023. INEC National Commissioner Mohammed Haruna revealed this in a statement issued late Sunday night. As of Sunday evening, election results from 18 of Kogi State’s 21 local government districts have been compiled. So far, results from Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ankpa, Bassa, Dekina, Idah, Ijumu, Kabba/Bunu, Kogi, Mopa-Muro, Olamaboro, Ofu, Okehi, Omala, Ogori/Magongo, Okene, Yagba East, and Yagba…

The Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) Ogun State Sector has verified the deaths of five persons following a deadly incident in the early hours of Sunday. According to the report, the collision included two automobiles, causing one person to be injured while two others were retrieved unharmed. According to Florence Okpe, the sector’s Route Commander and Public Education Officer, the probable reasons of the disaster were speed and improper overtaking on the part of the Honda automobile, which collided with the truck on the side. Police arrest two for stealing Dangote truck in Ogun The injured person was transferred to…

Following Saturday’s governorship elections in Imo, Kogi, and Bayelsa states, indications from INEC’s result viewing portal emerged that governors Douye Diri of Bayelsa State and Hope Uzodimma of Imo State were in an early lead as results were collated. In Bayelsa State, Diri, who is seeking re-election, is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, while Uzodimma, also seeking re-election, is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress. However, in Kogi State, our correspondents who covered the election and were monitoring the results collation, which was still ongoing as of press time, learned that it was a close race between…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended elections in nine wards of Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State. In a statement released by INEC commissioner and member of voter education committee, Mohammed Haruna, the Commission took the decision following report incidences of electoral malpractices, particularly in of result sheets completed before voting. Reports according Commission indicate that the incidents occurred in Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ogori/Magongo, Okehi and Okene Local Government Areas. The most serious incidents occurred in Ogori/Magongo, affecting nine of 10 Registration Areas. “This is entirely unacceptable. Any result not emanating from the Commission’s process in the Polling…

Police in Colombia have detained four people suspected in the kidnapping of the father of Liverpool footballer Luis Diaz, who was held hostage for nearly two weeks by members of the ELN guerilla group, officials said Saturday. Luis Manuel Diaz was freed Thursday. He had been abducted by armed men on motorcycles at a gas station in the town of Barrancas near the Venezuelan border. The ELN, which is in peace negotiations with the government and is party to a six-month ceasefire that took effect in August, described the kidnapping by one of its units as a “mistake.” “We have…

Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Saturday’s off-cycle governorship election in Bayelsa State, decried the non-uploading of voter registrations from three units of his ward in Okpoama, Brass LGA of the state. Sylva revealed this while taking questions from media shortly after voting in his polling unit 4, ward 4, naming the impacted units as 3, 5, and 9, blaming INEC for the error, which he termed “a careless mistake.” He stated that his group had reported the issue to INEC’s national leadership, and the commission pledged to rectify it and extend voting hours in the affected…

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has debunked reports of electoral violence in his state, claiming they are the creation of the media. Bello who was speaking shortly after casting his ballot at his Agaza country home in Okene on Saturday, also awarded pass marks to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Security agencies, and the residents of Kogi state for ensuring peaceful conduct at the election. “You have seen for yourself how peaceful we have been conducting ourselves since voting started; that shows that the adverse Security image being peddled by the outside world is a creation of the…