Author: Vincent Osuwo

A landlord and his tenant in the Modugari area of Maiduguri in Borno State on Saturday had a verbal fallout over whose responsibility it is to reconstruct the parts of the apartment that were damaged by the recent flooding that ravaged the state capital and surroundings. Chronicle NG reported that the recent flooding, which is currently receding, displaced millions of residents and destroyed houses and properties worth millions of Naira. During the altercation, which led to verbal abuse, the landlord of the apartment, Moses Tegwolo, told reporters that the flood was a natural disaster while noting that tenants could not…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of voters, including its members and supporters who were allegedly illegally arrested in the ongoing Edo governorship election. In a statement on Saturday signed by Debo Ologunagba, its National Publicity Secretary, the party stated that police harassment will not stop the victory of its governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo. The PDP claimed that the arrest was part of the coordinated plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in connivance with certain compromised police officials to harass, intimidate, and suppress Edo people. The statement reads, “The PDP states that this…

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2024 Edo State governorship election, Asue Ighodalo, has expressed satisfaction in the turnout of voters who came out en masse to exercise their franchise. In a statement on X on Saturday, Ighodalo applauded the good people of EDo State for coming out to exercise their constitutional rights. He made the statement after casting his vote at his voting centre, Okaigben Ward 1, Unit 3, situated in Idinrio Primary School, Okaigben, Ewohimi, Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State. The PDP aspirant arrived at the polling booth at about 10:33…

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Edo State governorship election, Asue Ighodalo, condemned the late arrival of voting materials at his polling unit. Ighodalo stated his displeasure after casting his vote at his voting centre, Okaigben Ward 1, Unit 3, situated in Idinrio Primary School, Okaigben, Ewohimi, Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State. The PDP aspirant arrived at the polling booth at about 10:33 am, a few minutes after INEC’s officials arrived. He, alongside his wife, Ifeyiwan, cast their ballot at Okaigben Ward 1, Unit 3, Idinrio Primary School, Okaigben, Ewohimi. The couple…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) National Commissioner in charge of Edo State, Prof. Rhoda Gumus, has vowed not to collect bribes during the ongoing state governorship election. Speaking in an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Friday, Gumus asserted that nobody would dare approach her with a bribe because of her reputation. The INEC commissioner added that the commission will conduct the Edo governorship election in a free, fair, and credible manner, adding that it would be the best election conducted. The INEC commissioner said, “I am in charge of Edo. I want to do the right thing,…

The distribution of electoral materials and deployment of ad hoc staff to their respective polling wards has begun at the Independent National Electoral Commission’s office in Irrua, Esan Central Local Government Area, Edo State, ahead of the governorship election on Saturday.  Our correspondent, who visited the INEC office on Friday, reported that the exercise went smoothly despite the Commission’s significant security presence at its headquarters in Irrua. INEC staff were observed sorting and packaging materials such as polling booths, ballot boxes, electoral forms, markers, pencils, and other related items onto vehicles earmarked for various centres. Hundreds of ad hoc employees…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, rejected an application seeking to stop the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) from conducting Saturday’s local government elections in the state. In a ruling on the oral application moved by counsel to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Michael Aondoakaa, SAN,Justice Peter Lifu held that stopping the election would not meet the justice of the matter. Also, Justice Lifu held that there was no enough evidence as to the service of the hearing notices on the defendants against today’s proceeding. According to the judge, based on Section 36 of the 1999…

Guinness World Records (GWR) has approved Dr. Nsikak Akpan, a Nigerian scholar, to attempt an astounding 150-hour non-stop lecture. He hopes to break the record held by Indian Professor Arvin Mishra, who gave a 139-hour, 52-minute, 42-second lecture in 2014. The marathon lecture, set for September 23-30 at Foreign Links College in Moro, Osun State, will focus on “Relationships between Man’s Environment and Health.” Dr. Akpan, a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, wants to give back to the academic community while also raising awareness about the implications of environmental neglect on human health. “I want to use this…

Human rights activist Deji Adeyanju has criticised the Nigerian Police Force for deploying only 13,000 officers to combat banditry in the country amid persistent insecurity.  Adeyanju claims that over 130,000 officers are assigned to protect influential politicians. Adeyanju made this statement while addressing young Nigerians in a TikTok video. He said, “Let me give you a simple analogy of how doomed this country is: among the police, only 13,000 officers are engaged in fighting banditry and terrorist activities. “You can verify this with the Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) or through the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, while…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has temporarily withdrawn the Monetary, Credit, Foreign Trade, and Exchange Policy Guidelines For Fiscal Years 2024-2025 document, which was issued on Tuesday, September 17, 2024.  It stated that the document’s revocation is intended to reduce the danger of future distortion or misinterpretation, which could lead to uncertainty among stakeholders. It revealed this in a fresh statement posted on its website on Friday. According to excerpts of the policy documents released on Tuesday, the bank will maintain a five percent limit on Ways and Means Advances to the Federal Government for the fiscal years 2024-2025,…