#Election2023 Results: Tinubu wins Ekiti, Atiku Leads Osun, LP Alledges Rigging

The results of Saturday’s presidential election so far declared indicate that the All Progressives Congress standard bearer, Bola Tinubu, has won the poll in Ekiti State while his Peoples Democratic Party counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, came top in Osun State. On the other hand, the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is leading his opponents in […]

Labour party supporters lament alleged intimidation harassment during Saturday’s voting

Meanwhile supporters of Labour party during the Presidential election that took place at the weekend lamented being allegedly harassed and not allowed to vote for their preferred candidates.  Some of the Labour party supporters at ward 12 unit 7 alleged that they were intimidated and chased away from the polling unit for being supporters of Peter Obi. 

Rivers police command restricts movement from 12mid Friday to 6pm Sat

The Rivers State police command has announced a total restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways and other forms of transportation between the hours of 12am (midnight) on Friday 24th February 2023, to 6pm on Saturday 25th February 2023. A statement by the police public relations officer SP Grace Iringe-Koko said those […]

Rivers Police Arrest Hon Chinyere Igwe For Money Laundering

Police Officers from Rivers State Command deployed to INEC  Headquarters Aba  Road today 24/2/2023 at about 0245hrs, while on stop and search, arrested one Hon Chinyere Igwe, member House of Representatives representing Port Harcourt II Federal Constituency with a cash sum of 498,100 USD inside a bag in his car.  According to a press release […]

INEC has started distributing sensitive materials ahead of Saturday elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started distributing election materials ahead of the presidential and national assembly elections holding on Saturday, February 25, 2023. Election materials have already been distributed in some states including Lagos, Osun, Ondo, Benue, Cross River and Ekiti. Confirming the development, the Ekiti State Resident National Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Ayobami Salami while […]

Malcolm X’s Family to sue CIA, FBI, New York police over assassination

The family of civil rights leader Malcolm X marked the anniversary of his 1965 assassination on Tuesday by announcing plans to sue the FBI, New York Police Department, and CIA for $100 million, claiming they concealed evidence related to his murder. Two men who were convicted of murdering Malcolm X in 1966 were exonerated in 2021 after serving […]

Five naira swap protesters arrested by police in Port Harcourt

Five persons are said to  have been arrested following  last week Friday’s violent protest  by hoodlums that saw two banks around the old Port Harcourt township axis of Port Harcourt destroyed.  A police officer at the Borikiri police station told our correspondent that the suspects were nabbed when they were attempting to come down from the […]

Election observer groups express optimism that the BVAS would promote free fair polls

Election observers and Civil society actors have expressed confidence that the Biometrics voters accreditation system BVAS will pave way for a credible election. Country director Equity international initiative Chris Iyama who gave this at one day national roundtable on the roadmap to a credible and violence free 2023 elections said the BVAS has already been tested in Osun as a […]

Janet Jackson Declines Award over CBS’s Refusal to Apologise

Janet Jackson was unable to be awarded the prestigious Global Impact Award during the 65th Grammy Awards weekend. One week after the 2023 Grammys, reports have surfaced about Jackson being slated to receive the award during a pre-Grammys event with the Black Music Collective. While Dr. Dre, Missy Elliott, Lil Wayne and Epic Records CEO, […]