There is low turnout of voters at Ijapo Estate in Akure, Ondo State. At the two polling units in Ward 4 where accreditation is ongoing, INEC adhoc staff were seen punching the keypads of their blackberry phones. Olatunde Adebiyi, an adhoc staff, bemoaned the turnout of voters.”I really do not understand why people are not…
Elections: Ondo Residents Besiege Banks, Petrol Stations
Ahead of Saturday’s Presidential elections, many residents of Akure, Ondo State capital have besieged banks in order to make last minute withdrawals. Long queues were seen in many banks on Oyemekun Road, Akure as many residents wait endlessly under the scorching sun. In the same vein, many motorists were having difficult times in their quest…
Mimiko Withdraws Deputy Governor’s Security
Olusegun Mimiko, the Ondo State governor, on Friday, ordered the withdrawal of security details of Ali Olanusi, the deputy governor of the state. The development came some hours after Olanusi defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC barely two days to the presidential election. Although the state governor has…
Chelsea Will Win Premier League – Mourinho
Jose Mourinho, Chelsea manager, on Friday said his club would win the Premier League. This reassurance comes after criticisms that greeted the club’s exit from the Champions League. Paris St-Germain, PSG, knocked the Blues out of the Champions League in midweek but the team still dictates proceedings in the Premier League with five points clear…
Insurgency: Internally-Displaced Persons Suffer Neglect – Margee Ensign
Margee Ensign, President of the American University of Nigeria, AUN, Yola, Adamawa State, has bemoaned the neglect that Internally Displaced Persons, IDP’s in the North East have been subjected to. Ensign made the disclosure on Thursday when a delegation from the University paid a courtesy visit to the Lagos corporate headquarters of TELL Communications Limited,…
NFF, Keshi, Holding Nigeria to Ransom – Chukwu
Christian Chukwu, former Super Eagles coach, on Thursday, accused the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF and Stephen Keshi, Super Eagles coach, of holding Nigeria to ransom over the confusion that Keshi’s contract renewal has generated. While urging the NFF and Keshi to stop holding Nigerians to ransom, Chuckwu said the NFF has to arrive at a…
EU Warns Against Politicizing Security Challenge
The European Union Election Observer Mission, EUEOM, on Tuesday cautioned the Federal Government on the security challenge that the country is currently faced with, stressing that security, albeit important, should not be turned to a political issue. In a statement issued by Santiago Fisas, Chief Observer, EUEOM, the election monitoring group said it was seriously…
Osun Government Seeks Patience from Workers
Sunday Owoeye, Osun State Head of Service, on Thursday, appealed to members of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU, to exercise patience over the issue of their contributory pension and other related matters. While reacting to reports of the press conference held by the union on Wednesday, Owoeye stressed that workers need to…
Electoral Offenders Will Be Punished – IG
Suleiman Abba, the Inspector-General of Police, on Monday cautioned politicians to advise their supporters not to engage in violence ahead of the forthcoming elections, stating that they would not go unpunished. Abba made this disclosure at a meeting with senior police officers at the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Monday. While stressing that the police…
Jonathan Narrowly Escapes Blast in Gombe
A bomb explosion has rocked a car park outside a stadium in Gombe State shortly after President Goodluck Jonathan addressed a campaign rally at the stadium on Monday. Eyewitnesses said the explosion occurred at around 3.10pm, few minutes after the president left the campaign venue. “The president had just passed the parking lot and we…
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