Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said the idea of manual collation of election results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is a ploy to lay the groundwork for rigging next year’s general election. Atiku, who spoke through one of his spokesmen, Daniel Bwala, yesterday, was reacting to a statement credited to the National Commissioner of INEC in charge of Information and Chairman, Voter Education, Festus Okoye, that the 2023 general election results would be transmitted manually. The former vice president insisted that there must be strict adherence to the new electoral law, which…
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Tension is currently brewing in Akure, the Ondo State capital following the power tussle between the Deji of Akure, Oba Ogunlade Aladetoyinbo and the Iralepo of Isinkan, Oba Oluwagbemiga Ajimokunola, over the order and counter order on the closure of markets within the metropolis. With the traditional Aheregbe festival starting on Monday where markets and shops will be shut down on the order of the Deji of Akure, his Isinkan counterpart warned that the order is not binding on his community which has a blurred boundary with Akure. The Deji of Akure had over the weekend ordered that all…
The era of manual transmission of election results is gone for good, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said yesterday. The electronic transmission of poll results, the electoral umpire said, has come to stay. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, clarified the position in a statement in Abuja. In the statement titled: “Clarification on Electronic Transmission of Election Result,” Okoye said that electronic transmission of results would be deployed for the 2023 general elections. He said the clarification became necessary following a misunderstanding of his position on the procedure for result management…
Undisbursed loans may drive Nigeria’s debt to the World Bank from $12.72bn to $21.15bn. This shows that the yet-to-be disbursed loans can increase Nigeria’s debt to the lending institution by 66.27 per cent. The audited financial statements of the World Bank for the fiscal year 2022 showed that the bank was yet to disburse about $8.12bn to Nigeria as of June 30, 2022. A breakdown further showed that the undisbursed loans included $7.60bn from the International Development Association, IDA, and $514m from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD. These undisbursed loans encompass loans approved…
Kylian Mbappe equalled the record for the fastest goal in Ligue 1 history as he struck after just eight seconds as part of a hat-trick on Sunday. His feat was in Paris Saint-Germain’s emphatic 7-1 win over Lille. The 23-year-old superbly lifted over Leo Jardim almost immediately from the kick-off, with Ligue 1 announcing it matched Michel Rio’s eight-second strike for Caen against Cannes in 1992. That set the stage for an utterly dominant performance from the champions as Lionel Messi, Achraf Hakimi and Neymar all added goals before half-time. Neymar and Jonathan Bamba exchanged goals shortly…
Mafab Communications, one of the two telecommunication firms that won the 5G spectrum licences in December 2021, has been issued a five-month extension for its roll out by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). In line with the conditions of the 5G licence, the licencees were expected to commence rollout of 5G services effective from August 24, 2022. However, Mafab has been issued a five-month extension following the delays in receiving its unified operational licence (USAL) and Numbering Plan, which did not happen until the end of July. “We are fully committed to bringing the benefits of 5G services…
England’s Leon Edwards has knocked out Kamaru Usman to claim the UFC welterweight championship title. Edwards (19-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) prevented Usman (20-2 MMA, 15-1 UFC) from tying Anderson Silva’s record for most consecutive octagon victories when he earned a fifth-round knockout victory to win the 170-pound belt in the headlining bout at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. After suffering a unanimous decision loss to Usman at UFC on FOX 17 in December 2015, Edwards got his revenge in the rematch and became the second British titleholder in UFC history, joining Michael Bisping.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has shared one of the jokes he made with the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, when he visited him in his Abeokuta residence on Wednesday It would be recalled that Tinubu, on Wednesday visited the ex-president at his Penthouse, located within the premises of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, One Mosan, Abeokuta. Tinubu was accompanied by two former governors of the state, Chief Olusegun Osoba and Otunba Gbenga Daniel, billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, and former interim national chairman of APC, Chief Bisi Akande, Speaker of the House of…
Heavyweight superstar Anthony Joshua knows he ‘must win’ his high-stakes world title rematch with Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk this weekend, such is its importance to his legacy in the boxing world. Joshua, 32, is bidding to reclaim the WBO, WBA and IBF world titles he lost to Ukraine’s Usyk, who thoroughly beat the Briton by unanimous decision in London last September. That’s it. Must win,” he said. “I like the pressure,” Joshua added. “It’s been tough. [Now] just get the job done. Instinct, stay focused, get the job done, God willing, victorious.” He might be one of the sport’s…
Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier on Friday said there was no bad blood between star forwards Kylian Mbappe and Neymar. Neymar insisted on taking the team’s second penalty against Montpellier last Saturday after Mbappe had missed the first. Mbappe did not celebrate after Neymar converted the spot kick. Galtier called the apparent differences between the two an “epiphenomenon”, suggesting the spat was not a symptom of any deeper problem. “We saw each other quickly the next day to iron out all that, to say what we had to say to each other,” said Galtier told a…