The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented the Certificate of Return to Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. Governor Bello received the certificate on Thursday, three days after he was declared as the winner of the just concluded governorship election in the state. The Returning Officer for the election, Professor Ibrahim Umar,
Month: November 2019
Bayelsa Poll: Court Disqualifies APC Deputy Governorship Candidate
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, disqualified the deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa, Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, over false information given in his CF0001 Form submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the November 16 election. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, said
Academy Awards: Nigeria’s Lionheart Disqualified Over English Dialogue
Maureen Wilson Nigeria's first ever Oscar submission for best international feature film, Lionheart, has been disqualified by organizers of the Academy Awards. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Academy Awards rejected the Genevieve Nnanji’s movie entry for this year’s Best International Feature Film award, over its predominantly English dialogue, even though English
Minimum Wage: Govs that can’t pay should be honourably resign – NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has advised governors with no capacity to pay the N30,000 new minimum wage to resign honourably, threatening to mobilize for the impeachment of recalcitrant ones among them. The threat was aired as labour leaders preparing for tomorrow in Abuja on strategies to negotiate consequential adjustment arising
Buhari Approves Extension Of Border Closure To January 31
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of the closure of Nigeria’s border with neighbouring countries to January 31, next year. The exercise code-named Operation Exercise Swift Response had resulted in joint border operations by a combined team of security agencies. The Deputy Comptroller of Customs in charge of Enforcement, Investigation and
African American Reparations: Let’s Get The Ball Rolling
Maureen Wilson Slavery is a horrific, irremovable stain in the US history, but over time, there have been a disagreement by Americans on how to handle its legacy. While reparations for African Americans are in the news again, a number of candidates for Democratic Presidential nomination are however, endorsing the idea in
U.S. Opens National Security Investigation Into TikTok – Maureen Wilson, NYC, US
Unites States government has launched a national security review on ByteDance Technology Co's, owner of popular Chinese application, TikTok, over its $1 billion acquisition of U.S. social media app, Musical.ly. While the $1 billion acquisition was completed two years ago, U.S. lawmakers have been calling in recent weeks for a national