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The photo was captured during the APC rally in Kano State yesterday.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will probe the TraderMoni micro-credit scheme of the Federal Government.  INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this to reporters in Abuja while raising several concerns about vote buying by some politicians. He said the electoral body was aware of the controversy trailing the TraderMoni, stressing that they would investigate the scheme for possible violation of campaign finance laws. Professor Yakubu explained that the commission would study public comments on the scheme and assess whether or not the government violated the campaign finance laws.   According to him, INEC has a mechanism for tracking campaign finance violations by the candidates and various political parties in the country. This comes amid accusations by individuals and groups, including civil society organisations who described the scheme as a form of vote-buying. Earlier, the INEC chairman addressed senior officials of the Fe

Music and art have always been a vehicle for social transformation as such, the artist becomes the driver.   Top Nigerian music artist are not taken a back seat in this election season but are lending their voice to ensure a prosperous future.   A powerful combination of 2Baba Idibia,  MI Abaga, Teni d Entertainer, Chidinma Ekile, Waje, Umar M Shareef & Cobhams Asuquo voices are passing a message in this song "NOT FOR SALE".   The song entreats Nigerians, as advocates of change, to not sell their votes because the power to change the nation for the better is in every one of us as. The song also encourages a non-violent electoral process by everyone as they come out to exercise their civic responsibility.   The song was produced by Cobhams Asuquo, Shot and Edited by Paul Gambit, directed by Bobby Hai. This song was produced for INEC within its partnership with the European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) and support from the European Union

Hassan Mijinyawa, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Governor of Taraba State, Darius Dickson Ishaku has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. Hassan was reportedly whisked away this morning while on his way to Gembu, along Bali-Gashaka axis of the road, to join the Governor who is on a campaign tour of the area. David Akinremi, Commissioner of Taraba Police Command, confirmed the incident, stating that "personnel have been deployed to the area to commence search and rescue of the victims".  Haruna Manu, Deputy Governor of Taraba State, also confirmed the incident to newsmen in Jalingo, the state capital.   Manu said contact had not been established with the abductors, and urged the public to pray for the safe release of Hassan and other victims. Hajiya Sekina Mijinyawa, wife of the abducted CPS, also confirmed the incident to newsmen, saying: "My husband left home for Gembu in Sardauna Local Government area at about 7am this morning only for him to be

This photo was captured today at the Lagos Island Club.

The president was in Imo State yesterday to campaign for re-election.

Lawyers have shunned the boycott order issued by the Nigerian Bar Association on Monday as a way to protest the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter onnoghen.  Cases are presently being heard at the Supreme Court with Justice Mary Peter-Odili presiding. The lawyers had taken a decision to boycott the courts yesterday after staging a protest at the entrance of the Nigerian Bar Association NBA over Onnoghen's suspension.

Transparency International has just released a new list of countries ranked highest in corruption practices. Nigeria scored 27 over 100, and was ranked 144/180 countries studied. Somalia, a country located at Sub-Saharan Africa was listed as the highest country with the highest corruption report. It scored 10 over 100 and was raked 180 out of 180 countries analyzed. However, Denmark, a country located at Western Europe & European Union scored 88 over 100 and was ranked 1st and the best country with a ‘No’ or little corruption report.   The 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by Transparency International reveals that the continued failure of most countries to significantly control corruption is contributing to a crisis of democracy around the world. The 2018 CPI draws on 13 surveys and expert assessments to measure public sector corruption in 180 countries and territories, giving each a score from zero (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). More general

The Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the United States, United Kingdom and the European Union for releasing various statements, rebuking the Buhari-led government over the suspension of Walter Onnoghen, Chief justice of Nigeria (CJN). Recall that the foreign government over the weekend released various statements condemning the suspension of the Justice Onnoghen. The foreign governments opined that the suspension coming few weeks to the elections, will cast doubts on the credibility in the 2019 election. A statement released by George Ehidiamen Edokpa, the Foreign Affairs Ministry's spokesman said it is unfortunate that the foreign missions would align with the opposition, and their action portends tolerance for corrupt act. The Ministry's statement in part reads “It is indeed unfortunate that foreign missions would align with the opposition and seek to negatively interpret actions by the federal government, no matter their positive basis and intenti

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra has said  IPOB will hold a referendum on the sovereign state of Biafra on  February 16, a date the Independent National Electoral Commission has set aside for presidential and National Assembly elections. Kanu in a statement by the spokesman for  IPOB, Emma Powerful, said the group would come out with the modalities for the referendum in a few days time.   The statement read in part “We wish to announce officially to the people of Biafra both home and in the Diaspora, friends of Biafra and lovers of freedom that our supreme leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is currently in London to join his family and see his child he hadn’t seen because of his illegal detention.   He will also discuss with IPOB top family members in London to finalise the way forward for the  Biafra referendum that will hold on February 16, 2019.  “Kanu is currently meeting with IPOB high command in Europe to perfect plans for the referendum which wil

The embattled Senator stated this on his Instagram page this afternnon. He shared the photo above, with the caption; ''Dino Melaye is like the scrotum of a ram,it will dangle and dangle but will never fall. God pass man any day.

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As lawyers, members of the Civil Society and others staged a protest in front of the Nigerian Bar Association Abuja against the suspension of Justice Walter Onnoghen, another group of Nigerians were on hand in front of the secretariat to also stage a protest in support of Onnoghen's suspension. See more photos from their own rally below

The INEC office at Oyigbo LGA in Rivers state was set ablaze by hoodlums this morning. The culprits are yet to be arrested but police say investigations have commenced and that those behind the act would be apprehended and made to face the wrath of the law. Thankfully no life was lost.  The state residents believe the attack on the INEC office is a ploy by some disgruntled politicians to ensure the elections in the state are postponed. See more photos below

The Nigerian Senate has called off its planned emergency session it had planned to hold tomorrow January 29th, to consider the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria(CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen. There have been rumors that the emergency session may degenerate into a fight as the APC and PDP senators were allegedly poised for a showdown.  The Clerk to the Senate, Nelson Ayewor in a statement entitled “Cancellation of Senate resumption in plenary” informed “all Distinguished senators of the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that the resumption in plenary scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday 29th January, 2019 has been cancelled.” The statement said that the scheduled date of resumption in plenary earlier fixed for Tuesday, 19th February, 2019 remains . Earlier today, the Senate filed a case in the Supreme Court, seeking its interpretation on whether President Muhammadu Buhari acted within the provision of the constitution in his suspension of the Chief J

The Lagos Marathon will hold on February 2, 2019 and for about 12 hours, some parts of Lagos will be closed to vehicular and human traffic for the safety of thousands of runners, hundreds of thousands of cheering fans and millions of Lagosians. Below are alternative routes that will ease the movement of Lagosians and thousands who would want to join us at the Eko Atlantic finish point. All vehicles from Ikeja and environs headed to Victoria Island MUST go through Ikorodu Road. ·         All vehicles from Badagry, Mile 2 and environs going to Victoria Island MUST go through Apapa and Orile to link the Eko Bridge to Victoria Island. ·         Residents of Lagos Mainland, Surulere and environs MUST avoid Masha Area and National Stadium but can link Victoria Island through Iponri/Iganmu, Eko Bridge then unto Victoria Island. ·         Vehicles coming from Ibadan, Mowe and environs can link Victoria Island through Ojota, Ikorodu Road, Eko Bridge to Victoria Island. ·      

The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has removed Rochas Okorocha, Governor of Imo State, as the party’s campaign council coordinator in the state.   This comes after the state chapter of the APC had already announced the suspension of the governor a few days ago. However, the APC NWC confirmed the suspension on Sunday saying its decision is based on Okorocha's anti-party activities. Confirming the suspension to Punch newspaper, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, the APC National Publicity Secretary, noted that Okorocha could not be part of the party's strategic meetings since he had publicly worked against the party's interest.   Okorocha has vowed to work in the interest of the governorship ambition of his in-law, Uche Nwosu, who is the candidate of the Action Alliance (AA), against Hope Uzodinma of the APC.   Confirming the suspension, Issa-Onilu said : “the APC had directed governors to take over the campaign of the party in

A lady took to Twitter to accuse a popular Twitter slay king of owing her friend money and refusing to pay. Another Twitter user then reached out to the young man in question to get his side of the story. Ginika said Somto Cody Akanegbu and her friend Cindy Nwachukwu were dating and he scammed her during the relationship and has refused to pay back till date. She tweeted: @ Somto_FRB   you’ve been playing and scamming my friend and I will not let you rest until you pay her the money you owe. You didn’t want to handle this issue privately, so make we take it public. She went on to accuse Somto of being in the relationship just for her friend's money. She accused him of using her friend's Louis Vuitton purse to pose for clout on social media. She added that her friend paid for his bodybuilding while they were together. Then they went to Disney on a date and Somto claimed his card wasn't working, so her friend paid after he promised to pay back. But he

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, is the architect of the misfortune that has so far befallen him. Lai Mohammed said this at a world press conference he had earlier today January 28th. According to the Minister, the fact that Justice Onnoghen admitted that he made a ‘mistake’ by ‘forgetting ‘ to declare his assets as required of him as a public officer in Nigeria, has already indicted him. He added that the same Justice Onnoghen had in July 2013 delivered a judgement that the CCT had the right to judge any case regarding the abuse of office of any public officer. “It is unfortunate that in the ensuing debate, the talk about due process has overshadowed the talk about the substance. Procedure cannot or should not trounce substance. That brings me to the role of the National Judicial Council (NJC). Some have argued that the Justice Onnoghen issue should have been referred to the NJC to h