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In an announcement made by Professor Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman around 2am this Saturday, the electoral umpire has postponed the Presidential and sundry elections till February 23rd and March 9th respectively. The Chairman gave the need for better preparation as the reason for the action. More details coming shortly.

Danladi Umar, the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, on Friday, adjourned the trial of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on charges of non-declaration of assets, till March 11. The tribunal chairman had earlier insisted on adjourning the matter till February 21 in defiance to an agreement between the prosecuting team led by Ibrahim Musa and the defence team led by Chris Uche (SAN). He said: “Having taken consideration that there will be election tomorrow, the tribunal grants the defendant bail based on self-recognizance.” Onnoghen had earlier pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against…

By Seye Akanmu-Bode February 16 2019 is another important date in the history of Nigeria as the country goes to elect the next President that will spearhead the affairs of the nation for the next four years starting from May 29. The battle is between the incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari of the APC and the business mogul ,Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the PDP. The odds favours the president being the incumbent ,but the PDP candidate is very backed to go against the odds. For the President,his supporters point to his war against corruption,his trader moni initiatives and the modest infrastructure…

Reports reaching The Lagosian from the Nigeria Interbank Settlement System show that about 2.5 million transactions were recorded on the Instant Pay platform on Valentine’s Day. Online payment of bills via NIP hit exactly 2,500,177 transactions as of 7.20pm on Thursday as people carried on with the celebrations. A total of 15,588 transactions were recorded as failed, with funds transfer forming the bulk of the transactions. Point of Sales transactions by merchants and retailers stood at 878,336 as of 7.20 pm on the same day. Transactions on PoS had a high failure rate of 13.85 per cent as the volume…

Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), the Attorney-General of the Federation has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow the All Progressives Congress (APC) Zamfara, field candidates for the general elections. In a letter to INEC dated Feb. 13, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malami, who also doubles as Minister of Justice, said that INEC could not foreclose the right of a political party to participate in elections without recourse to the Electoral Act. He wrote: “My office received a petition from the firm of M. A. Mahmud, (SAN) & CO, in respect of the…

The British council is currently training young ones between the ages of 18-30 in ict dubbed Digital Jobs for Africa Which will give them links to careers in IT If they are interested please log www.britishcouncil.org.gh/youth-action-digital-jobs-africa . A new TV Channel in Lagos seeks young, passionate, dynamic and cerebral persons with a great drive for excellence, to fill the following positions: 1. Channel Manager 2. Head, Research/Content Development/Programmes 3. Head, Production Services 4. Head, Engineering 5. Head, Business Development 6. Head, Commercial 7. Head, Finance & Accounts 8. Head, Human Resources 9. Head, Administration 10. Production Manager 11. Director 12.…

Fast rising singer, Teniola Apata, popularly called Teni, is the cover girl for the Anniversary Issue of Genevieve magazine. In the February issue, the singer talks about self-love, music, family, comedy, and a lot more. This issue reveals a side of Teni her fans may have never seen before.

The leader and founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as T.B Joshua, has finally made an official statement on the upcoming elections in Nigeria. His views on national and international issues are always highly anticipated and a lot of people have been eagerly waiting for him to speak on the Nigerian elections. TB Joshua made the special release through his massively followed Instagram Page @tbjoshua. In the post, which amassed thousands of likes under 2 hours, the Prophet said: “I want to tell you that no matter the situation, be calm;…

People’s Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in Zamfara state, Dr. Muhammad Bello Matawalle has accused the President of Court of Appeal of manipulating the appeal filed by Zamfara state chapter of All Progressive Congress (APC) seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept its Candidates for the forthcoming elections. Matawalle, in a statement he personally signed and issued today in Gusau said, it has now become obvious that the President of Court of Appeal was hell-bent on doing the bidding of Zamfara state Governor, Abdulaziz Yari to give his annointed aspirant an edge in the appeal. “Today,…

SoftBank Group shares rose nearly 18% in Tokyo on Thursday after the company announced it would buy back as much as 600 billion yen ($5.5 billion) of its own shares in the next year. The stock surge is a nod to Son’s strategy of transforming SoftBank’s profile from a telecommunications operator into the world’s most powerful tech investor. Son complained that his company’s closing share price that day was “too cheap” while presenting SoftBank’s earnings. He went on to explain why he believes the collection of tech and telecommunications assets he has assembled should command a higher valuation. SoftBank has set…