Author: Olabanji Ayoola

David LyonThe refusal of Governor Seriake Dickson to avoid the perils of hubristic leadership has been blamed for the defeat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last Saturday’s governorship election. Many PDP stakeholders said Dickson would have escaped the hubris trap if he had heeded the advice of former President Goodluck Jonathan and other […]

As the controversy over the re-election of incumbent Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State continues to rage, the outcry over the role of security operatives would linger for some time to come. No fewer than 16,000 security personnel, including military officers, were deployed to lock down the state shortly before, during and immediately after the […]

Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the February 23 election and former Nigeria’s Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday lost one of his aides, Umar Pariya. Pariya died in Dubai. The cause of his death is yet to be disclosed. Atiku said in a tweet: “Umar Pariya was much more than a longstanding aide […]

Measles has killed 34 children from 3,224 cases recorded in various communities in Yobe State. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Hamidu Alhaji, disclosed this yesterday while flagging off the 2019 vaccination campaign against measles in Damaturu. There was an outbreak of the scourge occurred between January and October this year. According to Alhaji, with the recent […]

Oyindamola, Jibola wed amid prayers By Banji Ayoola Chief Imam of the University of Ibadan, Prof Muftau Abdulrahaman Oloyede, has traced the source of the problems rocking many societies on earth today to a general disregard of the Holy Will of God in running their affairs. Describing love as the major pillar of a successful […]

Human Rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, has warned that if nothing was done to address impunity in the electoral system, Nigeria would continue to witness decreasing rate of voter turnout in future elections. He said this while decrying reports of electoral violence in the Saturday governorship elections in and Bayelsa and Kogi States despite […]

Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in last Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi state, Musa Wada, has berated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its conduct of the exercise The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Monday, had declared the final results and winner of the election. The results were declared by Prof […]

The Senate has begun a fresh electoral reform which has mandated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to adopt the much-awaited electronic voting method for future polls. The lawmakers also compelled INEC to operate an electronic database into which all results in an election should be transmitted. A bill to amend the Electoral Act 2010 […]

The closure of some of the Nigerian borders has led to the increase in food prices and subsequently pushed up annual inflation in the country. The National Bureau of Statistics monthly report released on Monday showed that annual inflation was 11.61% in October, up from 11.24% in September, indicating the highest rate since May 2018. […]