Nigeria’s local currency, the naira, has been ranked among the 10 worst-performing currencies in the world, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report highlights that five of the worst-performing currencies globally are from Africa, including the Zambian kwacha, Angolan kwanza, and the naira. The decline in the performance of African currencies has…
The Labour Party candidate in the Edo state governorship election, Olumide Akpata, has lost his polling unit to Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to the result announced at Polling Unit 11, Ward 06, Oredo Local Government Area,, Ighodalo polled 41 votes to defeat Akpata who polled a total of 32.…
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (NCSSR), say politicians bought votes from electorates at the Edo state governorship election with as low as N5000 and a loaf of bread. “Situation Room observers reported widespread instances of blatant vote buying and selling across several polling units, despite…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for the imprisonment of corrupt politicians, stating that “thieves cannot provide just governance.” The 87-year-old statesman made this demand while speaking virtually at the memorial lecture for Denis Joseph Slattery, a late cleric, in Lagos. In his speech, titled The Imperative for Moral Rectitude in Governance, Obasanjo emphasized…
Anugbum Onuoha, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Edo, has defended his appointment as an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), stating that his familial relationship with Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), does not disqualify him from the role. The controversy arose when Tony Aziegbemi, chairman of…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspected drug dealers for possession of 120 pellets of a substance suspected to be cocaine. The spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, September 20, 2024, said the suspects were arrested in the Ojo area of the state…
Pandemonium broke out in the Iwofun area of Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State as a farmer identified as Monday allegedly stabbed his friend, fondly called Aboki, to d3ath over N2000. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday, September 20, 2024. According to residents, the culprit and the deceased had…
A Nigerian correctional officer attached to the Burra Correctional Centre, Bauchi State, has allegedly k!lled his colleague following a minor dispute over food. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, around 2 p.m. in Burra town, Ningi Local Government Area of the state. According to an eyewitness, the deceased,…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria maintained 39th position in the latest FIFA World ranking that was released on Thursday, September 19, 2024. In Africa, the Eagles are in sixth position behind the likes of Morocco, Senegal, Egypt, Côte d’Ivoire and Tunisia. The Atlas Lions of Morocco are Africa’s highest ranked team in 14th…
A woman identified as Idowu has d!ed when a building collapsed in Ifetedo town in Osun State. It was gathered that the dilapidated building suddenly caved in Tuesday, September 17, 2024. A resident of Ifetedo, simply identified as Ogunyemi, while speaking to punch on Thursday, said operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil…
