Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has alleged that there was widespread rigging and electoral malpractices during the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly (NASS) elections in the state. The governor made the allegation while commissioning about twelve projects across Makurdi, the Benue State capital, on Wednesday. He stated that the election was rigged electronically, clinically and scientifically. During the commissioning, Governor Samuel Ortom observed that his legal team as well as that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were studying the situation surrounding the election and would soon come out with a position. Governor Ortom, who was in high…
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Gianni Infantino has been re-elected as president of FIFA until 2027 after standing unopposed at the congress of world football’s governing body on Thursday. The 52-year-old Swiss lawyer, who succeeded the disgraced Sepp Blatter in 2016, was waved in for a third term by acclamation, just as he was four years ago, by delegates from the 211 member federations. “To all those who love me, and I know there are so many, and also those who hate me, I know there are a few: I love you all,” Infantino told delegates in the Rwandan capital, where the voting system did…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed confidence that despite several misgivings, Nigeria’s judiciary will rise to the occasion and give judgment in favour of a better nation in the presidential election matter before it. Obi said this while responding to questions when he appeared as a guest on the Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday. He said his confidence is born out of the fact that the justices are Nigerians and are aware of how bad the situation has been in the country and only truth and justice will save this country. Obi…
A dealer in a company named Bright Daystar Digitals which sells phones and accessories, in Lalubu road of Abeokuta, Ogun State Capital risks arrest and possible prosecution, for allegedly selling malfunction phone to a customer. The dealer was said to have deceived the client, Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji, a media practitioner to purchase a Galaxy 33 5G phone with number IMEI: 353475121057548 which cost N250, 000, which few days was discovered to be malfunctioning The client thereafter reported the ugly development to the management of the company on number of times, with expectation to do the needful in complying with the warranty…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released a regulatory framework for agent banking operations, which includes several restrictions to mitigate risks in the financial sector. The guideline was announced in a circular titled Exposure Draft of the Regulatory Framework for Agent Banking in Nigeria, signed by Musa I. Jimoh, the director of the Payments System Management Department. In the 31-page document, the CBN dedicated Section 8.3 to outline prohibited activities for agents. A closer look at some of the activities banned One of the key restrictions in the guideline is that agents must not use the purchase option on…
The Anglican Episcopal Archbishop in Jerusalem, the Most Revd Hosam Naoum, will become the Vice Chair of the Anglican Consultative Council after being elected unopposed during the 18th plenary session of the Council (ACC-18), meeting in Accra, Ghana. The Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) is one of four “Instruments of Communion” or “Instruments of Unity” of the global Anglican Communion of 42 independent-yet-interdependent national, and regional Churches. There were loud cheers and sustained applause at the plenary meeting when the returning officer, Mr Darren Oliver, made the announcement at 11.00 am GMT this morning (Friday). As Vice Chair of the Anglican…
Victor Osimhen, on Wednesday night, at the appropriately named Estadio Diego Armando Maradona, set a record that the late Maradona couldn’t achieve in his glory days with Napoli. Osimhen, who scored a brace in the second leg Round of 16 tie against Eintracht Frankfurt, became the first Napoli player ever to score in both matches of a European Cup/Champions League knockout stage and his three goals over the two legs led his side to a first-ever quarterfinal in the UEFA Champions League. The Nigerian striker scored one goal in the first leg 2-0 win in Germany before capping it up with…
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama has been ranked as the greatest African goalkeeper in history by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). The decision was made based on his outstanding performances for both club and country during a career spanning over a decade. Enyeama played for several clubs, including Enyimba International, Bnei Yehuda, Hapoel Tel Aviv, and Lille, among others. He represented the Nigerian national team in three World Cup tournaments and played a key role in the team’s victory in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. The IFFHS, a non-profit organization based in Germany that ranks…
The Egyptian Council of Churches welcomes and supports the statement issued by the Episcopal Church in Egypt, in which it declared its strong and firm adherence to the teachings of the Bible regarding marriage and the only written picture of marriage, which is the sacred and permanent connection between one man and one woman .. And that any other form of connection between two of the same type is totally rejected .. The five churches that are members of the Council of Churches of Egypt affirm their adherence to the teachings of Christ and the teachings of the Bible in…
Princess Lilibet Diana, the daughter of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, was baptized last week in a ceremony at the couple’s home by Los Angeles Bishop John Harvey Taylor, the bishop confirmed in a March 8 post on Facebook after several national and international news outlets reported on the ceremony. “On behalf of Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry, and at the invitation of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, I had the blessing of presiding as the sacrament of Holy Baptism was conferred on their daughter,” Taylor shared, saying that the service took place March 3 at the…