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AAC Accuses Ogun Electoral Body Of Extortion Over ‘Exorbitant’ N250,000 Nomination Fee for Chairmanship Candidates

4 months ago2705 min

The African Action Congress (AAC), Ogun State Chapter has accused the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) of extortion following the introduction of the payment of candidate nomination fee by the political party. The Chairman of the electoral body after a stakeholders’ meeting on Thursday in Abeokuta announced that political party candidates would pay the sum of N250,000 for chairmanship candidates. Male councillorship candidates are expected to pay N150,000 while female councillorship candidates are...

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Man’s body recovered from well in Kwara

5 months ago10233 min

The body of a yet-to-be-identified man was recovered in the Manjasurawa area of Ilorin, Kwara State capital, on Sunday, after reportedly drowning in a well. The incident, according to a statement by the Kwara State Fire Service Head of Media and Publicity, Hassan Adekunle, occurred in the early hours of Sunday. He noted that residents had alerted the fire service about a man reportedly found floating in a well which prompted the firemen to embark...

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Police to conduct autopsy on Justice Ajumogobia daughter’s body

5 months ago636 min

The Lagos State Police Command has said an autopsy will be conducted on the remains of Aribemchukwu, the slain daughter of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia. PUNCH Metro reported that the deceased, popularly called Chuchu, was killed in her Parkview Estate residence in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State. Although a family source said she was killed Tuesday night, her lifeless body was discovered on Wednesday morning outside the gate of her residence. Her three domestic workers...

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Police arrest six, exhume body of Ekiti varsity ex-DVC

5 months ago977 min

The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Mr Adeniran Akinwale, said on Thursday that the police had arrested six prime suspects in connection with the kidnap and killing of the former Deputy Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Prof Olorunfemi Olaofe. Olaofe was taken away by armed men from his residence at the Federal Housing Estate, Ado Ekiti, alongside his security guard, on July 9, 2027. He was discovered dead and buried in a...

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BREAKING: Court Orders Nigeria’s Electoral Body, INEC To Publish Audited Election Expenses Of Political Parties, Others

8 months ago1526 min

A Federal High Court in Akure, Ondo State capital, on Thursday, granted an Order of Mandamus compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to publish the 2021 and 2022 Audited Financial Statements. The court also granted an Order of Mandamus to publish the Audited 2023 election-related incomes and expenses of all the registered political parties in Nigeria. The presiding judge, Hon. Justice T.B. Adegoke gave the order while delivering judgment in Suit FHC//AK/CS/72/2023...

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EXCLUSIVE: Body Of Woman Wearing Hijab Stabbed To Death, Found Inside Nigerian Army Barracks In Enugu

8 months ago1164 min

The 82 Division Nigerian Army which is located in Enugu State is charged with the responsibility of securing its Area of Responsibility (AOR) covering the South Eastern and South Southern flanks of Nigeria and also ensuring that the borders located in its AOR are secured. A woman has been found dead after she was stabbed inside the 82nd (Airborne and Amphibious) Division of the Nigerian Army, SaharaReporters has gathered. The 82 Division Nigerian Army...

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EXCLUSIVE: Labour Party Edo Gov Ticket In Jeopardy As Akpata’s Running Mate Submits False Information To Electoral Body, INEC; Claims She Was Born Same Year She Obtained First School Certificate

9 months ago10310 min

The leadership of the Labour Party in Edo State has reportedly summoned an emergency meeting. The meeting will have in attendance the party’s governorship candidate, Olumide Akpata and his running mate, Mrs Oluyinka Faith Alufokhai over concerns that some of the information contained in their forms EC9 submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may have been false and is capable of jeopardising their candidacies. INEC recently published the list of governorship...