Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Manchester United managed to squeeze a goal past Luton Town to end 1-nil winners. United manager Erik ten Hag kept faith with Marcus Rashford despite the forward’s costly red card midweek in Denmark against Copenhagen in their UEFA Champions League group match, but neither he nor his team-mates could break down their opponent’s defence in the first half. Just before the hour mark there was relief for Ten Hag and the home fans as Luton failed to properly clear a corner and Victor Lindelof was on hand to pounce on a loose ball to fire home. After struggling with their defence…

Wolves scored twice in stoppage time as they came from behind to beat Tottenham in the Premier League. Mario Lemina netted the winner in the seventh minute of additional time at Molineux, sliding the ball into the far side of the net after an expertly timed pass by Pablo Sarabia. Sarabia had levelled six minutes earlier with a sublime finish, volleying home after flicking the ball to himself in the air. Spurs’ 10-game unbeaten start to the season was cut short by their chaotic 4-1 defeat by Chelsea on Monday, but they issued an immediate response on Saturday as Brennan Johnson tapped…

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Kogi State election, Dino Melaye has refused to cast his vote. Melaye failed to show up at his polling unit to vote and has alleged that the election was fraught with irregularities. The former lawmaker representing Kogi West senatorial district was expected to vote at Iluafon quarters, Aiyetoro 1, Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi state. Journalists have converged at the house of the PDP governorship candidate in Kogi as he is set to address the press on the electoral process. Meanwhile, Melaye has demanded the cancellation of election results in five…

Telecoms Giant, MTN Nigeria Communication Plc has reacted to a glitch in its system which impacted balance enquiries. This error cleared all debts owed by MTN subscribers, it was reported to have occurred early on Saturday with netizens expressing jubilations across social media platforms. The telecom company has however released a statement to this effect saying all errors would be back to normal as it is currently working on fixing the situation. “MTN Nigeria Communications Plc can confirm a system glitch impacting balance enquiries. As a result, some customers may receive error messages showing that their balances have been cleared.…

The Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room has released a report on the governorship polls in Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi, suggesting that the election in Imo is marred by low voter turnout. In a statement released on the heels of the ongoing governorship election, the CSO detailed that the opening of polls was delayed in many polling units across Imo State. The report further revealed that observers revealed that while voters turned out en masse and early to polling both in Kogi and Bayelsa, there was low voter turnout in Imo at the commencement of the election. “Situation Room observers reported that…

Security operatives on Saturday halted an attempt by alleged political thugs to abduct officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and cart away election materials in Imo State. The attempt to abduct the commission officials occurred at a Registration Area Center in Amaimo, Ikeduru Local Government Area. Security personnel deployed in the centre quickly repelled the attempt by the thugs to whisk away the INEC officials into their waiting vehicle. An eyewitness told the News Agency of Nigeria that the armed security operatives fired into the air from a distance, when voters in the area raised an alarm over the…

All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, has cast his ballot. There was a delay in the commencement of the election at Sylva’s polling unit in the Okpoama community, Brass LGA, as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials are said to have arrived late with election materials. Sylva, a former governor of the state and a former Minister of State for Petroleum, was re-enlisted for the off-cycle election after surviving a lawsuit recently.

Subscribers who had taken airtime or data loans from MTN may have to pay back the debt on their accounts as the initial debt cancellation was due to an error on MTN system, according to leadership. This is even as subscribers, who believed the telecom operator deliberately cancelled their debts, have gone to social media to jubilate and appreciate the telecom company. For instance, a subscriber named Ada, wrote on her WhatsApp status, saying, “Debt has been paid. MTN debtors Check your account, MTN don clear una gbese.” Meanwhile, a response from,an official of MTN, revealed that subscribers will still…

After casting his vote today in Bayelsa State, former President, Goodluck Jonathan, declared that off-cycle elections must stop in Nigeria. The former leader, who arrived at his Polling Unit 39, Ward 13, Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, on Saturday morning alongside his wife, Patience, urged the National Assembly to work towards stopping the off-season poll. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducts the ongoing off-cycle election in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo States. “I’m worried about this issue of off-season election because it does not conform with global best practices,” Jonathan said. The former President expressed concerns that with the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, today discovered filled results sheet in Kogi State. This was communicated via a statement on the official X handle of the electoral umpire. It said that the result sheets were seen in some polling unit in the state and that it is currently investigating the incident. “Our attention has been drawn to a report that filled result sheets were discovered in some polling units in Kogi State. The Commission views this situation seriously. Our senior officials deployed to the State are currently investigating the incident(s). The Commission will communicate its decision earnestly”, the commission…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday debunked reports that the commission has withdrawn the password for the uploaded election results from the Local Government Supervisors in Imo. The electoral umpire described the report as fake news and untrue. The report was signed by Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi. “For the avoidance of doubt, Presiding Officers (POs), and not APO1s, are responsible for result upload to the IReV. “All the passwords have been securely released for use by designated officials in line with the Commission’s procedure. “The public should expect more of such insinuations before,…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Kogi governorship candidate, Usman Ododo, on Saturday said the ongoing election in the State was peaceful and orderly. He made the remark after casting his ballot at his polling unit. He commended the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the conduct of the ongoing election. According to Ododo: “I commend INEC management for how far it’s going and as you can see the election is peaceful and orderly.”