Reno Omokri has gone on a twitter ranting spree to ascertain his feeling that the presidential election for the year 2019 was rigged. This is most likely a reaction to the results currently being announced that Reno feels is not favoring his political party, PDP. His words, “Dear Nigerians, The elections were rigged. I laid out the facts in my series #INECNumbersDontAddUp. But right now, let us show @Atiku we love him and won’t abandon him. Record a video expressing your love for him with the hashtag #IAmStillWithAtiku, and I will show them to him.” In Lagos and Kano, which…
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Dele Momodu believes Atiku Abubakar should congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari as soon as possible. The Magazine publisher gave his two cents on the elections on his Twitter handle where he stated that, according to the results being announced currently, Atiku should just salute his opponent. He also said after final declaration of results, Atiku should take the path of peace. His words, “My dear WAZIRIN, as a believer, you are aware that only God can give or take power. You’ve written your name in gold. Do not wait a minute longer. Please, pick that phone and call President Muhammadu Buhari.…
INEC recently announced that the senatorial election in Imo North, has been declared inconclusive. This is the latest decision 48 hours after the INEC office in the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area in that particular district was set on fire by political thugs. The reason for the electoral body’s current stance is allegations of ballot boxes snatching and abduction of electoral officers all in an effort to ruin the elcetion. More details soon.
Bukola Saraki has accepted his loss after getting defeated as he attempted to seek re-election as senator representing Kwara Central senatorial district. His words, “I wish the candidates that emerged in the Kwara polls all the best in their attempts to serve our people,” “It is my prayer that the good people of Kwara State will always have the best from any government both at the state and federal levels.” Saraki was defeated by All Progressives Congress’s Ibrahim Yahya Oloriegbe. Saraki attracted 68,994 votes but ended being far behind the candidate of the APC who clinched 123,808 votes. Saraki noted…
PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has defeated APC candidate and current president, Muhammadu Buhari in Imo State. The PDP man got 334, 923 votes while the APC politician got 140, 463 votes. The only two LGAs the incumbent president won were Oru East and Ideato South. This result means Muhammadu Buhari got more votes than the 133,253 votes he received 4 years ago. The outcome for Nkwerre LGA that wa declared for Muhammadu was altered later when officials found out that 1,000 votes were miraculously added to the score. Results from all 27 LGAs in Imo State. 1) Oguta LGA…
Senator Wamakko Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko has come out to say that his win at Saturday’s National Assembly elections was Almighty Allah’s doing. The Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum and Coodinator, North West, Presidential Campaign Council, said it was God almighty that gives and takes leadership to anyone and at anytime. His words, “I am highly grateful to the Almighty Allah for granting me this invaluable success and indeed all the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC ), across Nigeria.” “It is only the Almighty, who divinely grants leadership to his humble servants , stressing, ” it is not…
The Ondo State Collation Officer in charge of the Presidential and National Assembly elections, Prof. Kayode Soremekun, has owned up for the dispute which occurred while announcing the results, saying it was nothing but discrepancy. According to Prof Kayode, it all started with the incnsistency between manually produced report he had with him and the electronic version that was shown on a screen. Vanguard reported that there was a saga yesterday at the National Collation Centre in Abuja, when Prof Kaode Soremekun, International Relations scholar and Vice Chancellor of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, could not match figures of results that has…
INEC’s Ebonyi State Collation Officer, Prof. Chukwuemeka Eze, has come out to say that 54,668 votes got scrapped in the state because of card readers related problems. Prof. Chukwuemeka, who is also the Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology, Owerri, revealed this while breaking down the election results for 13 Local Government Areas (LGA) of Ebonyi state in Abuja. He mentioned that “a total number of 1,392,931 were registered voters; 391,747 voters were accredited; 379,394 votes were cast and a total of 359,131 were recorded as valid votes, while 20,263 were rejected in the 13 LGA of the state”…
Manchester United temporary manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has come out to say that he is ready to feature the youths against Crystal Palace after the recent heavy injuries took 10 of his key players out. United watched Ander Herrera, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard all pick up hamstring injuries in just 45 minutes during the goalless home draw with Liverpool on Sunday. Marcus Rashford also batled with an ankle injury after a heavy tackle from Jordan Henderson, while Anthony Martial and Nemanja Matic are out with groin problems. Youngsters Angel Gomes, James Garner and Tahith Chong have been brought in…
Months after his sack, Jose Mourinho has come out to talk about his next job. In an interview with Daily Telegraph, he said he was willing to take a step down should he decide to start managing again and he is not looking for fights in his next job. Jose who got fired by Manchester United in December said his future might involve a side with potential. His words, “A club that is not ready to be a trophy-hunter immediately but with the ambition to be a trophy-hunter,” Mourinho said regarding his plans. “I want to work with people that…
Romelu Lukaku has come out to state that he is prepared to assist Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Manchester United tries to navigate a crucial run of fixtures with so many injuries. United watched Ander Herrera, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard all pick up hamstring injuries in just 45 minutes during the goalless home draw with Liverpool on Sunday. Marcus Rashford also batled with an ankle injury after a heavy tackle from Jordan Henderson, while Anthony Martial and Nemanja Matic are out with groin problems. It leaves Solskjaer with a very thin squad to work with in his next game away…
Ronaldo’s exit from Real Madrid ad Spain last summer has given Karim Benzema the opportunity to play better, the French striker has said himself. He was always second in command to the brilliant goalscorer, and often found himself providing assists for the Portugal forward instead of doing his job as the striker of Real Madrid. Since Cristiano left the club, Karim is now leading the line for the Spanish club and is very pleased to shoulder that added responsibility. His words, “Before, there was a guy that scored more than 50 goals a season and I was in the role…
Gareth Bale’s agent has rubbished criticisms of his client’s display against Levante on Sunday. Bale joined the game from the bench with the score at 1-1 and scored the decisive penalty, but he appeared to ignore his teammates during celebration. This caused backlashes left right and centre accusing him of a terrible attitude. In his defense, agent Jonathan Barnett said: “As always, Gareth is OK. This rubbish does not bother him.” Barnett maintained that the Welsh winger had “no problem” with any of his colleagues.
US President, Donald Trump has wasted no time to blast Spike Lee over his recent Oscar Awards speech. Spike Lee won an Oscar Award after decades of attempting and decided to use his speech opportunity to preach to the Americans about how they should exercise their franchise. His speech had the movie director urging voters to vote wisely during the 2020 US elections. His words, “Before the world tonight, I give praise to our ancestors who have built this country into what it is today along with the genocide of its native people. We all connect with our ancestors. We…
Stunning singer, Rihanna turned up at Jay-Z’s Oscar after-party held at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles on Sunday. The pretty songstress decided to take to Instagram today to flaunt her outfit. Rihanna who recently celebrated her birthday, wore an Alexandre Vauthier Leopard Ruffle Mini Dress which she paired with lovely black heels. See the dazzling look,
Yoruba actor, Saidi Balogun is presently receiving the blasting of his life for his joy over Buhari’s recent victories in some states in Nigeria. The movie star shared a video of a builder dancing to Hausa music in the background as he wrote, “SAI BABA DANCE,Oya show me your colour joo!” Some Nigerians were not having it and they went ahead to lambaste the Nollywood man. This reaction is expected from the citizens as the election has been marred by violence and deaths in some states. See their comments,
Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh might have a new beau. Famous for always giving fans clues when something new is happening in her life, the actress was recently seen on holiday in Dubai with her son and close pals and the pictures she shared have revealed things. According to photos from the beautiful actress, a young man was ever-present by her side. Tonto even included “Love You” near the guy’s face in one of the photos. Fingers crossed, she might no longer be single. See the photos she flaunted,
Power couple, Jay-Z and Beyonce, threw a lavish after party at the Chateau Marmont to celebrate 2019 Oscar Awards, and as always, the stars did not fail to grace it with their presence. They seem to just want to throw money around these days as they recently hosted major celebrities to an amazing RocNation Grammy brunch recently. Recent winner of an Oscar Award, Spike Lee, also came. Diddy, Rihanna, Usher, Drake, Kelly Rowland, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita N’yongo, Rehina Long, Tiffany Haddish were also in attendance to celebrate with the duo. Check out these photos from the event.
After the dates of the 2019 UTME were moved forward, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has come out to say fresh dates for its mock exam will soon be revealed. JAMB urged Nigerians to ignore fake dates taking over the internet and wait for the real date they will announce soon. The examination body also noted that all plans had been made to conduct a mock exam, and the date for it will be available for all in no time. JAMB said the mck exam was useful since it prepares candidates to get used to what to expect from…
Shehu Sani, lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District and candidate of the People’s Redemption Party, has called for Saturday’s election in Kaduna State to be cancelled. Sani was defeated in his quest to return to the red chamber by the All Progressives Party’s Uba Sani. Shehu cited reasons for his cancellation call, he said APC purchased 90 per cent of the votes in the state. He also said People’s Redemption Party who were present at the election venue at all times gave him first hand information that APC rigged the whole thing. He even said INEC officials were replaced with…