Yiaga Africa, a civil society organisation says it plans to deploy its Parallel Vote Tabulation (PVT) methodology to assess the credibility of the Sept. 19, Edo Governorship poll. Mr Samson Itodo, Executive Director, Yiaga Africa said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said the group through its Watching The Vote citizens movement, would also deploy 500 observers to monitor the election. According to Itodo, the PVT is an advanced election observation methodology that employs well-established statistical principles and sophisticated information technology in providing timely and accurate information on conduct of elections. He added that the process will…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has complained that the Nigeria Police are laying “siege” at a hotel where Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike is lodged in Benin, Edo state capital. A statement by the chairman of Rivers PDP, Akawor Desmond alleged that over 300 policemen have laid siege and prevented Wike from going out from the hotel, while Kano and Imo governors, Abdullahi Ganduje and Hope Uzodinma, were moving freely. “The attention of the entire People of Rivers State has been drawn to the siege laid at the Hotel where the Governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike is lodging while on…
Flood victims in the 23 local government area of Sokoto state, have appealed to wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari to come to their aid. A statement by a concerned citizen, Zayyanu Goronyo issued to news men on Friday, requested Mrs Buhari to, through her pet project, the Future Assured Programme, assist them in all ways possible to remedy the problem they have found themselves. He noted that, it is a flagship programme that has been in the forefront of rendering assistance to the needy, physically challenged and other vulnerable persons across the country. “It is also happily noteworthy that, the…
The Credentials Committee for the 10th Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, Triennial Delegates Conference, has announced that candidates seeking election into various elective offices, can begin campaign. A statement jointly signed by the Chairman and Sectary of the committee, Mr Ezeogo Boniface Okoro and Bulak Afsa on Friday said the electioneering would commence from Saturday, September 19, 2020 and end on Sunday, November 8, 2020. “As the candidates and their supporters take to the field for the campaigns, the Committee urges that issue-based campaigns, decency and decorum, should be their watchword. “The Committee warns that no form of hate…
A 47 year old Emeka in Nnewi of Anambra state on Thursday, went berserk and killed his aged mother, two of his children and wounded three others. A statement by the Spokesperson of the state Command, DSP Haruna Mohammed on Friday said, the culprit who hails from Okpuneze Uruagu Nnewi, has been arrested by Police operatives attached to Nnewi division. “Suspect allegedly ran amok in a circumstance yet to be ascertained, attacked and killed two of his biological children namely Ifechukwu Ezimadu, a nine years old boy and Mmeso Ezimadu, aged two years and his own mother one Agnes Ezimadu,…
Former Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Nigeria’s contender for the Director General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, has made the final shortlist of candidates It also plans to reduce the contestants to two final candidates in the next few weeks. According to WTO, Mexico’s Jesus Seade, Egypt’s Hamid Mamdouh and Moldova’s Tudor Ulianovschi could not secure enough support in a first of three rounds of voting. The goal was to name a new leader by November 7. The remaining contenders in the race include former Saudi Arabia’s former minister of economy and planning Mohammad Maziad Al-Tuwaijr; the UK’s…
We conducted a survey in June of 2020 that addressed whether people’s willingness to use a COVID-19 vaccine and adopt other preventive healthcare measures was associated with trust An effective COVID-19 vaccine could help us emerge from isolation and end the social distancing required during this pandemic; but it will only work if people are willing to be vaccinated [1]. We conducted a survey in June of 2020 that addressed whether people’s willingness to use a COVID-19 vaccine and adopt other preventive healthcare measures was associated with trust. The survey was conducted in nine countries: China, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan,…
Just as the Ondo governorship election approaches, the Senior Special Assistant on Political Matters (South) to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Mr Andrew Ogunsakin has resigned his appointment. In his letter of resignation dated September 18, 2020, which was made available to newsmen on Friday, Ogunsakin said that the call by his constituents to join a common train of aspiration, which seeks to challenge the Akeredolu government and his party, was responsible for his resignation. “Permit me, your Excellency, to use this medium to convey my irrevocable decision to resign my office as SSA, Political (South) to the governor of Ondo State with…
The Federal government has withdrawn the directive for account holders in financial institutions to fill self-certification forms and has also apologised in that regard. Ashenewsonline earlier reported here that the Federal government directed in several tweets (now deleted) on Thursday, that account holders must submit filled forms in their respective financial institutions. However, the Federal government on Friday said the Thursday tweets were misleading, adding that the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, does not apply to everybody. “We apologise for the misleading tweets (now deleted) that went up yesterday, regarding the completion of self-certification forms by Reportable Persons. The…
U.S. President Donald Trump has abandoned his plans to deliver a speech at the UN General Assembly, UNGA, in person, the White House Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, said. Meadows added that Trump would address participants of the 75th Session of the UNGA in a televised format. The current session of the UNGA started on Tuesday and will last until Sept. 30. The week of the high-level General Debate will be held from Sept. 22 to Sept. 29. As many as 119 heads of state and 54 heads of government will address the session. In mid-August, Trump told reporters that…