Author: Rashaad Harris

Nigerians on Twitter picked on APC’s vice presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima for what many called a poor outfit. The former Borno State Governor made an appearance on behalf of his principal at the on-going Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference holding in Lagos. The 2022 NBA AGM is themed “Bold Transitions” and its General Conference is expected to hold between August 19 to 26, with the opening ceremony happening Monday. Shettima who was dressed in a three-buttoned black suit, also wore a red tie which he paired with sneakers shoe. READ MORE: Tinubu absent as Peter Obi & Atiku Attend…

Labour Party’s Peter Obi, the PDP’s Atiku Abubakar, and the APC’s vice presidential candidate Kashim Shettima were present at the Nigerian Bar Conference’s 62nd Annual General Conference in Lagos on Monday. Edo State’s Governor Godwin Obaseki and famous novelist, Chimamanda Adichie also graced the occasion. However, the standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu was a notable absentee. However, Switch Nigeria learned that from Bourdillon where Tinubu’s house is located to Eko Hotel where the NBA Conference is holding takes just 18 minutes by car. Kashim Shettima who hails from Borno was at the NBA Conference to…

A building collapsed on Sunday night on Adeleye Street, Lady Lak, Bariga area of Lagos State. Two children died while three adults sustained injuries in the incident. While pictures of the collapsed building did not reveal the remains of the kids, the details of what led to the building collapse are also sketchy as at the time of filing this report.

Operatives of Meiran division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Emmanuel Aaron who is aged 35 for vandalizing a telecommunication mast in Isoto area of Meiran. This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin in a statement he released on Sunday. He was arrested with 12 solar batteries. “The suspect, who was arrested on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at about 3:05 am in response to a distress call about the presence of vandals at the mast, was found with twelve solar batteries already loaded in their operational bus, a Ford…

The Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Hassan Nasiha has stated that the most wanted bandits kingpin, Bello Turji has now repented. Mr. Nasiha said this while addressing Students Union of Medina University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He said Bello is now helping the government of Zamfara in killing unrepentant bandits in Birnin Magaji, Shinkafi and Zurmi local government areas of the state. “Everyone knows the notorious bandits’ kingpin, Bello Turji who has operated on that axis,” Mr Nasiha said in his remarks. “The state government, through the peace committee, entered into a peace deal with the bandits’ leader,…

Prophet Coming of the Lord of Paradise The Last Day Church of God a.k.a. Deliverance Ministry for the Kingdom of God has prophesied that APC’s Ahmed Bola Tinubu will win next year’s presidential election. The cleric who prophesied in 2019 that Muhammadu Buhari would be reelected and Senator Ovie Omo-Agege would emerge the Deputy Senate President, said it has to be Tinubu because he has done so much for the people. The prophet spoke to newsmen at his residence in Otokutu, near Warri, Delta State, after a recent sojourn to a prayer mountain. The long bearded Prophet said,”I will tell…

The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) have released a statement denying the allegations that the Commission is planning to abandon electronic transmission of results in favour of the old manual process. The statement which was signed by Festus Okoye, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, was titled ‘CLARIFICATION ON ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF ELECTION RESULT.’ It read, “The Independent National Electoral Commission’s(INEC) attention has been drawn to a misunderstanding arising from a recent short interview granted to a national newspaper on the procedure for result management during elections. Some have interpreted the explanation on result management…

The Federal Government has set aside September 15, 2022 as a day to honour Oluwatobiloba Amusan and others for their exploits at the just concluded Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.Team Nigeria won a total of 35 medals – 12 gold, 9 silver, and 14 bronze- to finish 7th on the medals table, a feat which made them the best team on the continent of Africa.And to honour this great feat of theirs which is Nigeria’s best since 1950, the President Muhammadu Buhari government have planned an honorary event for them which will hold in Abuja.Speaking on the development, Sports Minister, Sunday…

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has denied rumours that he has endorsed the presidential candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This is coming after the Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila stated that the former Military Head of State raved about Tinubu. Gbajabiamila had at Surulere Local Government Area APC meeting in Surulere, Lagos, said he was there in attendance when the two met in Abeokuta, and from the meeting he can deduce the 2023 election will be a walk in the park for Tinubu. However, Obasanjo has through his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi,…

The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has insisted that 2023 election votes will be manually counted. This is a far cry from what many are expecting leading up to next year’s polls, especially after the new Electoral Act was passed into law earlier this year. Festus Okoye who is INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee who disclosed this said INEC will transmit results from polling units to its result-viewing portal, IReV, as has been done before, but noted that the Electoral Act is clear on how collation is to be done. Okoye said, “There is…