Author: Rashaad Harris

Hope Uzodinma The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Orlu, Imo state, has been razed by yet to be identified arsonists. The office was said to have been torched Monday morning, even as heaps of electoral materials were severely affected before it was quenched. Orlando Ikeokwu, police spokesman in the state, said the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. He said the command has deployed officers in the scene, while the commissioner of police has ordered investigation into the inferno. “I can confirm the incident to you but the cause of fire outbreak is unknown…

Osbert Tor-najime Godwin Emefiele CBN Governor A federal High Court holden at Abuja has again given the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, February 26, 2020, to appear before it. The order is meant for Emefiele to explain why he was yet to comply with a garnishee order mandating the apex bank to pay the sum of $53 million to Mr. Joe Agi, SAN and a team of lawyers who facilitated the processes that led to the payment of the Paris Club Refund to Nigeria. Justice Inyang Ekwo, had on November 20, 2019, under form 15,…

Osbert Tor-najime Former Governor Gabriel Suswam Benue Advancement Coalition (BAC) said they have uncovered a plan by the former Governor of Benue state, Sen. Gabriel Suswam to sponsor blackmail on Justice Okon Abang. Suswam is standing trial over corruption charges before a federal High Court presided by Justice Abang. Suswam is accused alongside the former Commissioner for Finance during his tenure, Mr. Omadachi Oklobia of diverting to their personal pockets the sum of N3.1bn been proceeds of sales of state government investments But BAC in a press statement signed by the convener, Comrade Tiza S. Imenger and made available to…

By Osbert Tor-najime President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has said that China’s efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus have been exemplary. He added that the country’s collaboration with international agencies and other countries on the matter needed to be appreciated and acknowledged. The President noted that China has been exceptionally supportive of Nigeria and Africa, and even more so in recent years; adding that it is important to let China know that Nigeria and her citizens are also standing by them during this outbreak. In a statement by the president’s Senior Special Adviser on Media, Shehu Garba,…

Map of Nigeria It is trite knowledge that there is no love loss between the mainstream Igbo biafrans and Fulani tribes.The advent of Buhari only serve to accentuate this fact and bring the simmering feud into public glare.What most people don’t know is the genesis and the main actors. This post had tried to put the history in perspective.Sharing it has thus became an imperative. The biafran man thinks he is more intelligent than others.Nonsense senseless propaganda is what they think they should feed the nation with.But everyone is laughing at them.From Zik to Nzogwu to Ironsi to Ojukwu to…

Senator Lamar Alexander A key Republican senator announced late Thursday he will vote against calling witnesses at President Trump’s impeachment trial, dealing a devastating blow to Democratic hopes of fresh evidence and paving the way for the commander-in-chief to be acquitted of all charges by this week’s end. Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander, who was among a handful of GOP moderates under pressure to vote for more evidence, said after the trial’s second and final question-and-answer session that he had heard enough and did not see a need to subpoena John Bolton or any other outstanding witnesses. “There is no need…

Oxford Dictionary The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added a big batch of Nigerian words to its new edition, in recognition of the way people from the African country have helped to shape the English language. Oxford University Press, which publishes the dictionary, said it had added 29 new Nigerian English words and expressions to its latest update — including words derived from the Nigerian languages of Hausa and Yoruba as well as a number of unique Nigerian coinages. English is used by millions of Nigerians in their daily communication, the OED said. Map of Nigeria Among the new entries is “Kannywood,” the word…

Late Jeanelyne Villavende The father of a Filipina domestic worker who was sexually abused and beaten to death by her employers in Kuwait has refused financial compensation for her death, local media reported. The father of Jeanelyn Villavende claimed that he was offered nearly 59 million Philippine pesos ($1.158 million) to drop the case but refused, local media revealed. The Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary, Teodoro Locsin Jr., also announced that the Manila government has rejected any offer of blood money and was pursuing legal action against the Kuwaiti employers. On Monday, Kuwaiti Attorney General, Dherar Al-Asousi, ordered the Kuwaiti couple…

Jelani and Onika “Nicki” Maraj Jelani Maraj has been sentenced to 25 years to life for the repeated rape of his former stepdaughter. He was convicted in 2017 for the rapes which occurred occurred 2015 while the 11 year old’s mother was at work. At the sentencing, the judge minced no words as he reprimanded him for his predatory assault of the minor, “you ruined this child. You raped her over and over” he said. In a bid to lessen his brother’s jail term, his super star sister Nicki Minaj In a letter dated 2016 and read by his attorney…

The Trump administration has secured a temporary victory at the supreme court over its policy to limit public assistance to illegal immigrants.The apex court has allowed the policy to go into effect while the litany of litigations against the policy makes their way through the courts.In a 5-4 ruling along ideological lines, 5 conservatives judges voting for and 4 liberal judges voting against, the court granted the prayer of the administration to deny Visas to prospective immigrants with likelihood of reliance on public assisted palliatives like housing, food aid, health care for more than one year.