20 Jan
Exactly a month after President Muhammadu Buhari declined assent to the 2021 Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill on the grounds of insecurity and cost of conducting direct primary,....
20 Jan
Biyi Oloko, a British citizen of Nigerian descent and Conservative candidate, has won the Tilehurst South and Holybrook by-election in the United Kingdom. The Tilehurst South and Holybrook seat was run as a by-election after the death of incumbent councillor Peter Argyle, after 24 years of meritorious service. Oloko, the new Conservative councillor, who has…
20 Jan
As the race for who eventually occupies the Dennis Osadebe House Asaba as the Number One Citizen of Delta State heightens, there appears to be a general consensus that Delta Central Senatorial District is poised to produce the next occupant, according to what has been loosely termed the Zoning Formula of the Ruling Party PDP.…
20 Jan
The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu has apologised for a misleading statement about the alleged expiration of permanent voters' cards. "Immediately upon being apprised of this, Asiwaju apologised for the incorrect statement and felt sorry for any confusion it may have caused," Tinubu's media aide Tunde Rahman said in…
20 Jan
Bitcoin is undoubtedly an attractive option for sending remittances overseas. Using this virtual currency to send funds overseas enables users to avoid the high costs of money transfer companies and traditional banks. People around the world send money to their loved ones abroad regularly. The World Bank estimated remittances to hit the $550 billion mark…
20 Jan
A Namibian court Thursday refused to recognise same-sex marriages performed in other countries, even as the judge expressed sympathy for the couples who brought the case. Two couples married outside of Namibia had asked the High Court to recognise their unions. But High Court judge Hannelie Prinsloo said she was bound by a Supreme Court…