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INEC finally agrees with NASS, adjusts 2019 election budget to N143b Olazcom. Blogspot. Com Aug. 28, 2018 The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Tuesday adjusted its budget for the 2019 general elections from N189 billion to N143 billion in compliance with the directive from the National Assembly. Speaking with journalists at the end of a closed-door meeting on Tuesday, Chairman, National Assembly Joint Committee on Electoral Matters, Suleiman Nazif confirmed that INEC has submitted a new budget document reflecting the sum of N143 billion as originally requested by President Muhammadu Buhari. Nazif said a sub-committee has been established to look into the details of the new budget submitted by INEC. The sub-committee is expected to complete its assignment on Wednesday. Also speaking with journalists, Senator Aliyu Sabi (Niger North) stated that the committee is determined to urgently complete work on the election budget. He denied allegations that the committee

NASS panels uphold N143bn, reject N189.2bn Global News NG | Aug. 27, 2018 The Senate and House of Representatives Joint Committees on Electoral Matters have adopted N143bn as the workable budget for the 2019 polls. The committee members, just rising from a meeting at the National Assembly, rejected the earlier version of N189.2bn, a combination of the N143bn and another N45.6bn proposed to be vired from the 2019 budget. The lawmakers said they would stick to only N143bn. Article by omoti olamide 08024386072 Omotiolamide336@gmail. Com Olazcom.blogspot. com

Two men remanded in prison over commissioner’s murder in Ekiti Olazcom.blogspot.com Aug. 27, 2018 Tajudeen Bello and Luck Solomon — who allegedly murdered Mr. Bunmi Ojo, Commissioner in the Federal Character Commission, were on Monday in Ado Ekiti remanded in prison on the orders of an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court. The accused — Bello, 22, and Solomon, 32 — are facing two counts of murder and membership of a cult. While arraigning the accused, Police Prosecutor Johnson Okunade told the court that the accused committed the offences on Aug. 14 in the state capital. According to him, the duo conspired and murdered the politician, a personal assistant to a former governor of Ekiti, Mr. Segun Oni. The prosecutor alleged that the accused were members of a secret society — Black Axe confraternity. The offences contravened Section 319 of Criminal Code and Section 4 (1) of the Secret Cults Abolition and Prohibition of Laws of Ekiti 2012. Okunade asked the court to remand the accus

Clashes between Christians and Muslims be out of control Nigeria Violence in Nigeria has claimed hundreds of lives this year as 55 die in Kaduna (Image: Getty) DOZENS of youths were killed during clashes between Christians and Muslims in northern Nigeria as fears grow the region could explode into civil war.Police confirmed 55 people died following the attacks in the state of Kaduna, with 22 suspects arrested. Nigerian authorities scrambled a crack police squad to crush the disorder, which took place over a few days. Fighting first broke out after wheelbarrow porters in the town of Kasuwan Magani were involved in a brawl on Thursday, killing two people. The Kaduna state government imposed a 24-hour curfew on Sunday after violence broke out on the streets of the capital, Kadu Article by olamide omoti 08024486072 Omotiolamide336@gmail.com

October 24, 2018 Omoti olamide Osogbo The Independent National Electoral Commission has denied evading service of the court processes and the petition of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke. The Head of Voter Education Department of INEC, Osun State, Stephen Ojewande, said this in an interview with our correspondent in Osogbo on Tuesday. Ojewande said the electoral body had no reason to avoid being served the petition or any court process because they had nothing to hide as far as the election was concerned. He said, “We are not included in the order of substituted service given by the tribunal on Monday because we did not evade service of the petition or any process. The PDP team is in our office now making copies of the documents they requested. “ We received their petition and signed for it. You can find out from them. The new order may be for the two other respondents in the petition but not INEC. We do not ha

As the coeasu strike is on in college of education across the country it was said that the reason why they had embarked on strike was because of the issue of half or no salaries in some state.it was reported by the national chairman that out of the 17 public college of education in Nigeria have been paying their staffs half or no salaries half salaries paid by some states like osun that pays half salaries since 30 months and oyo state has not been paying staff at the college of education their salary since 16months ago and so on .he further said that the workers that have been working since then with no salary now the federal government is now saying no work no salary he further said that the government should be more sensitive to approve this request. Article by omoti olamide 08024386072 omotiolamide336@gmail.com

2018 Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR Review: The Wedding Ride This Bride Never Knew She Needed When called up to help out with a wedding, this beefy-yet-luxurious performance SUV came up big. CAIT KNOLL @CKNOLLSKY OCT 23, 2018 5:00 PM EDT With a penchant for Pittsburgh sports and cold beer, Cait Knoll spent three seasons as a lead producer at MLB.com fighting with guys about baseball before helping launch Skratch TV, a millennial-focused video venture from the PGA Tour. Article by omotiolamide 08024386072 omotiolamide336@gmaill.com