Court remands 11-year-old in a special correction centre for allegedly throwing toddler into a well in Lagos

Today, an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos ordered an 11-year-old boy to be remanded in a Special Correction Centre for boys in Oregun pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for allegedly throwing a one-year-old into a well.

The police charged the boy with murder and the Chief Magistrate, Adeola Adedayo, who gave the order, adjourned the case until March 6, for the DPP’s advice.

our democracy is under threat - PDP rejects the 2019 Presidential Election results

PDP has rejected the 2019 presidential election results that are currently being released by INEC. The PDP chairman, Uche Secondus, made this known at a press conference this evening. Read the full text of his speech below
Our Democracy in Under Threat
Protocols:

1. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is forced to take a stand and make the following pronouncements at this crucial point because our democracy is under threat of derailment.

Buhari declared winner of the Presidential Elections in Ogun State

President Muhammadu Buhari, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress has been declared winner of the presidential elections in Ogun state.

The State Collation Officer for the Presidential election, Prof. Joseph Adeola-Fuwape announced at the INEC headquarters in Abeokuta on Monday that Buhari scored 281,762 votes.

Milestone for two-goal Zaha: African players in Europe

Wilfried Zaha was the stand-out African in Europe at the weekend, scoring twice as Crystal Palace triumphed 4-1 at Leicester City to all but end fears of relegation.

It was the first time the jet-heeled 26-year-old Ivory Coast attacker has scored in three consecutive English Premier League matches.

On a profitable weekend for Ivorians, Franck Kessie netted for AC Milan in Serie A and Max Gradel for Toulouse in Ligue 1.

Presidential Poll: PDP clears 12 LGAs out of 13 declared in Delta

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the Presidential election in 12 out the 13 Local Government Areas of Delta so far declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

According to the result declared by the Collation Officers of the LGAs on Monday in Asaba, PDP won in 12 local government areas while the APC won in one.

Presidential election: Buhari wins Sokoto

With two more local government results to be declared, President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressive Party, APC, has won the presidential election held Weekend in Sokoto state , having won in 17 local government areas.

From the 21 local government results so far declared as at 4pm, President Buhari has garnered 445,275 votes to that of his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, who garnered 328,

Election: Buhari leads in Yobe by wide margin

President Muhammadu Buhari is leading Abubakar Atiku by a wide margin in Yobe state after results in five local governments were declared at the presidential collation centre in Damaturu, the capital.

Prof. Abubakar Gundiri, Vice Chancellor, University of Wukari, who declared the results as returning officer, said Buhari polled 12,227 votes in Gujba while Atiku

APC kicks against Ebonyi State result as INEC announces Official Election result of the state

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has began collation of the presidential results in the just concluded presidential election held across the country on Saturday.

The exercise began at the state collation centre, INEC headquarters in Abakaliki on Sunday.

Photos: Tyga reaches for a gun after he was violently dragged out of Floyd

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Photos have surfaced online that shows American rapper, Tyga getting dragged out of a night club on Saturday night in Hollywood.

According to reports, Tyga was at the Sunset Room in Hollywood, celebrating Floyd Mayweather's 42nd birthday when someone in the crowd started an argument

SEE RESULTS...Election results : Buhari wins Atiku in 8 LGs in Kwara

Ilorin – President Muhammadu Buhari and presidential candidate of APC has defeated PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in 8 of the 16 local government councils areas of Kwara state in the just concluded presidential and national assembly elections in the country.

The affected local government councils won by President Buhari are Oyun, Offa, Patigi,

Journalists, Observers banned from Ughelli INEC collation center amidst tight security

UGHELLI – JOURNALISTS who visited the Ughelli collation center of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to monitor the collation of results from last Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections, were restricted from gaining access into the premises.

Also banned from monitoring the exercise were domestic observers from various

INEC’s ad hoc staff killed, another arrested. Collation underway

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has said it would this evening commence the announcement of results of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections, saying in Ekiti, the process had since been concluded and the State Collation Officer was being expected in Abuja.

INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this Sunday in Abuja while giving an update on the conduct of the elections.
“Meanwhile, collation of results from yesterday’s elections continue nationwide.

Buhari wins Ekiti State, first official result by INEC

President Muhammadu Buhari has won Ekiti state, the first officially declared presidential election result by Independent National Electoral Commission.

In the result announced by the returning officer, Professor Idowu Olayinka, vice chancellor of the University of Ibadan,