GOLDEN OLDIES ARTIST PROFILE: The Legendary King Sunny Ade

Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye MFR ( Age 76, born 22 September 1946), known professionally as King Sunny Adé, is a Nigerian jùjú singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist He is regarded as one of the first African pop musicians to gain international success, and has been called one of the most influential musicians of all time.   Sunny started his early days with Moses Olaiya(Baba Sala) he later formed the Green Spots in 1967. Sunny Ade tour America & Europe where he played to mixed (both black & white) audiences. His stage…

#NigeriaDecides2023: AUC, ECOWAS Election Observers commend Nigeria Police, Other Security Agencies

The Nigeria Police Force has been commended, alongside other security agencies deployed for election security management in the 2023 General Elections, for its commitment to ensuring that the electioneering process in the country is more secure. This commendation was coming on the heels of the African Union Commission (AUC) Election Observer Mission and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission visit to the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba at the Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja on Tuesday 28th February 2023.   The AUC Election Observer…

Gov Sani Bello pledges continued contribution to Millet production

Niger state Governor ,Abubakar Sani Bello has pledged contributions to the success of the International Year for Millet aimed at boosting millet production in Nigeria The Governor made the promise when he received the India High Commissioner, Sheri Balasubramanian on a visit at the Niger State Lodge, Abuja to brief the Governor on the preparation made for the event slated to take place in India.   While commending the India High Commissioner for his efforts thus far towards the success of the event, Governor Sani Bello expressed willingness to improve…

Seek legal redress, INEC advises aggrieved parties

By Godwin Ebiboute Leloh   The Independent National Electoral Commission has advised aggrieved political parties to seek legal redress if not satisfied with the electoral process, adding that calls for the resignation of INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, by the parties is out of place.   It would be recalled that the national collation agents for the Peoples Democratic Party, Dino Melaye and Emeka Ihedioha on Monday walked out of the International Conference Centre in Abuja over alleged rigging.   Agents of some other parties, including those of the Social Democratic…

OBASANJO IS RIGHT by Dr Law Mefor

Many Nigerians are missing the point. They keep talking of the promises made by INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu. The issue at stake is the law and not anybody’s promise.   Yes, collation of presidential election results will be manual, but that shall be after electronic transmission of the same results from the Polling Units. Collation of results WITHOUT cross-checking with BVAS is illegal. The Electoral Act is unambiguous about this procedure and concurrency requirement between BVAS figures and manual figures. This simply means that manual collation cannot proceed without…

Ignore Obasanjo’s call for election cancellation, Gemade tells Buhari, INEC

Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Chief Barnabas Gemade has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Mahmud Yakubu to ignore calls by former President Olusegun Obasanjo for the cancellation of Saturday’s presidential election. Gemade who was addressing the press on Tuesday in Abuja, said Obasanjo was a meddlesome interloper who had nothing at stake in the election. He said the calls for the cancellation of the elections by the former president was an assault on democracy and the rule of…