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The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday said that results of the 2019 general elections were not transmitted electronically to its server, stressing that the Commission only experimented the technology during some staggered elections held in 2018. The Commission said that the clarification was necessary because of rising controversies on the transmission of 2019 Presidential Election results from states to the INEC server. Speaking during the Post Election Retreat organised by the Commission for its staff and ad hoc staff engaged for the last general elections in Osun State, INEC National Commissioner, Solomon Soyebi, explained that many factors forced the Commission to drop the idea of electronic transmission of the results to a central server. Soyebi added that INEC experimented with electronic transmission of results during Anambra, Sokoto and Osun elections held before 2019 elections but the Commission did not sustain the use of the technology during the

The Managing Director of the Kano Zoological Garden, Umar Yusuf Umar, has denied media reports that the missing N6.8 million generated by the Zoo during the Eid holidays earlier this month, was swallowed by a Gorilla in the zoo. Addressing a press conference yesterday June 17th, Umar said contrary to reports, the money was stolen by burglars. He added that the zoo has no Gorilla. “I was called midnight on Sunday June 9th, by the head of security that armed robbers burgled our office including the revenue office. About 6.30 a.m. I left my home for the office and immediately I arrived I met my office and that of all the directors opened. Instantly I called the DPO, Sharada police station and reported the case to him. As far as I’m concerned, I suspect theft and nothing close to Gorilla.” Umar said Also speaking at the press conference, the spokesperson of the Kano police command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, said 10 staff of the zoo, including the accounting officer Lawan Dandadari

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday morning refuted the claim that he was planning to protest against the Muhammadu Buhari government and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Reacting to a quote sighted by MandyNews.com, as credited to a PDP Youth Group which said:  “My Server Results Are Authentic and If judges frustrate the Justice we will take over the street. I will lead all Nigerians in a massive protest that mankind have never witness before.” Responding: Atiku said:  “The quote purportedly attributed to me with respect to INEC Server, an issue currently before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal is fake and the handiwork of mischief makers.” https://twitter.com/atiku/status/1140168114031747072 Source:  https://mandynews.com/atiku-speaks-on-plan-to-lead-protest-against-buhari-govt-inec/

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned that abusing and spraying of Naira notes may get you a jail term. The apex bank said it has started clamping down on the abuse Naira notes nationwide The CBN director of Corporate Communications Department, Isaac Okorafor, made this known on Saturday, June 15, 2019 in Owerri at a one-day interactive session. Okorafor said the abuse of the Naira notes is a crime in Nigeria. He added that spraying the currency amounts to “abusing the country’s symbol of sovereignty.” He said: “We have begun the clampdown on the abuse of Naira notes. It is a very big offence to spray our Naira notes. It is the symbol of our national sovereignty” “The law is very clear on it. When you abuse the notes by spraying them, you get a jail term, or a N50,000 fine or both.” “We have told banks to assemble all the old or mutilated Naira notes for reprinting. We have given banks three months to do that.”

President Muhammadu Buhari has charged Nigerian universities to intensify efforts at making discoveries and inventions that can assist the development of the country. He made the call on Saturday in Dutsinma, Katsina State, in his address at the fourth convocation of the Federal University, Dutsinma (FUDMA). The president, represented by Prof. Hafiz Abubakar, a former Deputy Governor of Kano State, said, “Research, critical thinking, moral dispositions, discoveries and inventions should find natural habitats in our universities, as they do in several other universities in the world. “Universities are supposed to be strong drivers of the country’s development initiatives for sustainable development,” he said. Buhari challenged the universities for being slow as regards discoveries and inventions, NAN reports. “It is not heart-warming that in our over 58 years of independence, Nigerian universities are slow in discoveries and inventions,” he said. He, however, said tha

The Lagos State Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Bala Elkana, has revealed the punishment that will be meted to whoever buys a stolen phone in Lagos. While enlighten Nigerians on the consequences of buying a stolen phone, Bala said the minimum sentencing for offenders is 7 years and the buyer will get more jail years than the thief. According to him:- “Under our laws, it is quite a serious offence for one to buy stolen phones. The law even regards the buyer to be more culpable than even the thief. The punishment is more for the buyer than the thief. The wisdom behind that is to discourage people from stealing because if there is no market where they would sell those stolen things, they would not steal them but because they have a ready market, they easily steal. “This is why the law makes the punishment stiffer for the buyer. The person who steals may get three years punishment, while the buyer could get seven years imprisonment and at the end, he will lose the property

Researchers have developed a new kind of laser that can find and zap those Cancer cells from the outside of the skin. Though it may still be a ways away from becoming a commercial diagnostic tool, the laser is up to 1,000 times more sensitive than current methods used to detect tumour cells in blood, the researchers reported on June 12 in the journal Science Translational Medicine. To test for cancer spread, doctors typically take blood samples, but often the tests fail to find tumour cells even if they are present in a single sample, especially if the patient has an early form of cancer, said senior author Vladimir Zharov, director of the nanomedicine centre at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. If the tests do come back positive, that typically means there’s a high concentration of circulating tumour cells in the blood; at that point, the cancer has likely spread widely to other organs and it’s often “too late to effectively treat patients,” Zharov added. [To

An investigative report by Punch reveals that newly inaugurated 9th Assembly Lawmakers will get N19.89bn allowances in three months. Earlier reports revealed that 469 lawmakers would get N4.68bn as welcome package to sort out accommodation and furniture issues. Further investigations showed that each senator will receive N40.5m for three months as overhead allowance, with each member of the House of Representatives receiving N30m for the same purpose. This means that 109 senators will get N4.41bn as overhead allowance for the first three months while the 360 Reps will get N10.8bn in their first three months. Added to the N4.68bn for accommodation and furniture, the legislators will get N19.89bn within their first three months in the red and green chambers.

Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has listed his exploits in the 2018/ 2019 season on Social Media, in a bid to increase his chance for this year Ballon d’or. This self praises was contained in a post on his Instagram page. He wrote: “What an unforgettable season! New experiences, gigantic club, exciting city, broken records and three more titles! I have to thank all of Juventus fans for the wonderful way I was welcomed in Italy! You’re a very important part of our victories! Thanks to all my fans around the world and particularly to the portuguese people that helped us reach another historical win for Portugal! You’ll allways have a special place in my heart! Personaly, I’ll never forget the great moments and new record-breaking achievments I’ve had so far in 2019: – Italian Supercup winning goal; – Serie A win, Best Player and 21 goals; – Nations League win and hat-trick; – First Player to reach 100 wins and 125 goals in Champions League; – First Player to win 10 UEFA

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has prayed the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to strike out Atiku Abubakar’s petition against President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election alleging that the former vice president “is not a Nigerian by birth.” Abubakar contested the February 23, 2019, general election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but lost to President Buhari. He and the PDP, approached the tribunal seeking his declaration as the rightful winner of the election. At the court on Thursday, June 13, 2019, Counsel to the APC, Lateef Fagbemi, made the call while responding to the petitioners’ motion seeking the striking out of APC’s reply to the petition. “My Lord, I am opposing this application on the qualification of the first petitioner (Abubakar). I am standing by the proof we have supplied in our reply,” Fagbemi said. “The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 23 presidential election was not qualified to contest the electi

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it does not have the server where the PDP claim results of the presidential election were uploaded. The electoral commission is reacting to the request of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who had asked the tribunal to compel INEC to allow them inspect smart card readers and the server. The opposition party and its candidate are challenging the declaration of President Buhari as winner of the presidential election that held in February. At the tribunal on Thursday, Yunus Usman, counsel to INEC, said the party was asking something they did not have. “They are asking us to bring something we do not have,” the lawyer said. Usman asked the tribunal to strike out the application. Also, counsels of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Buhari asked the tribunal to strike out the application of the PDP. They argued that they could not prove the existence of a server. The

Naira Marley   is finally out of Ikoyi prison, as all his bail condition has been met and approved today. A close source, Naira Marley’s brother made this revelation known via his Instagram story today. Watch video below:-

A gorilla has been accused of swallowing the N6.8 million in the Kano Zoological Gardens, according to BBC Pidgin. A finance officer in the zoo was quoted as saying the gorilla “sneaked into their office” and carted away the money before swallowing it. The incident which was said to have happened during the Sallah celebrations could not be immediately confirmed. Umar Kobo, the managing director of the zoo, confirmed that the money is missing and that the issue is being investigated. “The issue is under investigations for now and I don’t want to say anything on the matter, many journalists have come to meet me but I don’t want to talk anything. What I can confirm is that money is missing,” he told the BBC Pidgin. 10 persons, including those on duty when the money went missing, have been arrested. “Yes, it is true that money from five days of Sallah festivities is missing from the Kano zoo,” he reportedly said, adding: “As at now, we have arrested 10 members of staff o

According to s user who shared post, man in tears after his bike was stolen while eating, today, in Egbeda, Lagos. Watch video here;  http://gistmore.com/man-in-tears-after-his-bike-was-stolen-while-eating-in-egbeda-lagos

The Lagos Light Rail Project may go in history as the longest time ever taken to complete a rail in Africa and even if possible in the world. Its almost getting to 13 years and nothing tangible can be said of this project. The contractors are still at Eko Bridge battling with the pillars while the ones at Orile, Mile 2, Iganmu are been taken over by hoodlums and street traders. The Lagos Rail Mass Transit is an urban rail system being developed and under construction in Lagos. The system is being managed by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) and is envisioned to consist eventually of seven lines. The railway equipment including electric power, signaling, rolling stock, and fare collection equipment will be provided by the private sector under a Concession Contract. LAMATA is responsible for policy direction, regulation, and infrastructure for the network. The first section of the network, Phase I of the Blue Line, was originally planned to be completed in 2011.