‘Snake Of Corruption’ Swallowing Money In Govt Agencies Will Kill Nigeria If… – Atiku Abubakar Speaking while receiving the “Man of the Year” Award in Lagos, on Friday night, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, said the “snake of corruption” swallowing money in government agencies and ministries will kill Nigeria if it is not killed. The presidential hopeful urged the federal government to fight embark on serious fight against corruption instead of engaging in media warfare or propaganda. Atiku said: “We must try to identify why, though we have been ostensibly fighting corruption for the past few years, Transparency International, the official global anti-corruption monitoring agency, has not increased our Corruption Perception Index rating. https://twitter.com/atiku/ status/967429517420752896? ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw “Not to belabor the point, but we have to kill the snake of corruption that swallows the commonwealth that should lift our people up from poverty. Whether that snake is i...

Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday said eligible persons registered in ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) would get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) before 2019 general elections. INEC National Chairman, Mahamood Yakubu addressing pressmen on new release of 2019 Election Time Table and Schedule of Activities for 2019 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council Elections while at INEC Office Abuja. Photo by Gbemiga Olamikan. The Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made this known at an interactive session with newsmen in Abuja. “Those who registered in 2017, their PVCs will be ready in May; for those who registered in 2018 and those who intend to register will all get their PVCs before the 2019 general elections. “For now, we are giving priority attention to Ekiti and Osun governorship elections but all registered Nigerians will get their PVCs before the elections, ” he said. Yak...

Tobi Bakre has emerged the new Head of House in the ongoing Big Brother Naija ‘Double Wahala’, beating housemates Miracle, Anto and Cee-C to win the title for the third time. Tobi, BBNaija `Double Wahala’ housemate In addition to his win, Tobi also gets to enjoy the luxury room with his strategic partner, Alex. Tobi won the title in the first and second week while he was still paired with Cee-C. However, there were no evictions during his previous reign, so he did not get to use his power, which allows him to save a nominated pair and replace with another. During his previous tenures as the HoH, the housemates lost their wager. Tobi had come under fire for his relationship with former strategic partner Cee-C, whom viewers described as `toxic and controlling.’ Cee-C’s hold on Tobi triggered negative reactions from viewers who called for prayers to free him form Cee-C’s alleged manipulation. The hastag #PrayforTobi became the trending topic on various social m...