As the cost of owning a home has skyrocketed over the last few years, some Americans are venting their frustrations by blaming the government for high housing prices. Nearly 90% of Americans said it’s too expensive to purchase a home right now, according to a survey of 1,386 people in the U.S., aged 46 and…
A new survey finds that 61% of us are more afraid of running out of money in our old age than we are of dying itself. Life insurance giant Allianz, which conducted the survey, found the result “remarkable,” but actually it sort of makes sense. Death is inevitable, running out of cash isn’t. And when…
The numbers: The biggest part of the U.S. economy sped up in May, S&P Global surveys showed, but manufacturers lagged behind. The S&P Flash U.S. services-sector index rose to a 13-month high of 55.1 in May from 53.6 in the prior month. Most Americans are employed on the service side of the economy: High-tech, health…
Before we dig into the main course, a few words about polling in general. First, it’s been my experience that many—if not most—casual poll watchers tend to pay selective attention to polls, not unlike Fox News or CNN viewers who watch various on-air personalities to be told what they want to hear. Second, we’ve seen…
Americans’ discontent with the size of their federal income-tax bill is at a two-decade high, according to a new poll — even though Congress hasn’t passed any direct income-tax increases in recent years. One month after the 2023 tax season’s conclusion, 51% of respondents in a newly released Gallup poll said their income taxes were…
Most Americans are frustrated by the housing market and are finding this a terrible time to buy, according to a poll released Tuesday. The share of adults in the U.S. who say it’s a good time to buy a home — a measure of people’s perception of the housing market, separate from their thoughts on…
The Internal Revenue Service is the country’s tax collector, but a majority of people like the idea of the agency also becoming a tax preparer that does the job for free, according to a new poll released Monday. In Monday’s poll, 76% of voters said they like the prospect of the IRS creating a no-cost…
It’s a polling double-whammy for U.S. President Joe Biden. The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll puts Biden’s approval rating at 36%, the lowest of his presidency. Meanwhile, according to the same poll, Biden isn’t faring well against key Republicans — namely, former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — that he could potentially…
Some investors see a hard landing for the U.S. economy this year resulting from the sharply higher interest rates engineered by the Federal Reserve to quell inflation and tighter credit conditions in the wake of regional bank sector stress, while others note that consumer spending and employment growth remains healthy, but the Federal Reserve’s loan…
Most Americans don’t want a Biden-Trump repeat in the 2024 presidential election, a new poll has found. An NBC News survey released Sunday found that while 60% of Americans think Donald Trump should not run for the White House again, 70% think Biden should not run for reelection. Those souring on Biden included 51% of…
Presidential candidate of Action Democratic Party (ADP) and National Chairman of the party, Yabagi Sani has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of not doing enough to justify the humongous sum of money provided for 2023 general election, Vanguard reports. Sani said this while presenting the Certificate of Return to the ADP gubernatorial candidate…
No fewer than 65 persons were arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Saturday March 18, 2023 across the 28 states where Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections were conducted, for alleged voter inducement. A statement from the commission states that twenty of the suspects were arrested by operatives from…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has described the 2023 elections as the most transparent and credible ever held in the country. The minister said this on Saturday, March 18 in his home town, Oro, near Ilorin Kwara while speaking with newsmen after casting his vote in the Governorship and State Assemblies…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has postponed the governorship and States Assembly elections at the Victoria Garden City ,VGC, Eti Osa Lagos state till Sunday, March 19. The INEC Lagos Resident Electoral Commissioner, Olusegun Agbaje, disclosed this while speaking to newsmen this afternoon. ” We had an issue during the presidential/national assembly…
President Buhari has reportedly advised Nigerians to collect any money given to them by politicians to influence their votes and then go ahead to vote for their preferred candidate. Vanguard reports that the President stated this after he cast his vote at polling unit 003, Sarkin Yara A in Daura, Katsina State. The…
This article is reprinted by permission from NerdWallet. An online search for “early retirement” will yield millions of results, many of those about retirees who saved aggressively and exited the workforce before age 40. But most people have a more approachable target in mind: According to a new NerdWallet survey, Americans who aren’t yet retired but…
One question that’s top of mind for many people entering, or in, retirement: Where should I live? Often, the answer is another state — for better weather, lower living costs, proximity to adult children or some other reason. In fact, roughly 234,000 retirees moved to a new state last year, according to a survey from…
Rising costs and less generous tax credits have more people worried this year about what impact their tax refund will make on their wallet, a new survey says. Tax season is around one month old, but early IRS filing statistics about refund amounts hint that the concern could be well founded. Almost seven in ten…
Here’s INEC’s results from Lagos Island Local govt area. Total no. of registered voters: 200, 048 Total no. of accredited voters: 34, 989 A- 18 AA- 06 AAC-044 ADC- 168 ADP- 063 APC- 27, 760 APGA- 034 APM- 07 APP- 06 BP- 012 LP- 3058 NNPP- 079 NRM- 05 PDP- 2521 PRP- 03 SDP- 08…
Last week, South Park released yet another episode that will go down in history as one of its all-time greatest. The “Worldwide Privacy Tour” episode featured Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s classic meta-commentary, this time centering around Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle. The episode spoofs the couple as “Canadian Royalty” who just want…