Pope appoints Archbishop Kaigama as Bishop of Abuja
His Holiness, Pope Francis, has appointed His Grace, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama as the Catholic Bishop of Abuja. Pope Francis, represented by Apostolic
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China, Ghana, Kenya congratulate Buhari
China on Wednesday congratulated Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election as President of Nigeria. Nigeria is China’s strategic partner of cooperation in Africa Foreign
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Buhari not bothered by Atiku’s court threat – Presidency
The Presidency on Wednesday night said that it was not bothered by the decision of the candidate of the opposition party, Peoples Democratic
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Military kills three during Buhari victory celebration
Some soldiers in Yola have killed three persons who were reportedly celebrating the electoral victory of President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in the
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Buba Galadima resurfaces at Atiku’s press conference
Alhaji Buba Galadima, one of the spokespersons of the defeated presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party has resurfaced days after he was
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2019 polls: Three feared killed, policemen injured in Lagos clash
Three persons were yesterday feared killed and many others, including policemen, injured after violence broke out at Alaba Rago in Lagos State. It
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Accept results as the voting pattern was ethnic-based, Agbakoba tells Atiku
Popular lawyer and former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr Olisa Agbakoba, has advised defeated candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party
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ECOWAS, AU, UN caution on rejection of election results
ECOWAS, African Union and United Nations have cautioned Nigerian political parties to refrain from rejecting results of elections which were being announced. The
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Card Reader: INEC cancels 54,668 votes in Ebonyi
The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC ) Ebonyi State Collation Officer, Prof. Chukwuemeka Eze, on Tuesday in Abuja said that 54,668 votes
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Breaking: INEC declares Imo North Senatorial election inconclusive
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday declared the Imo North Senatorial election inconclusive. Details later…
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Atiku wins Anambra, Benue States
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the presidential election results in the 21 Local Government Areas of Anambra with Alhaji Atiku
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DSS issues disclaimer for ex-DG Lawal Daura
The Department of State Services has issued a disclaimer for former Director-General Lawal Daura who was sacked last year, after mounting a blockade
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Polls: Atiku goes to court
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has asked a high court of the Federal Capital
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Cardiff striker, Sala buried
Wake and burial held on Saturday with mourners, including his father, Horacio, paying their final respects to Cardiff City striker Emiliano Sala in
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Probe PVCs supplied by APC candidate’s firm, Secondus tells INEC
The Peoples Democratic Party has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to appoint external auditors to probe Activate Technologies Limited, a firm reportedly
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APC, PDP dare INEC, vow to continue campaigns
Political parties participating in the 2019 general elections have said they will not obey the directive of the Independent National Electoral Commission that
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Buhari, APC National Caucus meet Monday
President Muhammadu Buhari will chair an emergency meeting of the All Progressives Congress, APC National Caucus in Abuja on Monday.The meeting was called
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Election postponement: Give us public holiday, NLC tells FG
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has asked government to declare a two or three-day public holiday to enable workers travel to perform their
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Breaking! CCT orders IGP to arrest Onnoghen
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to arrest and produce before it on Friday, the
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Strange fire destroys 4,965 card readers in Awka
With less than four days to the presidential election, fire engulfed the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Awka, destroying
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Living Faith Church staff arraigned for N38m fraud
The police in Ogun, on Wednesday arraigned two staff members of the Living Faith Church,Canaanland in Ota, Afolabi Samuel, 46, and Blessing Kolawole,
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Breaking: Babachir Lawal, sacked SGF, gets N50m bail
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has today granted former Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal bail. Lawal’s bail comes 24
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Polls: Police to deploy gunboats to riverine communities
Ahead of Saturday’s elections, the police have allayed fears of possible attacks by militants and miscreants in riverine communities in Lagos, assuring residents
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Man United tastes first defeat under Solskjaer as PSG spank them 2-0
After the 11th game after he assumed position, Manchester United caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted his side were shown how much they
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Train derails at Agege in Lagos
Hundreds of passengers escaped death on Thursday in Lagos when a mass transit shuttle train derailed at the Ashade railway crossing on the
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2019 elections: We didn’t endorse Atiku, or any candidate says Ohanaeze
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has denied endorsing Alhaji Atiku Abubarka, the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) or any
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Mourinho receives $19m compensation, free for Real return —reports
Jose Mourinho is available for a dramatic return to Real Madrid after Manchester United paid him a reported £15 million ($19 million) in
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Obiano inspects second Niger bridge construction, commends FG
The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the progress of work on the construction of the second Niger
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Minimum wage: NLC says FG’s Advisory Committee has nothing to do with agreement reached
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has distanced itself from the Federal Government’s Advisory Committee saying it has no relevance to the new National
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Close down all Nigeria’s Amnesty International offices, Nigerian Army demands
The Nigerian Army has called for the closure of the Amnesty International offices in Nigeria, alleging there is credible evidence the organisation is
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