Reps: South East APC demands speakership position
The South East All Progressives Congress (APC), Youths Consultative Forum has called on the leadership of the party to zone the position of Speaker
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Man City to play pre-season games in China
Manchester City will play their pre-season matches in the Chinese cities of Nanjing and Shanghai in July as part of the Premier League
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Adamawa court vacates ruling, asks INEC to conduct governorship rerun
Justice Abdulaaziz Waziri of Yola State High court on Tuesday lifted the interlocutory injunction restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission from conducting supplementary
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Youth empowerment will be my priority, – Ihedioha, Imo Governor-elect
The Imo Governor-elect, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, says he will give priority to youth empowerment, food production, commerce and tourism. Ihedioha made this known
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Kaduna: Police confirm abduction of Catholic priest by gunmen
Kaduna State Police Command on has confirmed the abduction of a Christian cleric, Rev.Father John Bako, at Ankuwa village in Kachia Local Government
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Metering is your responsibility, NERC fires back at Discos
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said the obligation to ensure that all electricity consumers have meters remained with the electricity distribution companies
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42 parties in Kano reject results of March 23 supplementary election
Forty-two political parties in Kano under the aegis of Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) in the state have rejected the results of
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Literary icon Gabriel Okara dies at 97, PMB eulogises him
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari yesterday mourned literary icon Gabriel Imomotimi Gbaingbain Okara, who passed on few weeks to his 98th birthday. A source close
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End of the road! INEC rejects Okorocha, not listed among Senators-elect
Imo governor, Rochas Okorocha has not been recognised as a senator-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission and would not be part of
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Onnoghen absent from CCT over toothache, high blood pressure
The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, was absent from the Tuesday’s proceedings of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, where he
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Argisol International GmbH, Enugu Free Trade Zone (Enpower-FTZ) sign 30 Million Euros investment deal.
Argisol International GmbH a member of the Argisol BEWA GmbH acting with its partners and its Nigerian Company Argisol Building Systems Limited, announced
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PDP’s Ishaku wins Taraba guber election
Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba has been declared the winner of Taraba governorship polls. The INEC returning officer of the state, Prof. Shehu
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Bodies of crash victims will take days to release —Ethiopian airline
Families of those killed aboard Ethiopia Airlines flight 302 must wait at least five days to begin receiving some victims’ remains, the company
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Sokoto: We accept INEC’s verdict in good faith – APC guber candidate
The All Progressives Congress ( APC ) governorship candidate in Sokoto State, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto on Monday said he has accepted in
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PDP’s Emeka Ihedioha declared Imo governor-elect
Emeka Ihedioha, a former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives has been declared the winner of the Imo governorship election. Ihedioha, candidate
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APGA sweeps Anambra House of Assembly seats
The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA has won all but 6(six) of the State Assembly seats contested for in the last general elections
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BREAKING: Benue State governorship election declared inconclusive as Ortom leads
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Benue State Governorship Polls inconclusive. As at the time of declaration, the incumbent governor and the
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Ethiopian Airline crash: No plan to cancel order for 10 B737 MAX 800 —Air Peace
Nigerian domestic carrier, Air Peace, says it has no plan to cancel its order for 10 Boeing 737-MAX 800 airplanes following worldwide concerns
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US returnee charged with N22.6m car deal fraud
A United States-based businessman, Busayo Afolami, who allegedly defrauded two men of N22.6 million, was Monday brought before an Igbosere Chief Magistrates’ Court
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Collation of results suspended in Imo after protests by PDP, others
Collation and announcement of results have been suspended in Imo following protests at the INEC collation centre in Owerri on Monday. News Agency
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El Rufai romps to victory in Kaduna
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of Kaduna state gubernatorial election. Returning officer, Prof Mohammed Yahuza
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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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