BREAKING: Appeal Court Reserves Judgement On Osun Governorship Appeal
The Appeal Court on Monday, reserved judgement on the Osun State Governorship Appeal filled by Governor Ademola Adeleke. Adeleke had on February 9th, appealed the judgement of the Osun State Governorship…
JUST IN: NBA asks Buhari to comply with Supreme Court judgment on cash swap
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately direct compliance with the terms of the order by the Supreme Court in its judgement delivered on 3 March…
Call me to lock up banks, stores refusing old naira notes – Gov Abiodun
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has again threatened to lock up banks, stores or supermarkets that refuse to accept the old N500 and N1000 notes. Abiodun said he would deal with any trader or…
NYSC warns against unauthorised use of corps uniforms, logo, others
The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has said that it is compelled to bring to the notice of the general public the dangers of…
Full list: 2023 Oscars winners
The 95th Oscars award ceremony held on Sunday at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood with several stars claiming prizes in different categories. Oscar statuettes were awarded for all 23 categories with ‘Everything Everywhere All…
Rivers Gov’ship: Wike, Amaechi Battle For PDP, APC Candidates
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, and his predecessor, Chibuike Amaechi, are battling ahead of this Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The two political gladiators are not contesting…
JUST IN: Former Super Falcons Coach, Mabo, Dies At 80
A former coach of the Super Falcons, Ismaila Mabo, has died at the age of 80. His death was announced by his younger brother and a former Golden Eaglets star player, Salisu Nakande Mamuwa in…
Governors give Malami, Emefiele Tuesday ultimatum to obey Supreme Court
State governments, which sued the Federal Government on the naira redesign policy, have given the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and the Central Bank of…
Game-changer: How BVAS turned heavyweights to paperweights
The introduction of the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System machines into Nigeria’s electoral process has to a large extent reduced rigging and produced results, which shocked legacy parties,…
Brendan Fraser caps career comeback with Oscar win
Brendan Fraser’s best actor Oscar win on Sunday for his powerful performance as a morbidly obese man in “The Whale” caps a remarkable career comeback for the charismatic leading man. The former star of…
Man honoured for returning N75m overpaid by NIMASA
The Managing Director of Messrs Caniz Ltd, Dr Austin Izagbo, has…
Indian police bust notorious drug cartel, capture 2 Nigerians
The police in India have busted an international narcotic drug cartel, comprising two Nigerians and one Ivorian. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the cartel is notorious for supplying banned substances across the…
Police speaks on ‘assassination attempt’ on Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, others
The police in Lagos State have said that it had yet to see any empirical evidence to show any form of armed attack on Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party gubernatorial candidate in the state and…
Naira Scarcity: NSCDC raises concerns over circulation of fake recoloured notes
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it will continue to arrest and prosecute those involved in producing and circulating fake redesigned naira notes. The commandant-general of the…
Why Our ICT Director Was Redeployed Before 2023 Elections – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has justified the transfer of its director in charge of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Chidi Nwafor, who was transferred a few months before…
Guber Poll: Lagos communities drum support for Sanwo-Olu
Twenty-two indigenous communities of Idasho, Ibeju-Lekki in Lagos have thrown their weight behind the re-election bid of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, in the rescheduled March 18…
Tinubu’s emergence as president-elect reflection of people’s will: Buratai
Former Chief of Army Staff retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai says the emergence of President-elect Bola Tinubu reflects the will of Nigerians. Mr Buratai, former Nigerian ambassador to the Benin Republic and…
Saudi oil giant announces $161.1bn profit
Saudi oil giant Aramco has announced a record profit of $161.1bn (£134bn)…
Haba, Baba!
We did not need any seer to tell us that the result of the presidential election held on February 25 would be contested, however it went. Ordinarily, there is nothing wrong with this because the aggrieved…
We won’t allow parties access to our data base, says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said at the weekend that it will not allow any political party access to its data base containing biometric information of all registered voters.…
Driver responsible for train accident hospitalised
The Lagos State staff bus driver who caused Thursday’s train accident at PWD railway crossing has been hospitlaised, The Nation has learnt. Oluwaseun Osinbajo was said to have been rushed to the…
Death toll from earthquakes in Turkey totals 48,000 – Erdogan
The number of people killed by the devastating earthquakes in Turkey’s southeast has reached 48,000, with…
RECs To Brief INEC Chairman On BVAS Reconfiguration Today
Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) will today meet with chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, ahead of next Saturday’s governorship and state assembly…