Election: Kano community leaders urge non-indigenes not to flee
Ethnic community leaders Association, Kano State (ECLAK), on Friday appealed to non-indigenes not to flee the state over the fear of violence during the forthcoming general elections. Rising from a joint executive council…
Mystery buyer props up euro as bond yields fall
The euro held at a two-week low on Friday as traders nursed losses in a week of bad data that indicated an economic slowdown in Europe was spreading as trade tensions between United States and China remain high. The single…
Lies against President Buhari’s government won’t stop PDP’s defeat – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over its attempt to demonise the APC, President Muhammadu Buhari administration and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
Sierra Leone president declares rape a national emergency
Sierra Leone’s president has officially declared a national emergency on rape and sexual violence in a major step toward addressing the issue in the West African nation. President Julius Maada Bio on Thursday said each month…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s mum diagnosed with breast cancer
Cristiano Ronaldo’s mum, Dolores Aveiro, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, and is currently fighting for her life. S The 64-year-old mother of four, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007, and underwent surgery and radio…
Moment Lekki rapists were caught (Video)
A video which captured moment two Lekki rapists Razaq Oke aka Ricco and Don-Chima George were caught has been released. The video showed moments relatives of a rape victim confronted the rapists at a hotel owned by the father…
Social media won’t guarantee a win in elections – Banky W
Olubankole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W, has stated that social media doesn’t guarantee a win in elections. He made this know at a town hall meeting he organized in VGC, Lagos. S At the meeting, Banky W who is…
Sanwo-Olu is the best for Lagos – Fashola
....53 parties adopt Buhari, Sanwo-Olu ahead of APC rally in Lagos The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is the “most competent” to govern the state among the…
US ambassador warns officials against illegal directives issued in Buhari’s name
Stuart Symington, US ambassador to Nigeria, has warned public officials not to obey illegal directives issued in the name of President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking with journalists on Thursday in Makurdi, Benue state capital,…
Parents, students commend federal government, ASUU over suspension of 3-month old strike
Parents and students in the FCT have commended the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for the suspension of the three-month strike. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the strike was…
I didn’t resign my position as SDP chairman – Olu Falae
The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Chief Olu Falae, has denied resigning his position as the national chairman of the party. Falae, who spoke with our correspondent at his residence in Akure, the Ondo State…
Saudi crown prince told aide he would use ‘a bullet’ on Jamal Khashoggi
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince told a senior aide he would go after Jamal Khashoggi “with a bullet” a year before the dissident journalist was killed inside the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate, the New York Times reported Thursday…
LAWMA threatens to shut down Ladipo market
The Lagos Waste Management Authority said on Friday that it might close Ladipo Market in Mushin, till further notice, if the poor waste management situation continued. LAWMA’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Obinna Onyenali, said…
Nigerians back Buhari on suspension of CJN – Report
President Muhammadu Buhari’s suspension of Chief Justice of Nigeria ( CJN ) Justice Walter Onnoghen over alleged failure to fully declare his assets to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) is in order, a poll has revealed. 66 per…
Nigerian Artistes Endorse Buhari
Nigerian artistes under the auspices of the League of Lagos Artistes (LLA) on Friday announced their preferred candidates for the 2019 presidential and Lagos governorship elections. The association led by Adebayo Salami, aka,…
After endorsing Moghalu, Soyinka joins Amaechi at test of Lagos-Ibadan railway
The train, which rode officially for the first time in decades, took a trip from Iju, Lagos to Abeokuta, with Ibikunle Amosun, governor of Ogun state on board. Amaechi, who spoke at the flag off, said the train was moving at a…
Supreme Court dashes APC’s hopes, declines to recognise Cole, others
......dismisses appeal seeking to validate outcome of APC primaries The Supreme Court, on Friday, dashed hopes of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to secure an order that would have compelled the Independent National…
PHOTOS: Pensioners, ex-Airways staff hold rally for Buhari
Pensioners and ex-staff of Nigerian Airways at a rally in support of the re-election of President Muhammad Buhari at the Murtala Muhammad Airport, Ikeja, Lagos on Friday. See photos below
Buhari’s endorsement: I’m still in the race, Donald Duke insists
A former governor of Cross Rivers State, Donald Duke, has said he is still in the presidential race and on the ballot for the 2019 elections.The National Executive Committee of the Social Democrats Party had yesterday met in Abuja…
EXPOSED: How NBET MD raked in millions through ‘fraudulent contracts’
Marilyn Amobi, managing director of the Nigeria Bulk Electricity trading Plc (NBET), fraudulently paid at least N2 billion to two power generating companies, documents obtained by Leaks NG have shown. The documents also…
Only God will punish PDP for looting Nigeria – Buhari
Only God will punish the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for looting the country for the 16 years it was in power, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. He was speaking on Friday when he met with his local and international…
Police Confront Singer, Teni For Bragging About Slapping Police In Her Song “Case”
The Nigerian police got a hold of budding Nigerian artiste, Teniola Apata, and was confronted for one of the lyrics in her song, Case, concerning the police.In her song, she says “I slap police for your case”, the police then asked…
Court sets Ladoja free in N4.7bn fraud trial
A federal high court in Lagos has discharged and acquitted Rashidi Ladoja, a former governor of Oyo state, who stood trial over an alleged fraud of N4.7 billion fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had charged…
Lagos cancels plan to close roads for Buhari’s rally
The Lagos state government has reversed the decision to close 18 major roads for the campaign visit of President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari is expected in Lahos, on Saturday, for the grand finale of his reelection campaign…