Withhold Iheodioha’s Certificate of Return – 20 parties tell INEC
Twenty political parties on Wednesday called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withhold the Certificate of Return of the Imo state governor-elect Emeka Ihedioha. They strongly…
Presidency spanks PDP for threatening to stop Buhari’s inauguration
Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are threatening to stop with a court’s order President Muhammadu Buhari’s inauguration until the determination of the petition challenging the President’s…
Ole deserves Man United full-time job – Paul Pogba
As if rubbing in his widely known cat and dog relationship with former Coach Jose Mourinho, France international and World cup winner Paul Pogba has described Manchester United caretaker coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as the “man wey sabi” (…
We’ll abide by court ruling on Adamawa guber rerun – INEC
The supplementary governorship election scheduled for March 23 in states where the March 9 governorship election was declared inclusive may not hold in Adamawa. The Independent National Electoral…
Buhari declines assent to five bills
President Muhammadu Buhari has declined assent to five bills passed by the National Assembly. The affected bills are the Nigeria Film Commission Bill 2018, the Climate change Bill, 2018, the Immigration…
‘You have slipped into severe depression’ — APC dismisses PDP’s 1.6m votes claim
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Atiku Abubakar, its presidential candidate, have “slipped into severe depression”. The APC said this in reaction to PDP’s…
No one can force me to leave PDP – Jimi Agbaje
The Gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos state, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, Wednesday squashed canards making round that he has dumped his party.In a statement disclosed by Felix Oboagwina, his Director…
#SheVentures – 4 Reasons Every Nigerian Business Woman Should Seriously Consider This New…
Reports show that women make up 49% of Nigeria’s adult population. However, only about 42% of them have access to formal financial services. Moreover, 42.7% of Nigerian women are business owners out of…
How my aide died after making statement to EFCC — Obanikoro
The N2.2bn fraud trial of former Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State and one Spotless Limited continued on Tuesday with further cross-examination of Mr Musiliu Obanikoro, who is the fifth prosecution witness.Fayose and…
End to power cuts in South Africa not yet known – Minister
South Africa’s Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan, who oversees power utility, Eskom, said on Tuesday he could not say when rolling blackouts would end. Gordhan told journalists in Johannesburg that…
Industrialists, experts react to planned VAT hike
Industrialists and experts have opposed the idea of increase in the rate of Value Added Tax (VAT) in Nigeria. The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) yesterday said Nigerians should brace up for an…
No Racist Chinese Restaurant in Lagos, Govt Insists
The Lagos State Government has denied claims in the conventional and social media that a racist Chinese restaurant called Shi Shi is operating n Lagos. The Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Steve…
Man beats wife to death for disrespect
The Niger State Police Command has apprehended 30-year-old Umar Tambari for allegedly beating his wife, Hauwa, to death for alleged acts of disrespect.The incident occurred on February 26, 2019, at Emiworo village in the…
Atiku, PDP claim INEC server shows Buhari lost 2019 election by 1.6million votes
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded election, has claimed that he defeated President Muhammadu Buhari by about 1.6 million votes. This…
Nigeria Elections: Nnamdi Kanu collected money from Atiku – Enugu Prophet, Nwoko
An Enugu-based Prophet, Anthony Nwoko, has claimed that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu collected money from Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,…
Dangote’s tomato plant resumes production
A tomato-paste factory owned by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, resumed production in Nigeria’s northern state of Kano after staying idle for more than two years over a supply disruption partly caused…
Bauchi elections: PDP drags Judge to NJC for stopping collation of governorship result
The Peoples Democratic Party has petitioned the National Judicial Council over what it called the violation of the Constitution and Electoral Act by Justice Ekwo Inyang of the Federal High Court by sitting…
Atiku unlikely to win his electoral dispute – Ex-US Ambassador
A former United State Ambassador to Nigeria, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are undemocratic in spirit and function primarily to contest elections rather than to…
SUBOMI BALOGUN: His faith, his taste, his class
A remarkable Nigerian and Group Chairman, First City Group (a financial conglomerate comprising First City Monument Bank, FCMB Capital Markets, First City Assets Management, CSL Stockbrokers and City Securities), Otunba Subomi…
Court nullification of my candidacy has no significance on my victory, says Omo-Agege
Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege representing Delta Central Senatorial District of Delta state says the judgement of the Asaba Federal High Court on his re-election as senator is of no significance, as he is the…
I’m not meddling in Kano elections – Tinubu
All Progressives Congress National Leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday refuted rumours going round that he was in Kano and meddling in the state’s rescheduled elections. Tinubu in a statement said he…
Child dies, 30 missing as migrant boat sinks off Libyan coast
A child died and 30 people went missing when a migrant boat sank off the Libyan coast on Tuesday, the Libyan Navy said. “The wooden boat sank after it crashed into rocks near the coast of the western Libyan city…
I’ll never abandon Atiku, says Gbenga Daniel
Gbenga Daniel, former director-general of the Atiku Campaign Organisation, says he will never abandon the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate. Daniel, two-term governor of Ogun state, had…
Ferguson interference hampers Manchester United Progress – Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes Manchester United needs to move on from Sir Alex Ferguson, as his involvements and achievements are putting his successors under pressure. Sir Alex is undoubtedly the most successful…