Race for NASS leadership gathers force
Even before yesterday’s state elections, political leaders and caucuses have been meeting and perfecting plans to ensure the emergence of the right leaders in the 9th National Assembly. Associate Editor,…
Atunwa congratulates Kwara gov-elect Abdulrazaq
Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the Saturday’s poll, Hon. Razak Atunwa has hailed the winner of the election, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Atunwa, in a…
Ambode, Agbaje congratulate Lagos governor elect, Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Jimi Agbaje, has congratulated the All Progressives Congress candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for emerging winner in the March 9 governorship elections.…
BREAKING: APC House of Assembly member-elect dies while celebrating victory
A member representing Pengana State Constituency in the Plateau State House of Assembly, Ezekial Afon, who was reelected Saturday on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, has died. Mr Afon died hours…
Popular columnist, Pius Adesanmi, dies in Ethiopian plane crash
Online News platform SaharaReporters has confirmed that Pius Adesanmi, popular Nigerian professor and columnist based in Canada, was on the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed in the early hours of Sunday.. The…
Lagos elections: Babajide Sanwo-Olu declared winner of governorship poll
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared the winner of the Lagos State governorship election. Babajide Sanwo-Olu scored 739,445 votes to defeat Jimi Agbaje of the PDP who polled…
Jigawa Governor Badaru Abubakar Re-Elected By A Landslide
Governor Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State has been re-elected for another four years. The governor who contested the election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared the winner…
Ethiopian Airlines: Buhari reacts as 157 die in plane crash
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock at the plane crash involving an Ethiopian Airliner bound for Nairobi, Kenya, in which all the 149 passengers and eight crew members died. We had reported…
JUST IN: One Nigerian involved in crashed Ethiopian Airlines flight
One Nigerian, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, with a United Nations passport, was among the 157 people on board the ill-fated Ethiopian Airline flight 302 which crashed minutes after take off from…
Here’s the full story of how Temitope Olatoye, House of Reps member, was shot dead in Oyo
Hon Temitope Olatoye, famously known as Sugar, who represents Lagelu/Akinleye constituency of Oyo State in the federal House of Representatives, was making the journey from his village after casting his…
IT’S OFFICAL: APC’s Abdulrazaq Wins Kwara Governorship Election
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has won the governorship elections. Abdulrazaq was declared the winner of the poll by the Independent National Electoral…
PDP candidate, Useni in early lead as INEC declares 5 LGAs
The gubernatorial candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Plateau State, Senator Jeremiah Useni, is in an early lead as five out of the seventeen LGAs have been declared at the…
Ogun elections: Dapo Abiodun wins Governor Amosun’s local government
The Ogun State Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Dapo Abiodun, has defeated the state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, in the governorship election held on Saturday in his local…
Kano: Kwankwaso loses own local govt to Ganduje
A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has lost his local government area to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s governorship…
Oyo governorship: APC candidate Adelabu loses own local govt
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adebayo Adebalu, has lost his local government to his closest rival, Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). PREMIUM TIMES reported how Mr Adelabu…
A Man is Like Dessert, It Is Not Necessary To Have a Man – Toke Mankinwa
Media personality and serial entrepreneur, Toke Makinwa has declared that men are a luxury, rather than a necessity. She shared a post on Instagram where she wrote, “I’ve had so much crazy shit happen to…
APC’s Abdulrazaq leads PDP with 136,351 votes in Kwara gov election
The Kwara State All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Mr Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, is leading in the governorship election held on Saturday.As of 9.30am on Sunday, results declared in 11 out of 16 local government…
BREAKING: Ethiopian Airlines with 157 on board crashes
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crashed en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi with 149 passengers and eight crew believed to be on board, Ethiopian Airlines said. Ethiopia’s prime minister offered condolences to…
I don’t have a house, plot of land in Lagos – Ex-administrator, Marwa
A former Military Administrator of Lagos State, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), now Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Drug Abuse, speaks with FRIDAY OLOKOR on the work of the committee and his…
Lagos elections: Desmond Elliot wins Surulere constituency seat
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Nollywood star, Desmond Elliot, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as winner of the Surulere 1 state Constituency election in Lagos…
Venezuela’s blackout due to cyber-attack, infiltrators – Nicolas Maduro
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro says his country’s complete electrical failure has been caused by “an international cyber-attack” but that his administration has “defeated their coup”. Power and communication…
FG Dangles ‘Carrot And Stick’ Over Presidential Election Fallout
Oil Interests, subtle intimidation, trade preferences with China, sundry diplomatic manevourings, among others, are said to be key ingredients currently being considered in high level rapprochement between the federal…
Kano elections: Police warn residents over celebration of unofficial results
The Kano Police Command has warned residents of the state against celebrating unofficial results of the Governorship and State House of Assembly elections. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP…
I’ll be loyal to my successor – Governor Shettima
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has promised to be loyal to his successor and maintain a cordial relationship. Shettima, who accompanied the All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Prof…