Elections: YIAGA asks President Buhari to call military to order
YIAGA AFRICA has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to call the military to order. The civil society organisation made the demand in its assessment of the ongoing governorship and state assembly elections. It…
Gov Polls: PDP Leads In Kano, Oyo, Bauchi As APC Captures Kwara
The Governorship and State Assembly elections held throughout the states of the federation on Saturday witnessed very low turnout in most states, with many voters staying away from their polling units.Besides, there were…
Dapo Abiodun of APC heads for victory in Ogun
Prince Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress appears to be heading to victory in the governorship election held in Ogun state on Saturday, just like his counterparts in Lagos, Kaduna, Kwara, Kebbi, Sokoto and Bauchi…
US firm returns $400 million fund to Saudi Arabia over Jamal Khashoggi murder
United States talent agency Endeavor has returned a $400m investment fund to Saudi Arabia and cancelled its contract with the kingdom over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the New York Times reported.…
Sala’s Death: Pilot Dropped out of Commercial Training
The pilot of the crashed plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala dropped out of training for his commercial pilot’s licence before it was completed, the BBC has reported.According to the British broadcaster, David Ibbotson, who…
Presidential poll: A post-mortem
Since I have been old enough to follow presidential elections in Nigeria, I have to admit that I have never experienced the kind of gloomy mood that hit some sections of the country after the declaration of…
CACOL backs federal government’s probe of $16 billion spent on power under PDP government
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL) has lauded the resolve of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to investigate and get to the root of the over $16billion allegedly…
Four INEC officials abducted in Benue
Gunmen have kidnapped four officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Benue state. The incident happened at Tarka local government area of the state. Nentawe Goshwe, the state resident…
BREAKING: Election observer shot dead in Enugu
A policeman has shot dead an election observer in Umuida community, Enugu Ezike, Igbo-Eze north local government area of Enugu state. The observer whose identity is yet to be ascertained was shot in the…
Fayose loses ward to APC in Ekiti State
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has floored former governor Ayodele Fayose at his unit at Afao Ekiti in Irepodun Ifelodun local government area of the state. The APC’s candidate in Irepodun/Ifelodun…
Kano: PDP defeats APC at deputy governor’s polling unit
The Peoples Democratic Party’s gubernatorial candidate in Kano, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has defeated the incumbent governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Magwan polling unit where the…
I’ll contest for presidency after Buhari – Tunde Bakare
The senior pastor of Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has expressed his willingness to contest for the presidency after the expiration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term.Bakare announced his ambition again,…
APC wins gov election at Osinbajo’s polling unit
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, emerged victorious at Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s polling unit in Victoria Garden City, Lekki. The APC scored 223 votes as…
BREAKING: Gov. Ajimobi loses polling unit to PDP
Abiola Ajimobi, Governor of Oyo State, has lost his polling unit to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ajimobi voted at the Commercial Grammar of Oluyole Estate II, Polling Unit 20, Ward II in Ibadan…
Celebration as APC governorship candidate, Dapo Abiodun, wins polling unit (Photos)
There was jubilation on Saturday after the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, won his polling unit.Abiodun, at the end of voting at Ward 3 Unit 2, Ita Osanyin, Iperu, Ikenne,…
Bauchi governor losses own polling unit to PDP candidate
Counting of votes has commenced in polling units in Bauchi, producing its first shocker as incumbent governor Muhammed Abubakar of APC lost his polling unit to Bala Mohammed of PDP. Announcing the outcome of the…
Ballot box snatcher shot dead in Akwa Ibom
Soldiers monitoring the conduct of election in Ukanafun have killed a young man as he made away with ballot box at a polling unit in Ikot Udo Ossiom village, Ukanafun council of Akwa Ibom state. The incident occurred…
There can be no “O To Ge” in Lagos, We already have “O To Pe” – Bola Tinubu
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, All Progressives Congress National Leader, today, at his Alausa, Ikeja Polling Station, cast his vote and filded questions from journalists. On the election, he said “the information reaching…
JUST IN: Gunshots as Desmond Elliot attacked in Lagos
Suspected hoodlums on Saturday shot sporadically as they attacked the vehicle of Desmond Elliot, a Lagos House of Assembly candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The incident happened at about 3:00 p.m.…
Woman Who Arrived Polling Unit With Mat & Pillow During Presidential Election Is Here Again…
Remember the woman that came with mat and pillow to the polling unit during the Presidential election? this time around, she came with whot
JUST IN: APC governorship candidate caught with bags of cash
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, Emmanuel Jime, has been caught with a bag full of cash on election day. Mr Jime was intercepted by operatives of the anti-graft…
I expected Atiku to go to court – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says he expected Atiku Abubakar to go to court after the results of the 2019 presidential election were announced. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Buhari…
MTN records 57% profit growth, to list on NSE June
MTN Group reported 56.8 per cent growth in profit before tax for the financial year ended December 2018 and confirmed its plans to list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange latest June this year.The listing, according to the telecoms…
CBN, EFCC may bar culprits from opening bank accounts
Officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria and their counterparts in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission met on Thursday, with the aim of strengthening the country’s fight against economic crimes.A statement from the…