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Senate President Bukola Saraki is a prominent but polarising figure in Nigeria’s politics. He stepped into the shoes of his late father as the “generalissimo of Kwara politics” in the early 2000s but the result of the 2019 national…

Ibrahim Dankwambo, two-term governor of Gombe, lost out in his bid to represent Gombe north senatorial district in the national assembly. The governor, who contested under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Partys…

Former Abia State governor, Chief Orji Kalu has defeated incumbent Senator Mao Ohuabunwa in the battle for Abia north senatorial seat. Kalu of the All Progressives Congress(APC) polled 31,203 votes to defeat Ohuabunwa of the…

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on Sunday emerged winner of the Tafawa Balewa/Bogoro Federal Constituency election in Bauchi State. Mr Dogara, the candidate of the PDP, scored 73,609 votes to defeat the…

President Muhammadu Buhari and presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won in six more Local Government Areas of Niger in the just concluded Presidential election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has taken an early lead in the Saturday’s presidential poll results in 7 of 11 Local Government Areas of Benue already announced. …

If there was a political IOU that Ekiti State governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, had upon quitting President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet last year to contest election, he settled it through the outcome of last Saturday’s presidential and…

While the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) readies itself for the release of authentic results from the presidential and National Assembly election held last weekend, it is apparent that the much-talked about 2019…

Leicester City announced yesterday that they were parting ways with manager Claude Puel following the club’s fourth straight home defeat, this time at the hands of Roy Hodgson and Crystal Palace. It’s been a long time coming for…

Three females students have been nabbed while performing rituals with ladies’ pants in the middle of the night. The unnamed student are reportedly students of one of the universities in Ile-Ife, Osun State The trio were…

AS prospective candidates for the 2019 Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME continue registration, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, said it has generated the total sum of N849 million in one week. …

....Up 231.8% to N505.3bn .....Private sector lending falls 3.9% The number of companies raising short term debt through commercial papers (CPs) programme from the capital market ballooned last year following reluctance by…

With the arrest of Uyiekpen Giwa-Osagie, a lawyer and aide of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, earlier in the week, the camp…

Veteran actor Baba Suwe’s 1st son, Adesola Omidina has written an open letter to Nigerians to appreciate them for coming to the family’s aid in taking care of their father’s medical expenses. His letter comes just a few days after his…

Below is the full list of winners at the 2019 Oscar Awards which held at the Dolby Theattre, Los Angeles California. The night saw Black Panther winner the Oscar awards for best costume design, production design and original…

Collation and announcement of results of Saturday’s elections will begin today. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Prof Mahmood Yakubu opened the collation centre at about 6pm yesterday. …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the immediate release of one of the spokespersons of its Presidential Campaign Council, Alhaji Buba Galadima. The national chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, in a statement…

The former Governor of Abia state, Dr Orji Uzor kalu has delivered the Bende Local Government for President Muhammadu Buhari during the Presidential and National Assembly election in the area. Buhari polled a total of of 9233 to…

When he clinched the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to vie for the Kwara central senatorial election, many waved his ambition aside. The people of Kwara state have seen him lose the same contest in the past but that didn’t…

The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has lost his seat as Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District of Kwara State on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to his long time political arch rival, Dr Yahaya…

Kola Ologbondiyan, spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says Buba Galadima, a former ally of President Muhammadu Buhari who is now working for Atiku Abubakar, PDP presidential candidate, has been kidnapped. According…

Election observers under the platform of Independent Foreign Observers have commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and Nigerians for transparency and credibility of Saturday’s Presidential and National…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday expressed optimism of winning the presidential election. The presidential election, which was conducted on Saturday is still being collated…

An INEC office at Oriade Local Government Area in Osun state was attacked at about 3 AMon Sunday, officials say.  Suspected hoodlums are said to have besieged the office, shooting at the Commission’s office and destroying parts…