Author: Isa Isawade
Air crash: Canadian university mourns Prof. Pius Adesanmi
The Carleton University, Canada, has expressed shock at the loss of Prof. Pius Adesanmi, Director, Institute of African Studies, who…
3 abducted INEC ad hoc staff in Katsina regain freedom
The Katsina State Police Command says three INEC ad hoc staff kidnapped during Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections in…
Asian shares struggle after U.S. payrolls shock
Asian shares struggled for traction on Monday after U.S. employment data raised doubts about the strength of the global economy,…
Think tank reports say Brexit fallout on UK finance intensifies
More than 275 financial firms are moving a combined 1.2 trillion dollars in assets and funds and thousands of staff…
Breaking: Violent protests stall results announcement in Imo
Collation and announcement of results have been abruptly suspended in Imo following violent protests at the INEC collation centre in…
Oil prices rise on OPEC-led supply cuts
Oil prices rose on Monday, lifted by comments from Saudi oil minister Khalid al-Falih that an end to OPEC-led supply…
Gov. Masari of APC re-elected in Katsina with landslide
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Gov. Aminu Masari as winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Katsina State.…
Nasarawa Guber election: APC’s Sule wins
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Engr. Abdullahi Sule of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of Saturday’s…
Lagos PDP, Speaker, congratulate Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday congratulated Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu for emerging winner of the…
Ayade re-elected Gov of C’River State
Gov. Benedict Ayade has been re-elected as governor of Cross River for the next four years. Announcing the result on…
My Administration will not loot Kwara treasury – Abdulrazaq
Kwara Governor-elect, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has pledged that his administration will be accountable to the people and will not steal…
Guber Poll: APC leads in 10 Zamfara LGAs
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the governorship election in the 10 local government areas so far announced by…
Security information: INEC suspends collation of guber results in Kano
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano has suspended the collation of results for the Saturday’s Governorship election. The…
Ethiopian plane disaster: Buhari condoles with families of affected Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with families of the two Nigerians, Amb. Abiodun Bashua and Prof. Pius Adesanmi, who lost…
INEC declares Bauchi Goversnohip election inconclusive
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday declared as “inconclusive”, outcome of the governorship election in Bauchi state. Prof.…
Why Plateau governorship election is also inconclusive – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship elections in Plateau inclusive. Prof. Richard Kimbir, the Returning Officer…
Polls: Sokoto Governorship election inconclusive – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared March 9 Governorship election in Sokoto state inconclusive. It said the decision…
Ihedioha in early lead in Imo guber election as Dep. Gov. loses own LG
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Imo, Mr Emeka Ihedioha, has taken an early lead as results for…
Adamawa Governorship poll declared inconclusive by INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the Adamawa Governorship election is inconclusive and a new date for the rerun…
We have broken fertilizer jinx – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration has broken the fertilizer jinx and the product is now available in all local…
PDP rejects suspension of electoral processes in Rivers
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the suspension of all electoral processes in Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly…
Lagos Speaker wins; Ogundimu also retains seat
The Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudasiru Obasa has been re-elected to represent Agege Constituency 1…
Ethiopian Airlines provides more details on ill-fated flight
The Group Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr Tewalde GabreMariam, has provided more details on the Airlines’ plane that…
Guber Poll: PDP leads as INEC announce results of 17 LGs in Adamawa
The candidate of PDP, Alhaji Umaru Fintiri, is leading incumbent Gov. Muhammadu Bindow of Adamawa as INEC announced the results…
APC wins Makarfi State Assembly seat in Kaduna
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared Aminu Ahmed of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of the Makarfi…
APC wins 2 House of Assembly seats in Lagos Mainland
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday declared candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winners of Lagos Mainland…
INEC declares Kuje Area Council Elections inconclusive
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Kuje Area Council chairmanship and councillorship elections inconclusive. INEC’s Returning Officer…
APC wins Gwagwalada Chairmanship election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adamu Danze, as the…
APC’s Candido wins AMAC chairmanship election
Mr Abdullahi Candido, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March 9 Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC)…
APC wins 2 House of Assembly seats in Badagry
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the two Lagos State…