Author: Isa Isawade
Alleged irregularities: Borno residents reply Atiku
Some residents of Maiduguri, the Borno capital, on Thursday dismissed as misleading, alleged electoral irregularities in the February 23 Presidential…
Presidential Poll: U.S. congratulates Buhari, Nigeria
The U. S. has congratulated Nigeria on its successful presidential election and President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election. U.S. Secretary…
Voters urge INEC to enhance smart card effectiveness
Ahead of the March 9 Governorship and State Houses of Assembly Elections, voters in Bauchi have urged INEC to ensure…
Gyang wins Plateau North senate seat
Istifanus Gyang (PDP), who currently represents Riyom/Barkin Ladi Federal Constituency, on Thursday emerged winner of the Plateau North Senatorial election.…
March 9 polls: NGO begins peace campaign
A non-governmental organisation, African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development, said it has commenced massive campaign on the need for…
Labour congratulates Buhari, wants minimum wage paid fast
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to and enforce the…
Balance student-teacher ratio, don advises Nursing institutions
Prof. Prisca Adejumo, a professor of Nursing at the University of Ibadan has called for improved teacher-student ratio in nursing…
Write textbooks to support learning, Mbanefo urges academics
Chief Arthur Mbanefo, the former Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on Thursday urged educated Nigerians especially those in…
Osinbajo is a humble man and great leader – Sen Gaya
Sen. Kabiru Gaya (APC-Kano South) has described Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo as a humble man, a great leader and a close…
Buhari’s re-election, victory for democracy – Nwoye
Rep. Tony Nwoye (Anambra APC) has described the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari in Saturday’s poll as a victory for…
Zaria records first rainfall in 2019
Zaria in Kaduna State on Thursday recorded its first rainfall in 2019, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The…
America’s Kevin Hart purchases artwork of Kaduna-based artist
American comedian and actor, Kevin Hart has purchased a pencil drawing of himself from Kaduna-based artist, Eli Waduba on Twitter.…
Sugar tax leads to job loss in S. Africa – Industry
South Africa’s Sugar Industry has lost profit and jobs after the implementation of sugar tax, which is threatening to shrink…
Hypocrisy: Saudi minister talks about human rights
A Saudi minister told the United Nations on Wednesday it would cooperate with its human rights mechanisms, on the other…
EU revenging against Hungary, Poland – Hungarian FM
The European Union’s bureaucrats are taking revenge against Hungary and Poland, Hungarian foreign minister Peter Szijjarto said on Wednesday at…
Trump a ‘racist’, ‘conman’ and a ‘cheat’ – Cohen
President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen on Wednesday told the U.S. Congress that Trump is a `racist,’ a…
NAF names another building after Late Sqn Ldr Baba-Ari
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has named another building after late Sqn Ldr. Bello Baba-Ari. Baba-Ari was the NAF fighter…
Kiswahili Language to be taught in South Sudan
The governments of Tanzania and South Sudan on Wednesday signed an agreement that provided opportunities for teaching Kiswahili in South…
Oyigbo traders laud Buhari’s re-election
A cross section of traders in Oyigbo, headquarters of Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers, have commended the re-election of…
NANS hails Buhari’s re-election
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has congratulated re-elected President Muhammadu Buhari as declared by the Independent National Electoral…
Buhari’s victory signposts Nigeria’s march to nationhood – APC-UK
The All Progressives Congress (APC), United Kingdom (UK) chapter, on Wednesday said that the party’s victory signposts Nigeria’s march to…
Niger supporters say Buhari’s re-election right step to dev’t
Supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari in Niger State have described his victory at the polls as a right step towards…
Election results: Follow due process in seeking redress – NGO
An Enugu-based non-governmental Organisation, Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network, has admonished those dissatisfied with the outcome of the presidential…
We will build formidable opposition – PPC presidential candidate
Mr Victor Okhai, the presidential candidate of the Providence Peoples Congress (PPC) has said that the party is planning to…
Atiku rejects election result, to head to court
The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) , Atiku Abubakar, has rejected the announced result of the election,…
Orji Kalu congratulates Buhari
Dr Orji Kalu, the senator-elect, Abia North Senatorial District, said President Muhammadu Buhari deserved his re-election as he has taken…
NMA, PSN, congratulate Buhari
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Kwara chapters on Wednesday congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on…
APDA, NUP congratulate Buhari, saying ‘his good works worked for him’
The National Chairman of Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA), Mr Shittu Mohammed, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his reelection…
Presidential Victory: Pan-Igbo group congratulates Buhari
The Ndigbo Unity Forum (NUF), a pan-Igbo cultural and socio-political group has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari, on his re-election for…
Ex-KOWA presidential candidate tasks Buhari on poverty alleviation
Dr Sina Fagbenro-Byron, the ex-presidential candidate of KOWA Party, on Wednesday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to focus more on poverty…