Author: Lanre Babalola
Polls Postponement: PDP dares INEC, set to resume campaigns
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the administrative prohibition of the resumption of political campaigns by the Independent National Electoral…
8 killed, pregnant woman, boy injured in accident on Lagos/Abeokuta expressway
Eight persons were confirmed dead while a pregnant woman and a child sustained injuries in an accident involving a blue…
Massive protests against Trump’s Mexico wall emergency tomorrow
Massive protests are being planned to be staged across the United States on Monday, the Presidents Day in response to…
2019: APGA alleges plot by PDP to rig Abia elections
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia says it has uncovered the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) grand plot to…
CAN calls for prayers, calm over elections’ postponement
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kogi chapter, has advised Nigerians to remain calm and continue to pray fervently for…
4 soldiers, 5 terrorists killed as Boko Haram attacks Yobe
Five Boko Haram members, an officer and three soldiers died on Saturday, at Buni Yadi in Gujba Local Government Area…
2019 UTME: JAMB registers over 1.6 million few days to closure
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says not less than 1.8 million candidates would be registered for its 2019…
NASS postpones resumption
The National Assembly has announced the postponement of its resumption scheduled for Tuesday Feb. 19 to Tuesday Feb. 26. The…
Pope gathers bishops for sex summit
Pope Francis gathers bishops from around the world at the Vatican this week for a hotly-awaited summit on tackling the…
Postponement of Elections as a Culture
Eric Teniola Annulment of elections, violence before, during and after elections, banning of candidates and postponement of elections are gradually…
Photo News: This is Lagos after polls postponement
After the postponement of the presidential and National Assembly elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, our photographer moved around…
Trump breaches Nobel Peace Prize rules by revealing sponsor
President Donald Trump has breached the rules of the Nobel Peace Prize committee by revealing his sponsor, Japanese Prime Minister…
NBA, FIBA, Obama launch elite Basketball Africa league
Basketball Africa League (BAL), the NBA’s first professional basketball league outside of North America will begin in Africa next year,…
8,000 screened for mass wedding in Kano
The Kano State Hisbah Board has screened 8,000 prospective couples to participate in the state-sponsored mass wedding of divorcees, widows…
U.S. stands with international community on Nigeria’s polls — Embassy
The U.S. fully supports the decision of the heads of ECOWAS and other international missions on the postponement of the…
2 persons allegedly killed, vehicles damaged in pre-election violence
Some vehicles engaged in election duty were destroyed in a pre-election crisis that erupted in Obot-Akara Local Government Area of…
U-20 AFCON: Flying Eagles finish 4th, lose 5-3 to South Africa on penalty kicks
South Africa claimed the bronze at the 2019 Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Saturday after defeating Nigeria’s Flying…
Sex abuse: Pope defrocks 88-year old Cardinal McCarrick
In a first for the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis has defrocked a former cardinal over accusations American Theodore McCarrick…
2019 Election: Nigerians – Torn Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
By ‘Fisayo Soyombo Buhari’s ‘Next Level’ project offers little to revel in, Atiku’s presidential ambition doesn’t tickle; yet the electorate…
Nigeria 2019: Views of Foreign Investors Ahead of Polls
By Rafiq Raji Charles Robertson, global chief economist and head of macro strategy at Renaissance Capital, an investment bank focused…
Polls shift: We are shocked — Agbaje
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbaje, has expressed disappointment and shock…
Ferguson set for Manchester United return in charity match
Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson will return to the dugout for a charity match to celebrate the 20th anniversary…
Nigeria will lose more than N140bn over election postponement – Traders
Mr Ken Ukaoha, President, National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTs) says the country will lose more than N140 billion due…
Abuja airport deserted in spite of elections’ postponement
In spite of postponement of Presidential and National Assembly elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) late Friday night,…
Elections postponement: Conspiracy against Buhari
Nigerians in Europe have described the postponement of the 2019 general elections as “sad, insensitive and a conspiracy against the…
INEC can postpone elections – Lawyers
Aside having the legal powers to postpone elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may have taken the recent action…
INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu must go – Fayose
Following the postponement of the general elections scheduled to begin today by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), former governor…
Photo News: See the agony corps members went through for elections
Our Reporter It is no longer news that today’s presidential and National Assembly Elections have been postponed till next week…
Bride-to-be laments elections postponement
As the impact of the postponement of the 2019 elections continue to revebrate across Nigeria, Miss Rita Osawende, a bride-to…
INEC needs to be more credible in conduct of elections – Diplomat
Mr Otiteh Ikeadueme, Vietnam Diplomat to Nigeria, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to be more credible…