Author: Lanre Babalola
Benin residents shocked by election postponement
Some residents of Benin, Edo, have expressed shock over the postponement of the general elections by one week by the…
Postponement of elections disappointing — PPC presidential candidate
Mr Victor Okhai, the presidential candidate of the Providence People’s Congress (PPC), on Saturday expressed disappointment over the postponement of…
Election postponement may lead to apathy – Residents
Some residents of Akwa Ibom have condemned the postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),…
Postponement of elections is sad — SDP
Reactions have continued to trail the postponement of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections by the Independent National Election Commission(INEC).…
Election postponement: We are shocked, says Ohaneze Ndigbo, others
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohaneze Ndigbo has described the postponement of the Feb. 16 presidential and National Assembly elections…
We ‘re awaiting instruction on what to do with materials in Lagos – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State says it is waiting for instruction from its headquarters on what…
PDP rejects shift in date of general elections
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the shift in the dates of the general elections by the Independent National…
Elections: Atiku urges Nigerians to be patient
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged Nigerians to be patient over decision to…
Buhari’s campaign council condemns postponement of elections
Mr. Festus Keyamo, spokesman of APC Presidential Campaign Council, has condemned postponement of the general elections, but urged its supporters…
INEC is ready for election – REC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said the commission was ready for Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections…
Yobe Govt dissolves local councils
Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe on Friday approved the dissolution of local government councils with effect from Feb. 16, following…
Eve of Election: INEC holds emergency meeting with stakeholders
Few hours to the presidential and National Assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called an emergency meeting…
Trump to declare national emergency, but govt will stay open
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to declare the situation on the border with Mexico a national emergency, in a…
Foreign observers laud INEC’s preparations for presidential poll in Kano
A Group of foreign observers from South Africa, Pan Africa Womans Project which arrived in Kano to monitor the general…
FC Barcelona extend Valverde contract until 2020
FC Barcelona on Friday said they have extended coach Ernesto Valverde’s contract by another year until the end of the…
Video: Watch Justice Onnoghen’s arrival at CCT
Suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen on Friday appeared before the Code of Conduct Tribunal to answer…
Prices of diesel, kerosene rise in January – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said the average prices paid by consumers for kerosene and diesel increased in January…
First aircraft lands at Bayelsa airport
Thousands of enthusiastic Bayelsans, celebrated the landing of Governor Seriake Dickson and other guests, in the first airplane at the…
91m Nigerians living in extreme poverty – Report
Over 91 million Nigerians are now living in extreme poverty, according to the report of World Poverty Clock, a Vienna,…
We are sending Atiku into retirement tomorrow – Tinubu
The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said on Thursday in Lagos that the APC…
Election: Archbishop of Canterbury prays for Nigeria
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Rev. Justin Welby has assured Nigerians of prayers from other countries of the world towards…
2019: United Christian leaders forum endorse Atiku Abubakar
The United Christian Leaders Eagle-Eye Forum, a body of clergymen in Nigeria, has endorsed the candidature of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar,…
Buhari threatens to deal with public officials who betray trust
President Muhammadu Buhari has warned public officials, particularly those elected and appointed into office, that they must keep public trust…
Anambra fire: REC assures election will hold
Dr Nkwachukwu Orji, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Anambra, has assured that the general elections would hold, notwithstanding the…
Tinubu charges Lagos APC to deliver 3m votes for Buhari on Saturday
National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Thursday urged party members to work hard to…
Elections: Osun declares Friday public holiday
Ahead of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections, the Osun government has declared Friday a public holiday. Mr Adelani Baderinwa,…
Election: Police order vehicular restriction Saturday
The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered vehicular restriction from 6am – 6pm Saturday 16 February during…
Huge crowd welcomes Buhari to Katsina
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday made a tumultuous entry into the stadium with a surging crowd trailing his motorcade. Security…
Police arrest 500 suspected miscreants in Kano
Kano State Police Command said on Thursday it had arrested about 500 suspected miscreants otherwise known as “Yan’daba”, in continuation…
2019 Election: 1.7m voters to vote in Sokoto
Mr Abubakar Sadiq, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Sokoto state, says no fewer than 1, 726, 887 eligible voters are…