Author: Michael Adesina
Acting CJN swears-in remaining members of election petition tribunals
The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Mohammed has sworn-in the remaining 13 members of the 2019 Election…
AFCON 2019: Nigeria not favourites — Rohr
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, says Nigeria’s national team is not favourites to lift the AFCON 2019 tournament which kicks…
Police launch manhunt for killers of NYSC members in Bayelsa
The Police in Bayelsa has launched a manhunt for the killers of two National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in the…
Stop paying lip service to water provision, FG urges states
The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu on Thursday urged state governments to priotitise access to provision of…
Ronaldo fined $22,000 by UEFA for celebration gesture
Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been fined 22,600 dollars by UEFA for appearing to make an obscene gesture while celebrating…
Supplementary Polls: Army warns against violence in Sokoto
Ahead of Saturday’s supplementary polls to conclude the governorship elections in Sokoto state, the Nigeria Army on Thursday, expressed readiness…
Kogi Election: Adeyemi, Ogembe, Akpoti file petitions against Dino Melaye
Sen. Smart Adeyemi, Miss Natasha Akpoti and Sen. Ahmed Ogembe have filed petitions against the conduct and outcome of the…
Nigerians react as AS Roma launch Pidgin twitter account
Nigerian football fans have more to talk about after AS Roma launched a Pidgin Twitter account. The Italian Serie…
Elections: Appeal Court fixes date for judgment in Zamfara APC candidates tussle
The appeal was filed by Sen. Kabiru Marafa, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) and 129 others through…
2 varsity dropouts arraigned for raping woman in Lagos hotel
Two university dropouts were arraigned before an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Thursday, for allegedly drugging and…
Gov. Ambode tasks Estate Surveyors on infrastructure and technology development
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has advised Estate Surveyors to leverage on the existing landed property, to enhance the…
Osun guber election: Police beef up security ahead of tribunal’s judgment
The Nigerian Police, Osun Command, on Thursday said it had fortified security in the state to prevent any breakdown of…
Police dock Security guard over alleged stealing
A security guard, Yahaya Hamidu, appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday charged with alleged stealing of…
Lagos police detain motorcyclist for allegedly killing passenger
Sources at the SCIID told Reporters on Thursday that the suspect took the victim to Onireke area of Lagos from…
Down Syndrome: Paediatrician warns against hiding children with condition
Dr Titilola Akintade, a Consultant Paediatrician at the Children Specialist Hospital, Ilorin, has urged parents of children with down syndrome not…
I have no place in Chelsea’s PL attack says Giroud, as he seeks France return
By Adesina Michael Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud has stated he is likely to move back to France at the summer,…
Police in Edo rescue kidnapped monarch
The Edo Command of the Nigerian Police Force, has confirmed the rescue of Enogie Godwin Aigbe, the abducted Monarch of…
FA Chief backs Seychelles to stun Eagles in Asaba
By Adesina Michael Seychelles FA Chairman, George Bibi has stated that their AFCON 2019 qualifiers match with the Super Eagles…
Traffic gridlock preventing waste removal in Apapa — LAWMA
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has said the traffic gridlock along Apapa-Shodi Expressway is hampering the removal of waste…
Inconclusive Election: It is dangerous and unacceptable – Dogara
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has described the loss of the People Democratic Party at the…
APC’s victory is a shame for Nigeria – Saraki
By Adesina Michael Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has described the loss of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at national…
UN Women, partners, launch new initiative to repeal discriminatory laws
The UN Women, in collaboration with African Union, European Union and other partners, are seeking to fast-track efforts to repeal…
3 Nollywood films selected for Hollywood screening in U.S.
Three Nollywood films – ‘Up North’, ‘Lionheart’ and ‘King of Boys’ have been selected for screening at the…
Kano PDP tasks INEC, security agencies on fairness in re-run election
The Kano State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and…
Gov. Ikpeazu reiterates commitment to run inclusive government
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia on Wednesday reiterated his resolve to run an all inclusive government to ensure speedy and…
Osinbajo receives VGC leaders despite polling unit loss
By Adeshina Michael The leaders of the Victoria Garden City (VGC) Residents Association, visited Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in his…
Rivers Election: Court declines AAC petition against INEC to stop result compilation.
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday declined to give an order stopping the collation of results of the Governorship…
Nassarawa PDP to challenge results of election at tribunal
The Nasarawa state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has filed cases at the election tribunal…
Court sentences 2 coy executives for forging tax clearance certificate
Justice Adeniyi, convicted Sabastine and Anthony, after finding them guilty of conspiracy and forgery of tax clearance certificate and financial…
Court fixes March 25 for NDLEA to arraign applicant for peddling 10kg of cannabis
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday fixed March 25,for the arraignment of a 24-year-old applicant, Sunday Smart, who…