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Joseph Waya: Wins Benue governorship race

Politics

Veteran journalist Waya joins Benue governorship contest

Waya said he was prepared to take the state by storm in the 2023 general elections and was not intimidated…
Police say 24-year-old Joshua Kosoro hangs himself after telling his relatives that he was hearing strange voices in Ohaukwu LGA of Ebonyi

Metro

Ademola Omoniyi bags death sentence for murdering Oba Olowoselu

Omoniyi on Aug. 20, 2018 at Odo Oro Ekiti in Ikole Ekiti Judicial Division, murdered Oba Gbadebo Ibitoye Olowoselu ll,…
Buhari meets Ohanaeze, South-East leaders

News

Buhari lauds Gov. Umahi on quality projects in Ebonyi (+photos)

The President began his two-day visit to Ebonyi State with the inauguration of projects at the state-owned King David University…
FG alleged that ex-minister Stella Oduah conspired with one Gloria Odita in January 2014 to obtain N2.4 billion under fraudulent claims.

News

Court fixes date for suit seeking sack of Oduah from Senate

Chief Kingsley Nnalue is asking the Court to sack Oduah who was elected on the platform of PDP for defecting…
OPEC

Business

OPEC raises Nigeria’s oil production quota for June

OPEC took the decision at its 28th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting despite Nigeria missing its approved target for April…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) said Gov. Chukwuma Soludo has not began campaigning ahead of the Nov 8 Governorship Election in Anambra because he is focused on infrastructure development for now.

News

Onitsha becoming ‘dead’ city, Soludo laments

Soludo said a verifiable estimate shows that 35 to 40 per cent of businesses and productive assets in Onitsha are…
A patient with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, in Oslo, Norway Nov. 27, 2020. (Reuters file photo).

World News

15m die from coronavirus in 2020 and 2021 – WHO

The U.S. Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation came to a similar conclusion to WHO, with an estimate of 15.4…
Gov. Wike insulted his way to power - Babangida

Politics

Wike: I’m the madman Nigeria needs

Wike stressed that Nigeria is in trouble, but he has the courage and ability to provide quality leadership that will…
National Chairman of PD Iyorchia Ayu speaks on the N1bn Gov. Nyesom Wike claimed was a bribe he collected from a presidential aspirant.

Education, Politics

PDP shifts dates for LG congress, primaries

By Emmanuel Oloniruha The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has updated the party’s timetable and…
Oshiomhole

News

Oshiomhole: As President, I’ll find solutions not lament about Nigeria’s problems

Oshiomhole promised to strive hard towards ending the perennial Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASSU) strike in addition to repositioning…
President Muhammadu Buhari and Ebonyi governor Dave Umahi

News

Buhari’s visit to Ebonyi: Police send strong warning to outlawed groups

President Buhari is expected to inaugurate some projects during his one day visit to Ebonyi state on Thursday
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) said Gov. Chukwuma Soludo has not began campaigning ahead of the Nov 8 Governorship Election in Anambra because he is focused on infrastructure development for now.

News

Soludo declares state of emergency on Anambra roads

Soludo said he had reclaimed the state from dirt in the last 49 days through massive waste evacuation and desilting…
Executive Secretary Nigerian Shippers Council, Mr. Emma Jime; Chief Operating Officer of the Lekki Deep Seaport, Mr. Lawrence Smith; Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and the Managing Director, Lekki Deep Seaport, Mr. Du Ruogang, when the minister visited the seaport in Lekki, Lagos, on Wednesday.

Business

Lekki deep seaport to create 170,000 jobs – Minister

By Uchenna Eletuo The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday said that, the Lekki deep seaport…
Gov, Ortom's aide, Tahav Agerzua

News

Why I resigned from Ortom’s govt – Tahav Agerzua

Agerzua was also the Special Adviser to Ortom on Media and ICT, between 2015 and 2019.

World News

Turkey “neutralises’’ 24 Kurdish militants in northern Syria – Authorities

Turkish authorities said the operations aimed to eliminate terror threats against Turkey and provide a safe zone that would facilitate…
Edo High Court remands 38-year-old Pastor, Simeon Okehielem, for allegedly raping and impregnating a house wife, Mrs Isoken Vivian Aigbedo.

Metro

Ekiti habitual phone thief Femi Ayelegun jailed 7 years

Ayelegun had told the court that he had stolen a lot of phones that and he normally sell them to…
Yahaya Bello and Hafsat Abiola

Politics

Yahaya Bello will actualise Kudirat Abiola’s dream for Nigeria – Abiola-Costello

Abiola-Castello said Nigerian women had decided, to once again, take their destinies into their hands by supporting the Kogi governor,
Jimoh Ibrahim displaying is APC forms for contest for Ondo South Senatorial

Politics

Jimoh Ibrahim joins Ondo South senate race

"I have collected the forms because I have all the qualities to vie and win the APC ticket and the…
ges FG to invest $800million to be used as palliative for petroleum subsidy removal of health and education sectors

News

Detained Rivers Rep Farah Dagogo rushed to hospital

Dagogo was arrested last week when he appeared for screening at Zonal Office of PDP in Port Harcourt in furtherance…
Mr. Adeniyi Sanni, senior aide to Ogun West Senator, Solomon Adeola has been killed in yet to be ascertained circumstances in Lagos

Politics

Ogun West: GNI group predicts political doom for Sen. Adeola

The group said for Olamilekan Adeola, a serving Lagos senator to be desperately pursuing to hold an Ogun State senatorial…
Yahaya Bello and Hafsat Abiola

Politics

Why Yahaya Bello is the best for 2023 presidency – Hafsat Abiola

She said that Bello had demonstrated transparency, credibility and accountability as governor of Kogi, an action which had been recognized…
Prof. Peter Umeadi, presidential aspirant of APGA with his nomination and expression of interest forms

Politics

I’m the hope for Igbo presidency, APGA’s Umeadi tells Ohanaeze Ndigbo

Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene, Vice President, Ohaneze Ndigbo, urged every Nigerian to key into the Igbo presidency project, saying time has…
INEC

News

INEC speaks on inferno at its Zamfara office

Resident Electoral Commissioner for Zamfara, Prof. Sa’idu Ahmed, reported that INEC office in Kauran Namoda local government area was gutted…
Army Chief, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya serving troops with lunch i Sokoto

News

COAS Yahaya to troops: Take the fight to bandits’ enclaves

COAS Yahaya also performed the groundbreaking for the establishment of a new Forward Operations Base (FOB) Isa, in Isa Local…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos commissioning the 80-bed hospital constructed by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, OSSAP-SDGs in LASU.

News

OSSAP-SDGs commissions 80- bed hospital in LASU

OSSAP- SDGs has executed a number of strategic interventions across the 36 states and the FCT aimed at improving the…
Kwara Governor Abdulrazak Abdulrahman receiving report of the panel of inquiry on the Hijab crisis at Oyun Baptist School in Ijagbo area of the state

News

Why Kwara hijab controversy lingers

The Kwara Baptist Conference had also advised the Kwara State government to respect the rule of law concerning the hijab…
Magnus Abe, the candidate of SDP in Rivers governorship election says he will no longer challenge the victory of PDP's Similaniyi Fubara

Politics

Abe insists on primary for selection of Rivers APC governorship candidate

By Okafor Ofiebor/Rivers Former representative of Rivers South East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Abe, has insisted…
Rivers APC governorship aspirant, Ojukaye Flag Amachree addressing supporters in Port Harcourt o Monday

Politics

Rivers 2023: Amachree rejects ‘unpopular Tonye Cole’ as APC flag bearer

Amachree rejected the selection of Tonye Cole who he described as unpopular as a consensus candidate of APC for Rivers…
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu

News

2023: Olatunde-Badmus urges Osinbajo, others to bury ambition for Tinubu

“I know politicians have egos and self-interest, but they should rally round Tinubu, considering the benefits they had derived from…
Faruk Yahaya,

News

COAS Faruk Yahaya demands sallah gift from troops

Yahaya paid respect to military personnel that paid the supreme prize in the fight to keep the nation safe, pledging…
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