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PICTURES: Protest at INEC collation centre in Yenagoa, Bayelsa
Photos By Idowu Ogunleye Despite police ban on processions and demonstrations in Bayelsa state, hundreds of PDP supporters, men, women…
DHL, Total announce retail partnership in Nigeria
DHL Express, a foremost international express services provider and Total, Nigeria’s leading multinational energy company retailer and provider of convenience…
#BayelsaDecides: PDP supporters protest in Yenagoa
Despite police ban on processions and demonstrations in Bayelsa state, hundreds of PDP supporters , men, women and youths, took…
Nigerian, Ghanaian nominees excel at “The Future Africa Awards 2015”
Four Nigerians and three Ghanaians won seven of the 11 awards presented at “The Future Africa Awards 2015’’ which held…
#BayelsaDecides: Police ban procession, rallies, demonstrations
Jethro Ibileke/Yenagoa Apparently to forestall possible breakdown of law and order after the final announcement of the gubernatorial election result…
VIDEO: Nigeria’s corruption trending on US television
On 2 December, 2015, Nick Schifrin, PBS Newshour special correspondent aired the report “Nigeria: Pain and Promise: How a…
#BayelsaDecides: Results still expected from Nembe, Southern Ijaw
Jethro Ibileke/Yenagoa Prof. Zana Akpagu, the Chief. Returning Officer of Bayelsa state gubernatorial election has announced that collation of results…
Nigeria continues airstrikes on Boko Haram bases, destroys 11
Nigeria’s military says it has carried out air strikes against militant Islamist group Boko Haram “deep inside” the Sambisa forest,…
Engineer kidnapped, freed, wife taken away
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A building contractor, Engr. Adewale Akindehinde was at the weekend abducted by some unidentified gunmen in Ijebu Ode,…
Referendum: All FG properties will go to Biafra, debts to Nigeria
The Organization of Emerging African States (OEAS), an international governmental organization that promotes self-determination and the end to colonial…
Bonang Matheba, D’banj, Linda Ikeji, Nasir El-Rufai at The Future Awards Africa 2015
Bonang Matheba, D’banj, Linda Ikeji, Nasir El-Rufai at The Future Awards Africa 2015 The 10th edition of Africa’s biggest youth…
Biafra on my mind
By Chido Onumah I am a child of Biafra. I was born on the eve of that avoidable and internecine…
Germany refugee influx sparks surge in racist hate crimes
Arson attacks on refugee shelters, assaults, swastikas sprayed on walls — as Germany has taken in record numbers of asylum…
Man City seek consolation against storming Gladbach
Beaten and bruised, Manchester City entertain a revitalised Borussia Moenchengladbach on Tuesday looking for a restorative victory that could yet…
Muslims are our friends, neigbhours, says Obama
President Barack Obama used his Sunday night address on terrorism to reassure the American people that the San Bernardino shootings…
We need divine wisdom to overcome challenges, says Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Sunday, said current Nigerian leaders need divine wisdom to overcome the…
#JeSuisParis was Twitter’s most talked of moment in 2015
The hashtag #JeSuisParis, used to show solidarity with the French capital in the wake of its second terrorist attack, marked…
Nigerian couple to be sentenced for keeping man as slave for 24 years
A doctor and his wife will be sentenced today after keeping a young man as a slave for 24 years.…
$6b arms gate: suspects’ rights not violated —Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has said that the rights of suspects arrested in connection with the $6 billion…
Ben Bruce labels #BayelsaDecides an ‘execution’
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District has described the ongoing governorship election as an ‘execution’. Murray-Bruce who was…
#BayelsaDecides: Results for six LGAs released so far
JETHRO IBILEKE/Yenagoa Yenagoa LGA: APC: 14,563; PDP: 24,258 Registered voters: 135,025; accredited voters: 44,751; votes cast: 41,751; valid votes: 40,041;…
Akwa Ibom Guber: Appeal Court panel to sit Tuesday
A special panel of the Court of Appeal constituted to hear and determine all appeals relating to and emanating from…
Giwa takes NFF to CAF over league match ruling
Chris Giwa, the proprietor of Giwa FC of Jos, has threatened to drag the NFF to CAF over the decision…
Atiku congratulates Kogi people
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Sunday in Abuja, congratulated the people and…
#BayelsaDecides: All the results from INECs collation office – Live Blog
Jethro Ibileke, Idowu Ogunleye/Yenagoa The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the announcement of results until 10:00am on Monday. There…
Ekiti Attorney-General slams Senate over social media bill
Eromosele Ebhomele The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Nigeria’s Ekiti State, Mr Owoseni Ajayi, has condemned the plot by…
Stuttering Newcastle ends Liverpool’s mojo
Georginio Wijnaldum’s late strike helped Newcastle beat in-form Liverpool to earn their third win of the season. The Magpies moved…
#BayelsaDecides: APC berates PDP for calling for postponement of rescheduled election
Jethro Ibileke, Idowu Ogunleye/Yenagoa The Sylva Campaign Organisation has described the reasons given by the acting Chairman of the Peoples…
#BayelsaDecides: Announcement of polls results about to commence
Jethro Ibileke, Idowu Ogunleye/Yenagoa The much anticipated announcement of the results of the gubernatorial election in Bayelsa state is about…
Adamawa govt awards N6bn road contracts in 7 months – Gov. Bindow
Governor Jibrilla Bindow of Adamawa said his administration had awarded contracts for the rehabilitation of 46 kilometres of road networks…