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Jonathan calls for immediate ceasefire, dialogue in Ethiopia

Former President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia, following continued fighting between Ethiopian…
Mr Valentine Ozigbo, the governorship candidate of PDP: says the Nov. 6 Anambra election was fraught with lots of short-comings

I can still beat Soludo in Anambra election: Ozigbo of PDP

According to INEC, the top parties and their scores were: All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), 103,946, PDP-51,322, All Progressives Congress…
Paul Emeziem impeached

Imo Assembly sacks speaker Emeziem

He was immediately replaced by Paul Emeziem representing Onuimo State constituency.
Anambra governorship election

Updated: INEC suspends declaration of Anambra Governorship election results

Returning Officer, Prof. Florence Obi said she would not announce the result of the election until a supplementary election is…
Soludo and his wife

Anambra election: Huge crowd at Soludo’s house ahead of INEC declaration

The former CBN governor is leading rivals comfortably, from the vote tally available.
Chukwuma Soludo

Anambra election: Soludo all the way, all results at a glance

The APC candidate is a distant second followed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Chukwuma Soludo

#AnambraDecides: Ward results show Soludo cruising to victory

The results from Anaocha, Awka South LGAs, show that APGA candidate, Chukwuma Soludo is cruising ahead of the 16 rivals.
People watch burnt car and motorcycles after a fuel tanker explosion in Freetown, Sierra Leone Nov. 6, 2021. National Disaster Management Agency-Sierra Leone/Handout via REUTERS.

Tragedy as 99 people burnt to death in fuel tanker explosion

“many people rushed to the tanker to siphon off petrol after the collision with containers, shortly afterwards, the truck exploded.’
Some state Governors: Dave Umahi (Ebonyi State); Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe State); Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi State); Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo State); Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti State). Second row L-R: Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos State) and other progressives Governors during a briefing of newsmen after the Progressives Governors’ Forum meeting held in Abuja on Wednesday, June 16, 2021.

Court stops FG from deducting $418M from 36 states’ accounts

Lawyer Okutekpa argued that the states were not party to any contract resulting in such debts. “That is why we…
Chief Jide Adebayo

Ex-NAN MD Jide Adebayo is dead

A former Acting Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Chief Jide Adebayo, is dead.
Ikoyi building collapse

Ikoyi building collapse: Death toll soars to 32

Nine injured persons had also been pulled out from the rubble as rescue operation entered its fourth day.
INEC chairman Mahmood signs Anambra the peace accord as the candidates wait

Anambra’s 17 governorship candidates sign peace accord [Photos]

Former head of state, Abdulsalami Abubakar, who chairs the National Peace Committee and Chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, were…
Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States, Dr Uzoma Emenike, presents a plaque to young chess master, Tanitoluwa ‘Tani’ Adewumi at Nigeria House, New York,

Nigeria honours chess prodigy Tani Adewumi

Tani who won a chess championship at 8, was honoured at a hybrid Town Hall meeting held at Nigeria House…
Gombe isolation centre for COVID-19

Gombe reports hefty backlog cases of COVID-19

The NCDC did not explain why Gombe state failed to report so many cases for 12 days.
Leo Kanyimo macheted wife, two kids while in prayer mode

Apostolic Faith member Kanyimo machetes wife, two kids to death

Kanyimo killed his family members amid prayer in the central city of Gweru.
Karine Elharrar

Israeli minister Karine Elharrar barred from COP26 for being in wheelchair

For two hours, organisers prevented Elharrar, who suffers from muscular dystrophy, from entering the compound
Thamara Sithole busted over 10 babies claim

South Africa’s decuplets: Nigerian Mission demands apology from media group

Mr Abdul Malik Ahmed, Nigeria Consul General in Johannesburg, South Africa, said the reaction followed a media conference by the…
President Muhammadu Buhari

Buhari sued over failure to recover N881B missing in MDAs

SERAP filed the lawsuit hoping the court will order Buhari to ensure the prosecution of those suspected to be responsible.
Testing for COVID-19 in Nigeria

Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases plunge below 100

Nigeria's confirmed cases have now reached 211,887, with 203,080 discharged and 2,895 dead.
Boyloaf, right at his grauation at Baze University

Ex-Niger Delta militant Boyloaf bags First Class at Baze University

News about Boyloaf's academic achievement was celebrated last night by the interim administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Colonel…
Justice Mary Odili

Whistleblower triggers police raid of Justice Odili’s residence

The whistleblower identified as Aliyu Umar swore to an affidavit at an Abuja magistrate’s court on 13 October, alleging "illegal…
the herbalists Ajisafe Toheeb and Ogundayo Usman arrested for cyber fraud

2 herbalists, 4 students of Lead University arrested for cyber fraud

They were arrested alongside twenty-four others, four of whom claimed to be students of Lead City University.
The Federal Govt says outlawed IPOB or its militant affiliate, ESN, will not stop be allowed to elections in the South - East

Why we haven’t declared bandits terrorists – FG

The Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (Rtd), has said that the need to follow due process was responsible…
NECO

NECO releases 2021 SSSCE results

The National Examination Council (NECO) has announced the release of the 2021 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) results.
President Buhari returns to Abuja

President Buhari returns to Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after a five-day visit to Riyadh, Madinah, and Makkah in Saudi Arabia.
P&ID fraud: Marqott Nigeria Limited forfeits all assets to Nigerian govt.

Arrest warrant for Irishman Neil Murray over $9B P&ID scam

Murray, an employee of P&ID, is also a director of Lurgi Consult Ltd., an associate company of P&ID.
Buhari, Pantami and others while performing umurah (lesser hajj) in Mecca

Buhari, Tinubu, Dangote, Pantami others perform Lesser Hajj

The President was also joined in the Umrah by his aides including, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on…
Buhari

Buhari in Madinah prays for peace in Nigeria

The President had earlier been received at the Prince Muhammad Abdulaziz Airport, Madinah by the Deputy Governor of the Region,…
Koeman sacked by Barcelona

Barcelona finally axe Koeman

A short statement from Barcelona on Wednesday night read: ‘FC Barcelona have relieved Ronald Koeman of his duties as first…
Looted Benin Cockerel sculpture

Cambridge’s Jesus College returns looted Benin sculpture to Nigeria

The return sets a precedent that will put pressure on other institutions to return stolen artefacts.