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March 9 election: INEC distributes sensitive materials in Kano

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano state has commenced the distribution of sensitive materials to all the 44…

Opposition party raises money to re-bury slain rebel leader

Opposition National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) has asked members to make financial contribution for the re-burial…

Polls: Protect female electoral officers, NGO urges FG

The Women’s Right Advancement Protection Alternative (WRAPA), an NGO, has urged the Federal Government to take steps to protect female…
Centre for Change

NGO advocates laws to promote gender inclusiveness

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Women Arise for Change Initiative, on Thursday urged the National Assembly to formulate more robust laws…

Britain targets offshore wind to generate electricity by 2030

Britain plans to generate a third of its electricity from offshore wind farms by 2030 and boost the value of…

NAFDAC seizes fake, substandard drugs worth N1.8m in Taraba

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has discovered and confiscated a large quantity…

NOUN gets new Deputy Vice-Chancellor

The Senate of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), has elected Prof. Justus Sokefun as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor…

Oil edges up amid OPEC cuts

Oil edged up on Thursday amid ongoing OPEC-led supply cuts and U.S. sanctions against exporters Venezuela and Iran, although prices…

N200m set aside monthly for tertiary institutions in Oyo

The Oyo State Government says it has set aside a N200 million special grant on monthly basis to assist state-owned…

People are ranched instead of cattle in Benue – APC’s Jime

All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Benue, Emmanuel Jime said people have been the ones ranched instead of cattle,…

Ghana committed to improved relations with Nigeria–Envoy

Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Alhaji Rashid Bawa, has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to ensuring improved relations between the two…

FCT receives sensitive materials for Saturday’s elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has taken delivery of sensitive materials for the Saturday, March…

Make gubernatorial polls better than presidential, Buhari urges electorate

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the electorate to troop out massively on Saturday to elect their governors and state…

Lenten season: Cleric urges sincere repentance among Christians

Cannon Michael Olorundare of St Luke’s Anglican Church, Amje, Alagbado, Lagos State, has urged Christians to take advantage of the…

GTB’s profit before tax hits N215.6bn in 2018

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc on Wednesday announced its audited results for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2018 on the…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State

March 9 election: Ethnic Communities endorse Ganduje

Ahead of the forthcoming governorship and House of Assembly elections, Ethnic Community Leaders Association Kano (ECLAK), have endorsed Gov. Abdullahi…
INEC justifies N1.5bn demand for CTCs of National Register of Voters and Polling Unit as requested by Messrs V.C. Ottaokpukpu and Associates

Poll: INEC distributes sensitive materials to LGAs in Lagos

Ahead of Saturday’s governorship and state house of assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State, on…
Two pilots escape death in an accident involving Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Super Mushshak trainer aircraft in Kaduna on Thursday.

Elections: Air Force deploys aircraft to flash points

 Nigeria’s Air Force has deployed NAF aircraft, including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms to various flash points in support of…

Adamawa Assembly loses second lawmaker in one week

Adamawa House of Assembly member, Adamu Kwanate (APC- Nasarawo/Binyeri) is dead.

Yahoo boy cuts lover’s tongue after fleecing her N2m

The police in Lagos have arrested a self-confessed Yahoo boy (fraudster) for cutting his supposed lover’s tongue in an attempt…

Guber Poll: Osinbajo visits Ogun, assures residents of adequate security

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has given an assurance to scared voters in Ogun that the elections would be peaceful. Osinbajo…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State

Elections: 31 guber candidates sign peace accord in Kano

A total of 31 governorship candidates from various political parties have signed an accord to promote peaceful conduct before, during…

Islamic State is dead, buried – Escapees

The Islamic State is dead and finished. This is the definitive view of hundreds of shell-shocked and dishevelled, men, women…
PDP, APC

APC, PDP ready for elections in Zamfara, as INEC distributes materials

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara said they are ready for Saturday’s governorship and…

NNPC sets to punish procurement defaulters

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says severe penalty awaits anyone who default in the procument process in project execution…

Fashola supporters urge Lagos residents to shun ethnic politics, vote for APC

Party loyalists of the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Wednesday in Surulere area of Lagos…

Profit taking: NSE market capitalisation loses N20bn

The nation’s bourse on Wednesday reversed the three consecutive days positive trend with the market capitalisation dropping by N20 billion.
kill

Man stabbed to death in London

A man in his 20s was stabbed to death in north east London this afternoon as the knife epidemic continues.

LASPARK contractors protest unpaid allowances

Members of the Lagos Landscapers Association, an association comprising contract horticulturist and gardeners working for the Lagos State Parks and…
Buhari condoles with Sen. Wamakko over wife’s death

Sokoto students endorse APC guber candidate

The coalition of students from tertiary institutions in Sokoto state have endorsed the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate, Alhaji…