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NASS postpones resumption

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

The National Assembly has announced the postponement of its resumption scheduled for Tuesday Feb. 19 to Tuesday Feb. 26. The…

Pope gathers bishops for sex summit

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

Pope Francis gathers bishops from around the world at the Vatican this week for a hotly-awaited summit on tackling the…

Poll Shift: INEC retrieves sensitive materials from LGs in Plateau

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Following the shift in the date for the conduct of the general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in…

Election postponement won’t stop APC’s victory – Egbeyemi

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Chief Bisi Egbeyemi, on Sunday expressed confidence that the postponement of the general elections by one…

Drama as Kwara APC deputy governorship candidate reads ó tó gé from scripture

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

A mild drama occurred on Sunday when the All Progressives Congress (APC) Deputy Governorship candidate in Kwara, Mr Kayode Alabi,…

Airports operated 24 hours on Feb.15 to distribute INEC materials – NAMA

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) on Sunday said that it ensured a 24-hour operation at all Nigerian airports on…

CAN calls for prayers, calm over elections’ postponement

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kogi chapter, has advised Nigerians to remain calm and continue to pray fervently for…

Poll postponement: Zamfara APC hopeful of fielding candidates

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara said on Saturday that the postponement of the presidential and national…

NUT says poll postponement will affect WAEC candidates

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) on Saturday said the postponement of the 2019 general elections would affect students preparing…

Photo News: This is Lagos after polls postponement

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

After the postponement of the presidential and National Assembly elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, our photographer moved around…

Troops eliminate 3 Boko Haram commanders in ambush in Borno

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The Nigerian troops have eliminated three key commanders of Boko Haram on Saturday at Warawara general area of Borno, in…

Consider the postponement as sacrifice for democracy, Muoghalu advises Nigerians

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Chief George Muoghalu, National Auditor of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on Nigerians to consider the shift in…

Trump breaches Nobel Peace Prize rules by revealing sponsor

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

President Donald Trump has breached the rules of the Nobel Peace Prize committee by revealing his sponsor, Japanese Prime Minister…

Hazy weather, impaired visibility to prevail on Sunday – NiMet

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has predicted dust haze weather conditions with persistent impaired visibility over most parts of the…

Poll postponement: Read joint statement by Observation Groups

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Here is the joint statement by observation groups on the postponement of the 2019 elections in Nigeria “We, the Heads…

Election postponement: Lawyers express mixed reactions

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Some lawyers in Lagos have expressed mixed reactions to Saturday’s postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections. In separate…

Election postponement has affected businesses – Abakaliki residents

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The residents of Abakaliki metropolis in Ebonyi State said the rescheduling of Feb. 16 election by the Independent National Electoral…

CDHR urges Nigerians to go out and vote on Feb. 23

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), Lagos State Chapter, has urged Nigerians not to lose hope in…

Catholic Archbishop of Lagos urges electorate to be vigilant

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Adewale Martins, has urged Nigerians to remain alert and ensure they fulfill their…

Election postponement: UK urges Nigerians to be patient

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The UK Government has urged Nigerians to be patient and support the democratic process following the postponement of the general…

Enugu REC assures of retrieval of all sensitive materials

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Dr Emeka Ononamadu, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Enugu State has said that…

Poll shift painful, but you must maintain your commitment, Tinubu tells Nigerians

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to remain committed and not…

8,000 screened for mass wedding in Kano

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

The Kano State Hisbah Board has screened 8,000 prospective couples to participate in the state-sponsored mass wedding of divorcees, widows…

U.S. stands with international community on Nigeria’s polls — Embassy

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

The U.S. fully supports the decision of the heads of ECOWAS and other international missions on the postponement of the…

2 persons allegedly killed, vehicles damaged in pre-election violence

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

Some vehicles engaged in election duty were destroyed in a pre-election crisis that erupted in Obot-Akara Local Government Area of…

Sex abuse: Pope defrocks 88-year old Cardinal McCarrick

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

In a first for the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis has defrocked a former cardinal over accusations American Theodore McCarrick…

Troops kill three key Boko Haram commanders in ambush

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Troops have eliminated three key commanders of Boko Haram on Saturday at Warawara general area of Borno, in an ambush…

Attack: Fulanis abandon community after death of 66 in Kaduna

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The Fulani community in parts of Kajuru Local Government Area, Kaduna State, have abandoned the area after an attack on…

EU, AU, UN, other observation missions urge INEC to adhere to new dates

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Election Observation Missions of the European Union (EU), African Union (AU), United Nations (UN) and others have called on the…

Ajimobi urges Nigerians to give INEC benefit of doubt

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has urged the country’s citizens to give the Independent National Electoral Commission,…

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