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Members of opposition parties in Ogun declare support for reelection of Gov. Dapo Abiodun ahead of governorship and Assembly elections

We’ll bring Abiola’s vision to reality in Ogun – Abiodun

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has vowed to bring to reality in the state, the vision of the acclaimed…

Kogi 2019: Stakeholders, PDP drags Victor Adoji into guber race

Barring any last-minute changes, top banker, Dr. Victor Adoji, is expected to declare his intention to contest the November 16th…

Herdsmen attack passengers on Ife-Ibadan highway, kill 1

Bandits, described as Fulani herdsmen on Wednesday attacked passengers on the Ife-Ibadan highway, killing one person.

Navy hands over 170 cartons of seized Turkey meat to Customs

The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday in Lagos, intercepted and handed over 170 cartons of frozen turkey meat being smuggled into…

Incredible! Methodist Rev. demands N3m from congregation after ‘kidnapping self’

A Methodist Church Reverend in Ekiti State, Adewuyi Adegoke has allegedly organised his own kidnap and demanded N3 million from…
The Ogoni Lessons of the past 30 years

June 12: MOSOP calls for social justice in Nigeria

The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has called for social justice in Nigeria as panacea to…
Nigerian

NBA’s boycott stalls trial of murder suspect in Edo

Withdrawal of legal services to persons charged with heinous crimes by the Benin branch of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), has…

Abdulrazak appoints Kolawole Jimoh, Otoge proponent as Ameer-Hajj

Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed the popular historian and community leader Alhaji L’Aziz Kolawole (LAK) Jimoh as the…
Bandits invade Kaduna mosques, shoot seven worshippers dead

Gunmen kidnap another Katsina traditional ruler

The Police Command in Katsina State has confirmed the abduction of Alhaji Bature Mai’unguwa, the Village Head of Labo in…

Lagos will strive to uphold ideals of June 12 – Hamzat

The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, on Wednesday said Lagos will continue to strive to uphold the ideals…

June 12 Democracy Day, significant moment in Nigeria’s history — Timipre Sylva

Former Bayelsa Governor Timipre Sylva on Wednesday described June 12, 2019 Democracy Day as a moment of deep significance in…
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Gunmen Abduct Village Head in Katsina

The Police Command in Katsina State has confirmed the abduction of Alhaji Bature Mai’unguwa, the Village Head of Labo in…
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

Sudan aborts fresh coup d’etat, 68 officers arrested

The Arabic version of Al-Arabiya.net reported on Wednesday an aborted coup in Sudan designed to upstage the Transitional Military Council.

Buhari outlines Next Level Agenda: Full Speech on Democracy Day

President Muhammadu Buhari in his speech marking the 2019 Democracy Day at Eagle Sqaure Abuja on Wednesday June 12 outlines…
Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, temporarily shutdown to stem spread of the coronavirus.

Moshood Abiola National Stadium: Buhari shames Obasanjo again

President Muhammadu Buhari has renamed the Abuja National Stadium as Moshood Abiola National Stadium, crowning the national atonement for the…

Buhari names Abuja National Stadium after MKO Abiola

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday renamed the National Stadium Abuja to Moshood Abiola stadium as mark of honour to the…

Embarrassing: 4 Nigerians arrested for kidnap of Canadians in Ghana

Ghanaweb.com has revealed that four Nigerians, yet to be identified, were responsible for the kidnap of two Canadians in Kumasi…

NSCDC boss deploys massive personnel to fight bandits in Buhari’s state

Mr Abdullahi Gana, Commandant General (CG), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has ordered massive deployment of personnel to…
Ghana's president Nana-Akufo-Addo

2 Canadian women kidnapped in Ghana regain freedom

Two Canadian women who were abducted earlier this month in Ghana have been rescued, authorities said.

NGO unveils ‘Queens of Peace Nigeria’ in FCT

Messengers of Peace, an NGO that advocates peaceful co-existence among Nigerians, has unveiled ‘Queens of Peace Nigeria’ to champion the…

UK PM favorite Boris Johnson vows to deliver Brexit

Front-runner Boris Johnson is officially launching his campaign to be Britain’s next prime minister, telling fellow Conservatives they must take…

Nigeria is greatest contributor to wealth in W/Africa — AfDB

The African Development Bank (AfDB), says Nigeria is the greatest contributor to wealth creation in West Africa, contributing about 75…

Okorocha’s senate trouble not over yet, INEC plans appeal

Former governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, may just have had a temporary reprieve from retrieving his certificate of return…

24 kids shot in the back among Mali’s massacre victims

Bodies recovered from a massacre of almost 100 people by a Malian ethnic militia included at least 24 children, many…
June 12: Movement holds rally for MKO Abiola, other democracy heroes

My dad, victim of complex conspiracy – Kola Abiola

Twenty-six years after the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, which was won by Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale…

Nigeria needs a national government now: Soyinka

Professor Wole Soyinka has called for a non-partisan, broad-based national government to confront the social crisis facing the country.

Emulate Abiola, activist urges Nigerian rich men

Wealthy Nigerians have been urged to emulate late MKO Abiola philanthropy by assisting the less privileged members of the society.…

Democracy day: 15 evergreen quotes from MKO Abiola

The late Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, winner of the June 12 1993 election whose travails formed the foundation of a…
Dalung: urges govt to stop spending on elite football

AU Sports Council: Youth and Sports Ministry partners FLI to raise funds

The Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports Development, on behalf of the African Union Sports Council (Region 2), has signed…
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Donors pledge $17m to Africa Solidarity Trust Fund

The Africa Solidarity Trust Fund, an initiative aimed at providing food security and to eliminate rural poverty on the continent…