The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has been declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship poll after sweeping 15 out of the
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has chosen Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta state, as his running mate. The national working committee (NWC) of the
Following the meetings of the various elders and consultative committees of the Peoples Democratic Party on the choice of a vice presidential candidate for the main opposition party, the National
Governors’ Chairman and Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, former Governor of Ogun State Senator Ibikunle Amosun, and former Governor of Akwa Ibom, Senator Godswill Akpabio have all stepped down their
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari revealed on Monday he would rather delegates decide the presidential candidate to fly the All Progressives Congress flag during the 2023 elections. Buhari declared before the
Terrorists have attacked St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, in Nigeria’s southwest region. Emerging reports suggest that many worshippers have died and several others have been left injured
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified 10 presidential aspirants ahead of the party’s primary on scheduled to hold between June 6th and 8th. The Chairman of the Presidential Screening
After weeks of dilly-dallying and horse-trading, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday ignored the clamour for the rotation of the 2023 presidency and elected former Vice President Atiku Abubakar
Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress has postponed the screening of presidential aspirants initially scheduled for Monday, May 23, till further notice. This was revealed in a statement by Felix Morka,
An early Tuesday morning explosion has hit Sabon Gari area of Kano state, Northwest Nigeria. The explosion occurred close to a school injuring a number of children. According to reports
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has died at the age of 73, Emirates news agency WAM reported on Friday. The Ministry of Presidential Affairs declared official national
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari is meeting with minister’s seeking elective offices in 2023. The meeting is in line with the President’s directive to all political appointees contesting for various elective
Billionaire Elon Musk has said his Twitter deal is “temporarily on hold” over the company’s spam and fake user accounts. Mr Musk, who last week secured $7bn from new investors
Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele on Thursday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja. The meeting, held behind closed-doors, was barely 24 hours after the
Emmanuel Macron is heading for victory over far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the French presidential election on a pro-business, pro-European Union platform, bolstering the bloc in the midst of
Nigeria’s Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday officially declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election. He made the declaration on Monday morning in an address on various various
Justice Emeka Nwite of the federal high court sitting in Abuja has refused bail to the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari. The court, on Monday, held that the
The Senate has thrown out President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for amendment of section 84(12) of the Electoral Act. The request was thrown out unanimously by the lawmakers during the consideration
Few hours after he was declared wanted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA over his involvement in a cocaine deal, suspended DCP Abba Kyari have been handed by
Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday said the suspended top police officer Abba Kyari is a member of an international drug cartel. NDLEA also declared Kyari, a
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