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5 Feb
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ambassador Nurain Abayomi Mumuni, on Wednesday, appealed to political officeholders and politicians to allow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to deliver his campaign promises instead of dragging him into the 2027 presidential race. Mumuni made the call in the wake of a series of meetings held by some…
The Founding Executive Director, Centre LSD, Dr. Otive Igbuzor has said that Nigeria's progress and development depend on good leadership
27 Jan
The Founding Executive Director, African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development, Mr. Otive Igbuzor, has said that the organisation is coming up with a conference on democracy. He said the conference will initiate reforms that will enhance Nigeria's electoral process and ensure that leadership selection is credible in the country and Africa. Igbuzor asserted this…
26 Jan
Belarusians voted on Sunday in an election set to hand President Alexander Lukashenko a seventh term, prolonging his three-decade authoritarian rule. Lukashenko -- a 70-year-old former collective farm boss -- has been in power in reclusive, Moscow-allied Belarus since 1994. Speaking after casting his vote in the capital Minsk, the self-avowed "dictator" dismissed critics of…
Ighodalo
20 Jan
The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal (EPT) on Monday adjourned hearing in the petition filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Asue Ighodalo, against the conduct of the September 21, 2024, election to tomorrow (Tuesday) following a delay in the service of the petitioners' list of witness schedule on the…
18 Jan
The Speaker, Ondo State House of Assembly, Chief Olamide Oladiji, has harped on the development of the grassroots for dividends of democracy to reach all and sundry. Oladiji stated this in an interview with newsmen after casting his vote at the Polling Unit 5, Ward 9, Sasere in Ondo East Local Government Area of the…
Ighodalo
17 Jan
The Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Benin on Friday admitted 1,004 documents tendered before it by Dr. Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the election. Recall that the candidate and his party are challenging the conduct of the election as well as the declaration of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
Bala Mohammed attacking Tinubu over presidential ambition - Tuggar
17 Jan
The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has said that as an opposition governor during the 2023 general elections, he jumped in jubilation over the victory of President Bola Tinubu, believing that is Uhuru but in the long run, “freedom and development are eluding us.” Mohammed said that Tinubu came to power without a blueprint or…
13 Jan
An opposition leader in the Indian Ocean nation of Comoros on Monday rejected the results of legislative elections
4 Jan
Uche Okwukwu, candidate contesting for President-General in the forthcoming Ohaneze Ndigbo election has promised to unite Igbos if elected. Okwukwu an indigene of Elele, an Igbo community in Rivers told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Port Harcourt that the venue for the election scheduled for January 9-10 had remained a secret…
9 Dec
Former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to eliminate any excuse that still allows some officials to conduct elections manually or gives the impression that results cannot be uploaded in real-time on the Result Viewing Portal (IReV). In a statement on Monday, Saraki called for efforts that…
7 Dec
...Reaffirms commitment to sustainable development in Ondo state
2 Dec
France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier faces the biggest risk yet of being deposed by a hostile parliament as his government presents Monday a social security financing plan that has the opposition up in arms. Barnier, a conservative appointed by President Emmanuel Macron in September after an inconclusive general election, has no majority in parliament and…

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9 mins ago
Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN), Kano, has made history as the first university in Nigeria to attain corporate membership of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). To mark this achievement, 50 Mass Communication students of the institution were inducted into the student membership cadre of the NIPR. The induction ceremony, held on…
13 mins ago
Spotify says there has been a significant surge in heartbreak song streams in Nigeria during the Valentine’s Day season, with a 626 per cent increase between 2022 and 2024. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub-Saharan Africa, revealed this trend in a statement released on Thursday in Lagos. Okumu said, “Spotify data reveals a surprising…
14 mins ago
Nigerian troops have prevented the theft of crude oil worth over ₦646 million, dismantling 42 illegal refineries and 164 crude oil cooking ovens in a series of operations across the country. The nationwide offensive, coordinated by multiple military task forces, also targeted terrorism, banditry, and violent crime, leading to the killing of dozens of insurgents,…
18 mins ago
Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Thursday, reaffirmed the federal government's dedication to the welfare of members of organised labour, inclusive economic policies, and wage reforms. According to the Vice President, President Bola Tinubu is committed to a thriving workforce and an efficient labour ecosystem. Speaking during a meeting with a delegation led by the visiting…
23 mins ago
The Federal Government has approved the employment of 50 doctors and 100 nurses to address the medical needs of inmates in correctional centres nationwide. This decision was announced by Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on February 13, 2025. In addition, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) will be authorised to assign medical doctors to…
28 mins ago
The Vice Chancellor, David Umahi, Federal University of Health Sciences, Uburu, Prof Josse Uneke, on Thursday said that an estimated 24 million Nigerians have sight loss due to health implications, saying that if urgent steps are not taken quickly, more Nigerians will lose their sight. Uneke said this at the university campus in Uburu Ohaozara…
34 mins ago
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has announced an 18 per cent fare increase across its entire Bus Reform Initiative (BRI) scheme. The increase is expected to take effect from Monday, February 17, across all routes. In a notice on its X handle yesterday, LAMATA stated that the reason for the increase is the…
47 mins ago
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has written to the Senate requesting an executive session with the Senate panel on public accounts over the investigations into the 3,907 missing firearms citing security reasons. The IGP's request aims to push back against the 2019 Audit Report by the Auditor-General for the Federation, which alleged…
51 mins ago
The Kano State Public and Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested the high court registrar, lawyers, and security over land grabbing and other related criminal offences. The agency uncovered N2 million as an exhibit from one of the syndicates, who offered the sum to an official of the commission as a bribe to escape arrest. Briefing journalists…
1 hour ago
Kogi State High Court, sitting in Lakoja on Thursday, has granted a stay of execution over the last judgement on the case of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland. The court also ordered the maintenance of status quo in the case of Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Ahmed-Anaje, who was sacked on February 3. Justice Umar Salisu of High…