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The Super Eagles of Nigeria came from a goal down to beat the Crocodiles of Lesotho 4-2 in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Lesotho took the lead on the 13th minute before Iwobi leveled the scores for the Super Eagles. A brace from Victor Osimhen and one from Chukwueze ensured a maximum of three […]
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Duoye Diri, has faulted the outcome of the governorship election in Bayelsa State. Diri, who addressed a news conference on Sunday, accused the Nigerian Army of intimidating agents and supporters of the PDP in Ogbia Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. “The Nigerian Army is […]
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr David Lyon, has won the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa State. The Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, Professor Faraday Orunmuwese, announced this on Monday morning. Professor Orunmuwese returned Lyon as the winner of the […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Kogi West senatorial rerun election inconclusive. According to the returning officer, Professor Olayinde Lawal, the margin between the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Smart Adeyemi and that of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Dino Melaye is 20,570. He announced that Mr Adeyemi polled a […]
Business activities resumed on Monday morning on the streets of Lokoja, Kogi State capital after the gubernatorial election and Kogi West Senatorial rerun. Vehicular movements are in top gear and market men and women have returned to the street. Meanwhile, the European Union has condemned the reports of widespread incidents of violence and voter intimidation […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, David Lyon, on his “impressive victory”. He felicitated with the governor-elect in a statement on Monday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina. The President also commended APC supporters in particular and Nigerians in general in […]
The European Union has condemned the reports of widespread incidents of violence and voter intimidation in Bayelsa and Kogi states. A statement by the Diplomatic Watch also expressed alarm at the reports of fatalities and missing people, urging stakeholders to call for calm. The Diplomatic Watch deployed teams from Austria, the European Union Delegation, Germany, […]
A two-year-old lion has been discovered in a residential building in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State. The lion said to be owned by a yet to be named Indian national, is caged at Number 229, Muri Okunola Street in Victoria Island. The Chairman of Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences, Yinka […]
Results of 2021 Africa Cup of Nations matchday one qualifiers on Wednesday: Group A At Windhoek Namibia 2 (Adoassou 66-og, Katjiukua 77) Chad 1 (N’Douassel 68) Group B At Blantyre, Malawi Malawi 1 (Mhango 68) South Sudan 0 At Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 0 Uganda 0 Group C At Khartoum Sudan 4 (Agab 7, Eltetsh 44, […]
The Supreme Court has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is ‘eminently qualified to contest for the 2019 Presidential Elections. The Apex court which set today as the date to explain reasons for the dismissal of the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, said that the Appellant failed to prove […]
