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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 […]
President Muhammadu has called for fairness and transparency in Bayelsa and Kogi governorship elections, both of which are due to hold this Saturday, November 16. In a statement released by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, on Thursday, the President said citizens and law enforcement should behave in an orderly manner while the contestants follow due process […]
The Senate has called on the Federal Government to partner with States, Local Governments and the Private Sector in infrastructure development to promote private investments in Nigeria. The upper chamber also advocated tax holidays for investors in the solid minerals sector while it urged the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development to formalize the […]
The wife of the President of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, has told Kogi residents to forgive and forget all that their governor Yahaya Bello has done to them. Mrs. Buhari made the appeal on Thursday during the All Progressives Congress (APC) rally held in the state, ahead of the governorship election slated to hold on November […]
A former Minister of Information, Alex Akinyele is dead. A son of the deceased, Constantine Akinyele, said the former minister died on Thursday night after a brief illness. Akinyele who died at the age of 81 served as a Minister of Information under Ibrahim Babangida, military regime between 1985 and 1993. Akinyele later became Chairman […]
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Bwari has dismissed the suit filed by photographer, Busola Dakolo, against the Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo. The court also ordered Busola to pay N1million for wasting the court’s time. According to the PUNCH, Justice Oathman Musa, in his ruling […]
