Angry villagers of Agbagyi community on Tuesday blocked the convoy of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, while making his way to the airport. The aggrieved villagers blocked the highway along the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Expressway in Abuja, protesting an alleged invasion of their land by the military. Spokesman to the Vice President, Laolu Akande, disclosed […]
Members of the Jigawa House of Assembly have the destroyed the mace which is a symbol after some lawmakers got into a fight over leadership. The House was on Tuesday was thrown into a rowdy session following a motion moved on the amendment of the standing rule of the state assembly. A member representing Yankwashi […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the Chairman and members of the North East Development commission. The commission will be chaired by Major-General Paul Tarfa (Rtd). President Buhari while inaugurating the committee shortly before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting charged them to be fair and equitable in discharging their mandates. The President had […]
The vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the recently-concluded presidential election, Peter Obi, on Wednesday attended the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja. The petitions tribunal commenced its inaugural sitting on Wednesday morning. Obi at the venue of the tribunal at the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal sat in the […]
The Presidential Election Petitions Panel has commenced its inaugural session. The tribunal is expected to hear the petition brought by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, against the All Progressives Congress and its candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, among others. Some of them include lawyers to the petitioners Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his party […]
The Osun State Police command has secured the release of Prof Yinka Adegbehingbe the abducted lecturer of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. This was confirmed to Channels Television by the spokesperson of the force command in Osun state, Mrs. Folasade Odoro. Professor Adegbehingbe was abducted by suspected gunmen at Apomu town along Ife-Ibadan Expressway on his […]
Britain’s Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has given birth to a baby boy. Her husband Prince Harry made the announcement in a statement on Monday to television cameras in Windsor. “We’re delighted to announce that Meghan and myself had a baby boy early this morning — a very healthy boy,” a beaming Prince Harry said. “Mother and […]
The President of the United Nations General Assembly, María Garces has arrived in Nigeria on a working visit. Garces and her delegation were received into the country on Monday by officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations office in Abuja. According to a statement by the spokesman for the Ministry of […]
A busy, and pivotal week lies in wait for Africa’s women’s cricket, as they compete for the coveted ICC Women’s World Cup and Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier slots in Harare, Zimbabwe. The ICC Women’s Qualifier, Africa 2019, begins today with the hosts set to get the ball rolling against Mozambique with defending champions Uganda […]
Manchester City have overtaken Manchester United as the Premier League’s most valuable club, with higher wages and lower profits hurting the Old Trafford powerhouse, according to a football finance survey published Friday. Premier League champions City are valued at £2.364 billion ($3.07 billion) in 2017/18, up £385 million, according to the study by the University […]
