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Appeal Court reserves judgment in Osun Gov. Adeleke’s suit against election tribunal, Oyetola 

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Monday announced that it is reserving judgment in an appeal filed by Osun Gov. Ademola...

Non-stop flights to Barbados coming soon to Lagos airport

If you have been dreaming about a visit to the Caribbean Islands, relaxing beaches and white sandy beaches, clear pristine waters, dancing day...

Lagos Gov. Sanwo-Olu’s Special Adviser, Igbokwe, slams Igbo, rules out Igbo presidency till 2039

Mr Joe Igbokwe, the Lagos State Special Adviser on Drainages, said on Saturday that his tribe had no chance of succeeding the President-elect,...

Supreme Court sacks ex-Kano Gov. Shekarau as senator-elect

Barely 14 days after his election as senator, a former governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has been disqualified by the Supreme Court....

After revocation of his work visa, and residence permits, court sacks Seplat CEO

After the revocation of his work, visa, and residence permits, the CEO of Seplat Energy Plc, Mr Roger Brown, has been restrained from...

Update on Lagos govt staff bus-train crash: Death toll now six, 79 injured

  Thursday morning’s Lagos State Government staff bus-train collision in Ikeja area of Lagos, has so far claimed six lives with 79 others...

Two female employees of Lagos Govt die in BRT bus-train collision

A BRT bus conveying staff of the Lagos State Government on Thursday collided with a moving train, killing two persons on the spot...

INEC postpones March 11 governorship, state assembly polls to March 18

Amid speculations about the possible postponement of March 11 governorship and state assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has shifted the...

Osinbajo’s media aide, Laolu Akande extols Vice-President, calls him an inspirer, motivator as he turns 66

The place of inspiration and imagination in the pursuit of personal or national fulfillment is not only pivotal but also irreplaceable and this...

Nigeria needs N869bn to conduct April 2023  census — FG

Mr Clement Agba, the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, said on Monday that the Federal Government requires about N869 billion...

Atiku hits the streets in Abuja, protesting outcome of Feb. 25 presidential poll

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, his running mate, Delta Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa and other party chieftains on...

Four days after Supreme Court’s order on old naira notes, Presidency, CBN Governor still mum, economy in dire straits

Four days after the Supreme Court ruled that the old Naira notes should remain legal tender until December 31, 2023, the Central Bank...

Wave of murders after presidential elections forces Catholic diocese staff to evacuate Benue State

Dozens of people reportedly were killed in post-election attacks on villages in Benue State Wednesday, according to a diocesan official. “We keep wondering...

Feb. 25 polls: INEC Chairman vows to punish officials involved in electoral malpractice

Eight days after the alleged flawed polls of February 25, the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has finally...

Buhari off to Qatar for 5th UN conference on Least Developed Countries 

Ahead of the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LCDs) on March 5, President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday depart...

Disputed Feb. 25 presidential poll: PDP, LP get Appeal Court’s nod to inspect election materials

After instituting a suit against INEC’s declaration of APC’s Bola Tinubu as President-elect, the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday granted...