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‘A president for all Americans’: President-Elect Joseph Biden says in victory speech

President-Elect Joe Biden speaking in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, Saturday evening, reached out to voters who supported Trump. “I understand the disappointment...

Just in: At least 20 bus passengers kidnapped on notorious Akure-Owo-Benin road

    More than 20 bus passengers including market women leaders have been kidnapped at Ogbese on Akure-Owo-Benin highway in Ondo State by...

Lagos-Kara bridge petrol tanker fire claims two lives, 29 vehicles

  Two men were burnt beyond recognition while 29 vehicles parked by the road side were consumed in a petrol tanker fire on...

Botched Lagos NUJ polls: NUJ national body endorses Caretaker Committee to take charge

  The apex authority of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has ratified the Caretaker Committee constituted for the Lagos State Council of...

2023 Vice-Presidency: El-Rufai disowns campaign posters

  Kaduna State Gov. Nasir El-Rufai, has distanced himself from the campaign posters announcing his vice-presidential candidature for the 2023 poll with the...

NNPC says it boosted nation’s power generation by 2,538mw in August 

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it supplied 727 Million Standard Cubic Feet per day (mmscfd) of natural gas for power...

President-elect?: US secret service beefs up Joe Biden’s security

    The United States Secret Service has ramped up the protection provided for the nation’s former Vice-President and the strong contender for...

FG, Transcorp sign deal for 966 megawatts Afam Power Plant

The Federal  Government and the Transcorp Power Consortium have signed a share sale and purchase agreement of Afam Power Plc and Afam III Fast...

2021 Armed Forces Day: Honour fallen heroes, veterans, SGF urges Nigerians

  Nigerians have been urged to honour the nation’s fallen heroes and military veterans who paid the supreme sacrifice for the nation’s unity...

U.S. election: Owolewa elected first Nigerian-American congressman

    By Boye Ajayi   Nigerian national in U.S., Mr Oye Owolewa has emerged the first Nigerian-American to be elected to the...

Lekki shooting: South-west ministers submit report to FEC, want military’s role probed

Ministers from the Southwest who were directed to relocate to their home states for the purpose of dousing the tension created by the...

Oversight function: Oyo House of Assembly suspends 13 council bosses

    By Boye Ajayi For failing to submit their performance reports, the Oyo State House of Assembly, in exercise of their oversight...

Nothern governors forum backs social media censorship in Nigeria

  Governors under the aegis of the Northern Governors’ Forum have thrown their weight behind the censorship of social media in the country. They spoke...

Biden sweeps all five votes in tiny town of Dixville Notch

For 60 years, Dixville Notch and Millsfield have been the first places to open thier polls in the United States. Two tiny New...

FG regrets delay in October salaries for work force, says payment will be effected this week

  The Federal Government has given reasons for the delay in the payment of October salaries to its work force, assuring that salaries will...

EITI lauds NNPC on 2019 NNPC audited account

    The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiatives (EITI), a multi-stakeholder coalition that promotes extractives transparency and accountability in over 50 countries, has commended...