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APC plans to use uncollected PVCs to allocate votes to Buhari -PDP

…Demands extension of PVC collection by 3 days The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission...

There’s plot to get Onnoghen out of office before Feb. 11 – CUPP

…Says EFCC has purchased court order to detain him for 14 days.   …As Buhari, EFCC hunt for fresh evidence The Coalition of...

UBA Extends Africa Footprint, opens doors in Mali

The Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc on Monday commenced full banking operations in Mali, extending its footprint and...

Ayuba Wabba Re-Elected NLC President

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has re-elected Comrade Ayuba Wabba, as its president.

Ado Ibrahim @ 90: Still a humanist, royal icon for all seasons

By Sufuyan Ojeifo and Emmah Adah   “The ways of the spirit offer something that does not lend itself to be domesticated or...

Again, CCT adjourns Onnoghen’s trial

The Code of Conduct Tribunal on Monday adjourned the trial of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen till February 13. The...

Northam refuses to resign but says he once did Michael Jackson blackface

The embattled Democratic governor of Virginia said he was not one of the people in a racist photo in his medical school yearbook...

SERAP asks court to compel Fashola to name contractors who disappeared with project money

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Minister of Power, Works and Housing Mr Babatunde Fashola SAN over “failure to disclose...

Rise in Lassa Fever Spurs WHO response in Nigeria

The World Health Organization (WHO), have stated that it is scaling up response to strengthen rapid containment of Lassa fever outbreaks in states...

JOHESU plans protest over tyranny against health workers in Nigeria

The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), have resolved to stage a national rally in Abuja to draw attention to the unending tyranny of...

Buhari postpones Zamfara campaign rally

President Muhammadu Buhari has postponed his campaign rally in Zamfara State, earlier scheduled for Sunday in the state capital. Special Adviser on Media...

CBN injects another $210m into inter-bank market

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday, injected another sum of $210 million into the inter-bank foreign exchange market, in “continuation of...

Aisha Buhari denies making comments about CJN’s suspension

The wife of the president, Aisha Buhari, defended herself days after she was accused of making comments condemning the suspension of the Chief Justice...

Ezekwesili withdraws from presidential race to focus on coalition to defeat APC,PDP

Former minister of education Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili has withdrawn her bid from the Nigerian presidential election. She has opted to help build a coalition...

Memory of Stephen Keshi stays strong on his Posthumous Birthday

Stephen Okechukwu Keshi (23 January 1962 – 7 June 2016) rests in peace in a  tomb in his village Ilah in Delta state. If...

Nigeria’s restrictive laws and women’s sexual reproductive rights

Reproductive rights rest on the recognition of the basic right of all couples and individuals to decide freely and responsibly the number, spacing...