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Edo poll: Relics of godfatherism extinct in Nigeria – Atiku

  Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has described the electoral victory of Edo Gov. Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki as hard-won and a declaration of independence...

Edo poll results excite Pres. Buhari, says committed to free and fair elections 

  A spontaneous reaction from President Muhammadu Buhari on the Edo election has earned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commendation for ensuring...

BREAKING:  PDP’s Gov. Obaseki declared winner of Edo poll, buries godfatherism 

  Gov. Godwin Obaseki, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has finally buried godfatherism in Edo State as he was declared winner of the governorship...

Edo poll: Rivers Gov. Wike held “hostage’’ in Benin as soldiers, police, DSS lay siege to his hotel

  A combined team of soldiers, police and the DSS numbering over 300 have laid siege to the hotel where Rivers State Governor,...

FG conducts promotion exams for Directors Oct. 5 -12 

The Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) has released the time-table for the conduct of year 2020 promotion examination for civil servants on Directorate cadre in...

Edo guber poll: 1.7m voters decide Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu, 12 others’ fate as polling gets underway

More than 1.7 million registered voters are filing out in Edo State in today’s governorship poll to elect a new governor. The main...

COVID-19 lockdown: Transcorp Hotels records huge loss of revenue

Transcorp Hotels Plc, a major player in the nation’s hospitality industry, says it has lost huge, unprecedented revenue following the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, salaries...

COVID-19 threatens SDGs, says Buhari 

  President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday that the coronavirus pandemic was threatening the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He spoke Friday at the...

Liverpool complete Thiago signing

    Liverpool completed the signing of Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich on Friday, bringing in one of the world’s most technically gifted...

Femi Fani-Kayode, ex-Minister, in spousal crisis, crashes his marriage a fourth time

      Controversial one-time Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has lost his marriage, a fourth time, this time to his estranged spouse,...

Protecting the Girl-Child against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) during COVID-19

  In spite of extant laws, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is still widespread in Nigeria because of the culture of silence about the...

Cheery news for governors: FG suspends deductions from their monthly allocations till April 2021

As part of efforts to stabilise the finances of the 36 states, the Federal Government said on Thursday that the suspension of deductions from their...

Jimoh Aliu a.k.a Aworo, film writer, ex-President of ANTP, is dead

  The Nigerian movie industry has lost another veteran Yoruba playwright and former President of the Association of Nigeria Theatre Practitioners (ANTP), Jimoh Aliu...

Coronavirus: Heathrow loses European airport top spot to Frankfurt

    Frankfurt has overtaken London’s Heathrow as the busiest airport in Europe, prompting the chief of British Airways to demand the Government...

Again, corruption fighting back, moves to kill `Proceeds of Crime Recovery and Management Agency Bill’ uncovered

Some powerful forces are at it again to scuttle and sabotage the anti-graft war of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration by moving against the...

Buhari signs historic Nigeria Police Bill 2020 into law

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday signed a major piece of Police legislation into law that establishes an appropriate funding framework for...