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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he will wait for the formal results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission on the outcome of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly polls, instead of relying on rumours. Buhari spoke shortly on arrival in Abuja from Katsina, his home state, where he spent the weekend to participate in […]

Craig Coley never should have spent 39 years in prison. On this, everyone seems to agree. They also concur the 71-year-old should spend the rest of his life as a wealthy man. Simi Valley announced Saturday it would settle a federal lawsuit, giving Coley $21 million for his almost four decades of wrongful incarceration in […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared that, contrary to the rumour, it has not cancelled any election so far in any part of the country where the presidential and National Assembly polls had held. The chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated this during a press briefing held at the National Collation Centre in […]

The Presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has thanked Nigerians for turning out to vote for him in their millions and confirmed that the initial indications from the PDPs Simultaneous Vote Count show a PDP victory is assured. Atiku in a statement issued in Abuja by his Special […]

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, won his polling unit on Saturday. Mr Sowore cast his vote at RCM Primary School, Apoi Ward II, Unit 005 in Kiribo, Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State. Earlier, the presidential candidate commended the large turnout that greeted Saturday’s polls in Kiribo, Ese-Odo […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday morning reaffirmed his confidence in winning the presidential election. Buhari told newsmen shortly after voting at Kofar Baru, Sarkin Yara “A” ward in Daura, his home town, that he would win the election and congratulate himself. Clad in a light blue `Babbar Riga’, the president was accompanied by his wife, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will make a broadcast to the nation today, at 7 am, according to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina. There will be with a repeat at 9 pm. “All television, radio stations and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up […]

Late German fashion icon, Karl Lagerfeld’s cat, Choupette, is reportedly set to inherit some of 200 million dollars fortune after he named her ‘in his will’. According to BBC News, “It has emerged that the iconic Chanel designer who died at the age of 85 on Tuesday, left some of his $200m (£153m) fortune to his cat. […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised the alarm over the circulation of fake dollar notes in the country. Tony Orilade, EFCC spokesman, gave the warning in a statement issued on Thursday. Orilade said the agency issued the warning following intelligence gathered in the build-up to the elections. The anti-graft agency also asked […]

Professor Yemi Osinbajo has denied rumours suggesting that he had resigned his post as Vice President of Nigeria. The Vice President took to social media to debunk the speculations, describing them as ‘Fake News’. He said, “Misleading/FAKE news is on the rise especially in this season when Nigerians will make a choice about who will govern […]

The Presidential candidate of the National Interest Party, NIP, Eunice Atuejide, has withdrawn from the race. This came barely twenty eight days, when the former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili made her own announcement from the race. Disclosing this in a statement, Atuejide opined that she stepped down from the election because her race for […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday assured the electorate that the rescheduled presidential and National Assembly elections slated for Saturday would hold. It said only an ‘act of God’ could stop the conduct of the polls. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated this in Abuja while addressing a cross-section of the diplomatic community […]

Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, has sworn in eight new federal permanent secretaries. They were sworn in on Wednesday, inside the council chamber of State House Presidential Villa. This was shortly before the commencement of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The new permanent secretaries are Olumuyiwa Abel, Mohammed Dikwa, Magdalene Ajani, Festus Daudu, […]