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About 84 million Nigerians are expected to go to the polls on Saturday, February 16, to participate in the first of two sets of general elections to choose the president, governors, national assembly and state legislators. With final preparations being made towards the elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has listed out some steps […]

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has said the Igbo  have their destiny in their hands by voting for President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday,  for second term, or forget Igbo presidency. He said this while addressing a mammoth crowd at zonal rallies for Okigwe and Owerri zones, respectively, yesterday, organised to campaign for president Buhari and other candidates […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to the electorate to give the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) another four years to complete all the ongoing developmental projects and to initiate fresh ones. The president, who made the appeal at the Federal Capital Territory’s Presidential rally of the APC, said his administration would continue to ensure efficient […]

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has warned that Nigerian politicians who incite or execute violence during Saturday’s elections would have their visas banned and assets in the UK seized. Ms Laing gave the warning at a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja to unveil the Election Situation Room of the Civil Society […]

A 57-year-old man, simply identified as Ismaila, has died after an alleged sex romp with his married lover in a Lagos hotel. Punch gathered that Ismaila, who was married to two wives, had gone to the Ace Bar in the Akoka area of Yaba, Lagos, with his alleged mistress on Sunday. It was learnt that […]

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has called on all businesses within Nigeria and Africa, to support the health sector with at least one percent of their profit. Speaking at the 2019 Africa Business Health Forum in Addis Ababa, Dangote, who was represented by Halima Dangote, said business is highly interwoven with health. “To me, business and […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is all out for free, fair and credible elections starting on February 16. Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, said he (Mr Buhari) gave the assurance at a meeting with traditional rulers at the secretariat complexes of the Councils of Traditional Rulers in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, […]

The driver of an armoured bullion van disappeared early on Monday along with an estimated one million euros, police sources said. “When they came back out, the van and the driver were gone,” one of the sources said. The 28-year-old man had stopped in front of a Western Union office, outside Paris, at around 6:00 am […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the sample of the ballot papers to be used in the presidential election on Saturday. The commission released pictures on its Twitter page on Monday. The commission, which is led by Mahmood Yakubu, also released photos to guide voters who will take part in the electoral process. […]

A former President of the United States of America, Bill Clinton, has cancelled his visit to Nigeria on the invitation of the National Peace Committee. He was billed to deliver a goodwill message during the signing ceremony of the National Peace Accord in Abuja between February 12 and 13. A statement that his spokesperson, Angel […]

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri said he could not understand what happened after Manchester City crushed his side 6-0 on Sunday — their biggest ever defeat in the Premier League. City scored four times inside 25 minutes and added two more goals in the second half to overtake Liverpool on goal difference at the top of […]

A female presidential candidate on the platform of National Action Council (NAC), Dr Rabia Hassan Cengiz, has stepped down and thrown her weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of next Saturday’s presidential election. Cengiz is the second candidate to quit the presidential race after former Minister of Education, Dr Oby […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has, Friday, taken the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to God, saying only God can punish the PDP for looting the nation’s treasury. President Buhari made the statement when he received some members of his support groups at the presidential Villa, Abuja. He said the PDP abused the people’s trust on a large […]