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The world is moving towards legal gender equality — but it’s moving very, very slowly. Only six countries currently give women and men equal rights, a major report from the World Bank has found. That’s an increase — from zero — compared to a decade ago, when the organization started measuring countries by how effectively […]

Rochas Okorocha, governor of Imo state, says he has sacked Adams Oshiomhole, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for anti-party activities. Reacting to his suspension from the ruling party by the national working committee (NWC) of the party led by Oshiomhole, Okorocha said the chairman lacked the power to suspend him. He said as […]

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has inaugurated a legal team to challenge the result of last Saturday’s presidential election, his spokesperson said. The team is headed by Livy Uzoukwu, a senior advocate of Nigeria. The Independent National Electoral Commission had on Wednesday declared Muhammadu Buhari […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says he will consider the request for better representation of women and youths when forming his next cabinet. He made the remark on Saturday night during a victory dinner organized by the women and youth campaign committee at the Presidential villa in Abuja which was partly broadcast live on the NTA. The […]

In a continuing negative reaction to President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election, banking stocks recorded its biggest fall since 2016. Since Wednesday when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the results of the presidential election, the Nigerian Stock Exchange has lost N281 billion. Amidst this loss, the 10 largest banking stocks dropped by 4.6% at the […]

Former Military President Ibrahim Babangida has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his victory at the polls, appealing to Atiku Abubakar to work with him for the development of the country. In a congratulatory message to Buhari on Saturday, IBB asked Buhari and Atiku to “close ranks and move the country forward”. “I call on the […]

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party,  Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday raised the alarm that no fewer than 24 operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had arrested his son-in-law, Alhaji Babalele Abdullahi. He added that Abdullahi, who is also the finance director of Atiku’s group of companies, was arrested after the EFCC […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said has proven his fitness to hold the top job for the next four years. Mr Buhari said this at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council, where ministers congratulated him on his success at the polls. Mr Buhari, whose health has been called to question after he repeatedly travelled […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his second term in office may be tougher than the first. The president said this on Friday when he received members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on a congratulatory visit to him at the council chamber of the State House Presidential Villa, Abuja. “My last lap of four […]

Uche Secondus, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP,) says international observers declared the presidential election free and fair out of fear of being killed. He said the observers said the election was transparent after being “threatened” with the “body bag” comment made by Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state. Addressing a press conference […]

Some Nigerian women, on Friday, held a rally in Abuja to appeal to the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar to congratulate his opponent and winner of the election, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (PDP). The women, under the aegis of Two Million Woman Rally for Democracy in Nigeria, Peace […]

An Ibadan- based Pastor, Samuel Adedeji on Thursday, told a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan to terminate the year-old union between him and his wife, Temiloluwa over threat to his life. In his petition to the court, Adedeji who lived at Ologuneru area of Ibadan accused his wife of frequently beating him and distracting him […]

The United States on Thursday offered a $1 million reward for information on a son of late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, seeing him as an emerging leader of the extremist network. The location of Hamza bin Laden, sometimes dubbed the “crown prince of jihad,” has been the subject of speculation for years with reports […]

The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole has said former vice president, Atiku Abubakar was never destined to rule Nigeria. He said this at a press conference while reacting to the Peoples Democratic Party candidate’s rejection of the election result. “It borders on arrogance that our future is tied on his […]

Foreign and domestic observers who monitored Saturday’s elections in Nigeria say at least 25 persons died during the elections. Speaking yesterday at a joint press conference in Uyo, the observers said the number was higher compared to the 12 persons said to have died in the 2015 elections. The publicity secretary, Pan African Women Project, […]

President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has significantly moved up in the world billionaires’ list, as he emerged 64th richest person in the world, with an estimated networth of $16.6 billion, as against his previous ranking of 103rd in the world. Dangote, who remains the richest man in Africa for the eighth year running, was […]

The United Kingdom (UK) says Nigerians can have confidence in the outcome of the presidential election that held on Saturday. President Muhammadu Buhari, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), won the election with Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) coming second. Harriett Baldwin, UK’s minister of state for Africa, in a statement […]