Prominent US Lawyer Sentenced To Life For Murdering Wife, Son

Alex Murdaugh, a prominent South Carolina lawyer, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for the murders of his wife and son on their hunting estate in a case whose twists and turns drew global attention. Judge Clifton Newman sentenced Murdaugh, scion of an elite family of judges and attorneys, to consecutive life terms […]

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Court Grants Atiku, Obi’s Request To Inspect Election Materials

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has granted leave to the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, to inspect materials used for the February 25 presidential election. A three-member panel of the appellate court led by Justice Joseph Ikyegh on Friday granted the request […]

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135 Million Africans Have Hearing Problems, Says WHO

The World Health Organisation Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, has said an estimated 135 million people have ear and hearing problems in Africa Moeti also said the numbers are rising, and at the current rate, it is likely that by 2050 there could be over 338 million people affected by ear and hearing […]

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Tinubu’s Victory Is Will Of God – Aisha Buhari

Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Thursday described the victory of APC’s Bola Tinubu in the just concluded presidential election as the will of God. Mrs Buhari said this when she received the wife of the President-elect, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, and the wife of the Vice President-elect, Hajiya Nana Shettima, on a thank-you […]

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We’ll Reciprocate Wike’s Contribution To Tinubu’s Victory — APC

Some members of the Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, of the All Progressives Congress APC, have attributed the victory of APC’s candidate, Bola Tinubu, in Rivers State to the intervention of Governor Nyesom Wike. The members of the PCC also said they would support Wike’s preferred candidate, Siminialaye Fubara, as a way of reciprocating the governor’s […]

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Litigation: I’m Prepared For You, Tinubu Tells Atiku 

President-Elect Bola Tinubu has said he is fully prepared to face whatever challenge the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, would launch against him anytime anywhere. At a press conference on Thursday, Atiku had said last Saturday’s election which Tinubu was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), was neither free nor fair. […]

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Peter Obi In A Rush To Be President, Says Atiku

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, said the presidential bid of his Labour Party, counterpart, Peter Obi is premature. Atiku, who stated this while addressing a press conference in Abuja, insisted that he remained the stepping stone to the aspiration of the Igbo to produce  Nigeria’s President. He said, […]

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I’ll Prove That I Defeated Tinubu – Peter Obi

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Gregory Obi, has said that he won last Saturday’s presidential election and would prove it. He said this on Thursday in Abuja at an ongoing press conference which he called his first reaction to the election. The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), […]

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Saturday Polls Worst Since 1999, Will Be Challenged In Court – Atiku

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has described the last Saturday presidential and National Assembly elections as the worst since 1999. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, Atiku said the dreams and aspirations of Nigeria that voted on Saturday have been shattered by […]

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US Congratulates Nigeria On Election, Calls For Calm

The United States on Wednesday congratulated Nigeria on the election of ruling party presidential candidate Bola Tinubu while calling for calm amid accusations of voter fraud and concerns over technical glitches. Tinubu was declared the winner Tuesday of the February 25 polls in Africa’s most populous democracy. “The United States congratulates the people of Nigeria, […]

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Tinubu Will Perform As President, IBB Assures Nigerians

Former Nigerian military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd.), has congratulated Bola Tinubu on his election as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In a statement issued by his media office, IBB as he is popularly identified to as, commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for midwifing an election which he said […]

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Osinbajo Congratulates Tinubu, Says President-elect’s Attributes Needed At This Time

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has congratulated the winner of the 2023 presidential election, Bola Tinubu. Mr Osinbajo extended his felicitations in a message he sent to the president-elect on Wednesday in Abuja. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had earlier on Wednesday declared Mr Tinubu, the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of […]

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I’ll Address You Soon, Peter Obi Tells Supporters

Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, has broken his silence after the election he lost to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival. Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes to defeat his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 6,984,520 to emerge second. while Obi came third with 6,101,533 […]

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4 Days After Presidential, NASS Elections, Airlines Reduce Flights By 60%

As the Presidential election results collation continues amidst tension across the country, airlines operating domestic operations have continued to carry out skeletal operations over shortage of passengers, Daily Trust can report.  Checks at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja Lagos yesterday showed that all the domestic terminals recorded very slight passenger movements. It was gathered that […]

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Losers Should Take Their Grievances To Court Not Streets – Buhari

President Buhari early hours of Wednesday, congratulated the winner of the 2023 Presidential Election, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The President also told candidates that lost the election and their supporters to take their grievances to court and not to the streets Reacting to the results just announced, […]

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Elon Musk Reclaims ‘World’s Richest Man’ Spot

Twitter CEO, Elon Musk has regained his title as the world’s richest man after briefly losing it to the LVMH French businessman, Bernard Arnault.  Arnault, the CEO of the French luxury brand, Louis Vuitton, dethroned the Tesla boss, by edging him to the number two spot for more than two months. Meanwhile, according to Bloomberg, […]

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Breaking :  INEC Declares Tinubu Winner Of Presidential Election In Nigeria

The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, as the president-elect. Tinubu, a former Lagos State governor, was declared the president-elect after the 70-year-old polled 8,794,726 votes to win the 2023 presidential election. The INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, announced Tinubu as the winner at the International Collation […]

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Messi Wins FIFA Best Prize, Putellas Claims Women’s Award (Photos)

Lionel Messi won The Best FIFA men’s player prize for 2022 on Monday on the back of his World Cup triumph with Argentina and Spain’s Alexia Putellas retained the women’s award at a ceremony in Paris. Messi beat his Paris Saint-Germain teammate, and World Cup final rival, Kylian Mbappe to the men’s gong with Ballon […]

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