Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, former Kano State governor and PDP presidential aspirant, says he will “easily beat President Muhamadu Buhari” if given his party’s ticket to contest the presidential election in 2019. Kwankwaso, who spoke on Thursday in Jos, during a consultation visit to the North-Central state, said he has the ability to wrestle power from the APC. […]
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas tore into the Trump administration on Thursday, refusing to accept the United States as the sole mediator in the Middle East conflict, a day after Donald Trump promised a “very fair” peace plan. The 82-year-old Palestinian Authority president used his address to the UN General Assembly to lambast the United States […]
Femi Makinde, Osogbo The Returning Officer in Osun State governorship election, Prof Joseph Fuwape, has asked the Peoples Democratic Party candidate to seek redress in court if he has noticed any errors in the results already announced. Fuwape, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, said this when the PDP […]
Dutch police arrested seven men suspected of plotting to carry out a “major terrorist attack” at a public event using explosive belts and an AK-47 assault rifle, on Thursday, the public prosecutor’s office said. “Police arrested seven men on Thursday… suspected of being at a very advanced stage of preparation for a major terrorist attack […]
Dutch police arrested seven men suspected of plotting to carry out a “major terrorist attack” at a high-profile event using explosive belts and an AK-47 assault rifle, on Thursday, the public prosecutor’s office said. “Police arrested seven men on Thursday… suspected of being at a very advanced stage of preparation for a major terrorist attack […]
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, on Thursday met some labour leaders at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting was called to resolve the issues that led to the ongoing warning strike by workers. Kyari said he summoned the meeting with a view to ascertaining what stalled the […]
Results from the polling units involved in the Osun rerun election have revealed that the All Progressives Congress’ candidate, Gboyega Oyetola, may be declared the winner of the Osun State governorship election. The rerun took place in seven polling units in four local governments areas in the state. The electorate in Osun State voted on […]
Six civilians and two police officers were killed in Cameroon’s volatile English-speaking South West Region, where violence has mounted ahead of next month’s presidential vote, sources close to security services and locals said. On Wednesday, two police officers were killed and a policewoman injured on the outskirts of the beach resort town of Limbe in […]
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The National Space Research and Development Agency has identified selected locations in Bayelsa, Ogun, Oyo, Kaduna and Abuja as hot spots for earth tremor. It also stated that Abuja currently has a major vacuum underground as a result of the excessive drilling of over 110,000 boreholes in the nation’s capital city. The […]
The Federal Government has declared Monday, October 1, as a public holiday to commemorate Nigeria’s 58th Independence Day. The announcement was made in a statement issued by the Minister of Interior, retired Lt.Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, on Thursday in Abuja. The statement was signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Mohammed Umar. […]
Tiger Woods will partner Patrick Reed on his Ryder Cup return for the United States on Friday, facing Europe’s Francesco Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood in the fourballs. American Jim Furyk has opted for three-time major champion Brooks Koepka and Tony Finau to kick off proceedings in the opening match at 0610 GMT in France — […]
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Accountant-General of the Federation, Alh Ahmed Idris, on Thursday called on the Nigerian Labour Congress to shelve it’s warning strike in order to allow the office complete the process of payment of salaries of civil servants. Idris who said this in a statement issued in Abuja noted that the industrial action […]
Femi Makinde, Osogbo The Peoples Democratic Party has described the rerun election held in Osun State as the biggest electoral robbery ever witnessed in the history of the state. The Chairman of the PDP in Osun State, Mr Soji Adagunodo, said this in a statement made available to our correspondent in Osogbo on Thursday. Adagunodo […]
South Africa’s retired archbishop and anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu was hospitalised in Cape Town on Thursday for “a series of tests”, his office said. “The Archbishop was in good spirits after settling into his ward. He hopes to be back home in a few days,” said a statement released by his office. The Nobel Peace […]
The Bureau of Public Enterprises on Thursday announced that 19 firms had indicated interest to acquire Afam Power Company and the Yola Distribution Company put up for sale by the Federal Government. In a statement issued in Abuja by Head, Public Communications, Amina Othman, BPE, said at the close of the submission of bids for […]
There were flashes of the glory days for Britain’s former world number one Andy Murray on Thursday as he dumped top seed David Goffin of Germany out of the ATP Shenzhen Open 6-3, 6-4 in round-of-16 action. The 31-year-old dug deep when it mattered –- like the Murray of old –- brushing off 70 per […]
Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, former Kano State governor and PDP presidential aspirant, says he will “easily beat President Muhamadu Buhari” if given his party’s ticket to contest the presidential election in 2019. Kwankwaso, who spoke on Thursday in Jos, during a consultation visit to the North-Central state, said he has the ability to wrestle power from the APC. […]
Femi Makinde, Osogbo The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has rejected the results of the rerun election even before the official announcement. The candidate announced the rejection of the poll results in a statement issued on his behalf by the spokesperson for the Adeleke Campaign Organisation, Mr Olawale Rasheed. The PDP candidate […]
Femi Makinde, Osogbo The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has rejected the results of the rerun election even before the official announcement. The candidate announced the rejection of the poll results in a statement issued on his behalf by the spokesperson for the Adeleke Campaign Organisation, Mr Olawale Rasheed. The PDP candidate […]
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday made a case for the total elimination of nuclear weapons. He said nuclear weapons remained the ultimate agents of mass destruction, and their total elimination should be the final objective of all disarmament processes. Buhari, who was represented by the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, spoke at […]
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The police have arrested a People’s Democratic Party House of Representatives’ aspirant in Orolu Federal constituency, Osun State, Moshood Adejare, and 15 others for allegedly being in possession of customised Independent National Electoral Commission tags. They were also found with face caps and jackets with the inscription, ‘INEC Osun 2018 Election Observer’ […]
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The police have arrested a People’s Democratic Party House of Representatives’ aspirant in Orolu Federal constituency, Osun State, Moshood Adejare, and 15 others for allegedly being in possession of customised Independent National Electoral Commission tags. They were also found with face caps and jackets with the inscription, ‘INEC Osun 2018 Election Observer’ […]
Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets has extended his contract until 2023, the Spanish champions announced on Thursday. Busquets’ deal had initially ben until 2021, and under the new contract, his buyout clause has been increased from 200 to 500 million euros ($234-584m). The contract extension for the 30-year-old, 2010 world champion and Euro 2012 winner, follows […]
Tony Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has asked those residing in flood-prone communities of the state to relocate. The warning came following increasing havoc being wreaked in such areas. On Wednesday, a nine-year-old girl, Benedict Izuchukwu, a primary three pupil of Light International School, Okoti, in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of […]
Tony Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has asked those residing in flood-prone communities of the state to relocate. The warning came following increasing havoc being wreaked in such areas. On Wednesday, a nine-year-old girl, Benedict Izuchukwu, a primary three pupil of Light International School, Okoti, in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of […]