2019 election under serious security threat, US groups warn
Widespread violence in Nigeria could affect next year’s presidential election, two US pro-democracy groups said on Friday. Voters in Africa’s most populous nation go to the polls in February next…
Vote-buying in Ekiti poll riles UK; says it’s illegal
The UK has condemned the act of vote buying allegedly perpetrated during the July 14 gubernatorial elections in Ekiti State and called on all Nigerians to respect the laws ahead…
Nursing mother, 154 others arrive in Nigeria from Russia
A nursing mother and 154 out of 230 Nigerian football fans stranded in Russia after the 2018 FIFA World Cup arrived the country on Friday night. The stranded football fans…
Prices of goods may drop as CBN begins sale of Chinese Yuan
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday launched the sale of foreign exchange in Chinese Yuan (CNY) signalling the consummation of the Nigeria-China Currency Swap Agreement. The CBN acting…
Obaseki inaugurates 12-man Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy
July 20, 2018 Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Friday in Benin inaugurated a 12-man the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy with a charge on the members to…
Yakubu Dogara mourns ex-Inspector General of Police, Coomasie
July 20, 2018 Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara has expressed grief over the death of former Inspector-General of Police and Chairman, Arewa Consultative Forum, Alhaji Ibrahim Coomasie,…
Former IGP, Alhaji Ibrahim Coomassie, buried in Katsina
July 20, 2018 The remains of the former Inspector-General of Police and Chairman, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Alhaji Ibrahim Coomassie were buried in Rimin-Badawa cemetery, Katsina on Friday . The funeral…
Suspected Police killers of Nigerian in South Africa charged
The Nigerian Mission in South Africa announced on Friday that police officers implicated in the alleged murder of a Nigerian, Ibrahim Badmus, would be charged to court soon. Badmus, 25,…
Croatia soccer ‘rebel’ Kalinic turns down silver medal
Croatian media say that forward Nikola Kalinic has not accepted the silver medal his team won at the World Cup in Russia because he was sent home early in the…
2019: I declared early to cool tempers – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he declared his intention to contest the 2019 Presidential Election early in order to douse rising speculations in the country. Buhari also said the…