Okowa shuts down Delta Central in mega rally, adopted as ‘Urhobo candidate’
It was a show of strength and dominance at a mega political rally held at the Ughelli Township Stadium, last week Wednesday by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Delta Central…
PDP rejects INEC verdict, wants Adeleke declared winner, INEC fixes re-run for Sept 27
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the declaration of Osun State guber election won by its candidate Ademola Adeleke saying the decision of INEC was clear robbery. PDP via…
Niger Delta: Shell changes strategy to escape spills, oil theft
Royal Dutch Shell wants to reweight its footprint in Nigeria to focus on oil and gas fields far offshore, away from the theft, spills, corruption and unrest that have plagued…
Pirates strike, abduct 12 from Port Harcourt bound ship
A Swiss shipping company says that a bulk carrier has been attacked by pirates off Nigeria’s coast and 12 of its 19 crew members have been kidnapped. Geneva-based Massoel Shipping…
Update: Osun guber results from 30 LGAs
1.Boluwaduro: APC LG:3843, PDP:3779, SDP:1766, ADP:858 2.Atakumosa West LG : APC: 5019, PDP: 5401, SDP: 1570, ADP: 718 3.Ifedayo LG: APC: 3182, PDP: 3374, SDP: 1377, ADP: 176. 4.Ede South:…
IBB to Tambuwal: I’ll be happy leaving Nigeria in your hand
Former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, has expressed happiness that a young politician like Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State, with leadership experience cutting across the three arms of…
OsunDecides: PDP candidate, Adeleke, leads; APC tags behinds
Senator Ademola Adeleke, looks good to dance his way to Osun State government going by results from 18 local governments announced by INEC. The senator famed for his dancing skills…
Joshua knockout Povetkin, now 22 fights unbeaten
Britain’s Anthony Joshua delivered a devastating technical knockout in the seventh round to defeat Russian Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium on Saturday and retain his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO…
NCC Tennis League tees off, N23m up for grabs
The 2018 edition of the annual Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Tennis League Cup teed off at the Abuja National Stadium on Saturday. The tournament, which has been running since 2015,…
OsunDecides: Police arrest 3 for vote-buying; publish false result, go to jail, INEC warns
The Nigeria Police Force said it has arrested three suspects for vote buying during the Osun governorship election. The suspects are : Muriat Olalekan, 61,Hamzat Muniru,65 and Adeagbo Wasiu. A…