Bye-election: Plateau State gets first female senator, Dadu’ut
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has congratulated Prof. Nora Dadu’ut over her victory in the senatorial by-election for the southern zone of the state held on Dec. 5. This is…
Ex-President suffers embarrassment at airport as officials stop flight
The flight of Joseph Kabila, former President of the DRC and leader of the Common Front for Congo (FCC) party, to Lubumbashi, in the Haut-Katanga province, on Saturday was stopped…
Show me a bankable project, I’ll provide funds in one week: President to Engineers
The President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Mr Babagana Mohammed has vowed to get funding within a week for innovative ideas that would bring progress to Nigeria. Mohammed…
Ex-banker, Abiru, wins Lagos East Senatorial by-election by wide margin
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Tokunbo Abiru, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as winner of Saturday’s Lagos East Senatorial by-election. The INEC Returning Officer…
Zamfara by-election: Two INEC ad hoc staff declared missing
Two ad-hoc staff recruited as Presiding Officers for the December 5 State House of Assembly by-election in Zamfara State, have been declared missing. The by-election for the State House of…
My intension was to only rob him of his car – Suspected killer of lecturer in Benue tells police
The Police in Benue State have arrested a suspected killer of a lecturer in the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, the Benue State capital. According to a statement of by…
US Removes Visa Fees For Nigerian Applicants
The United States has removed the reciprocity fee imposed on visa applications for Nigerians. The development which took effect from December 3, was disclosed in a statement on Friday by…
My inauguration will be guided by Covid-19 protocols – Biden
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has given a preview of what his January inauguration will look like, noting that the event will not follow the usual convention of large crowd but…
Insecurity: Governors to meet Buhari; insist stamp duties belong to states
The 36 state governors are to meet President Muhammadu Buhari, as soon as possible, to address security challenges across the country, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) said. The forum disclosed…
Over 16,800 illegal migrants have returned to Nigeria since 2017– IOM
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Friday said no fewer than 16,800 illegal migrants had returned to Nigeria under its joint initiative with the European Union from 2017 to…