Four aspirants are currently slugging it out to replace Sen. Oluremi Tinubu (APC-Lagos Central) in the ongoing APC Senatorial Primaries on Saturday in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu, a third term member of the Nigeria senate is no longer contesting to return to...
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The accreditation of national delegates for the 2022 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention has commenced at Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that delegates from different states of the federation are arriving the venue for accreditation. Delegates are being accredited simultaneously...
President Muhammadu Buhari says African political leaders must respect the right of citizens to make their choices at elections. He warned that peoples’ right to vote and determine who leads them should not be treated lightly. Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s spokesman stated in Abuja on Saturday that Buhari...
There is tight security within and outside the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, Venue of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN reports presence of security officers including police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Department of State Security, at different locations around...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied postponing its 2020 national convention scheduled for Saturday. Ahead of the 2023 general elections, PDP delegates had gathered in Abuja, the nation’s capital where the exercise is expected to take place. There had been some media reports that the main opposition party...
Jurgen Klopp wants Liverpool to show they can more than match Real Madrid as the European giants collide in a Champions League final on Saturday for the second time in five seasons. Real were too strong when the sides meet in Kyiv in 2018, but Klopp’s men bounced back...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A renewed crisis following a violent clash between rival restive youths of Yelwan Tsakani, a sub-urb of Bauchi metropolis on Friday night has left one person dead and four others critically injured. Four houses and many properties worth millions were also burnt in the incident...
Super Eagles Captain, Ahmed Musa, Samuel Chukwueze and Zaidu Sanusi have withdrawn from the friendly match against Mexico. Three other players; Samson Tijani, Alhassan Yusuf, and Azubuike Okechukwu will also not feature in the game due to various reasons. Defender Leon Balogun has also been ruled out of the...
Prince Odi Okojie, the husband of Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress House of Representatives primaries for Esan North East/South East Federal Constituency. Okojie who announced his victory on Instagram, thanked his wife, family members, friends and well-wishers for their support, adding that...
A presidential aspirant under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mohammed Hayatu-Deen has stepped down from the race, describing the primary election contest as “obscenely monetised”. He announced his withdrawal in a letter addressed to the PDP National Chairman Iyorchia Ayo, the day the main opposition party...
The Agence Francaise de Dévelopment (AFD) says it has committed two billion dollars to support projects in Nigeria in the last 14 years. The Country Director of AFD, Mr Xavier Muron, said this at the CATCH UP II project final Art Exhibition in Abuja. CATCH UP projects are financed...
Afrobeat legend, Femi Kuti and his first son, Made, have teamed up for a joint show tagged, “Father & Son: The Experience”. “Father & Son: The Experience” is the first concert that will be co-headlined by Femi and Made. Funke Kuti, Chief Executive Officer, FK Management, the company behind...
The Former Minister of Finance, Chief Olu Falae, has faulted the calls that the presidency should be zoned to a particular region, saying there is no provision for zoning in the Nigerian Constitution. Falae, a former National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), stated this during a visit...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has urged Nigerian banks to support indigenous companies in order to increase foreign exchange inflows and boost economic growth. A CBN team on inspection of projects funded through Deposit Money Banks in Lagos, gave the advice late on Friday. It noted that the...
The world’s oldest man has revealed the habits he keeps that he believes helped him to live up to 113. Juan Vicente Perez Mora, from Venezuela, was born before World War Two on 27 May, 1909. He went on to marry Ediofina del Rosario García who died in 1997...
Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi has formally joined the Labour Party days after announcing his exit from the Peoples Democratic Party. He is expected to contest the presidential primary on the platform of his new party. “I thank all Nigerians, especially our youths who have joined me in...
A 200 level Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU) female student in viral sex tape has apologized to Nigerians, saying it is an old video. AKSU tape was a trending topic on social media last week and it featured a video between a student of the institution and another unidentified...
Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has said he will not be afraid to take a penalty if their Champions League final against Liverpool goes the distance on Saturday. Courtois has an impressive record saving penalties this season, having stopped three of his five faced, including one from Lionel Messi...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention Organizing Committee (NCOC), Senator David Mark has assured that arrangements have been made for a hitch free exercise on Saturday, May 28, 2022. Addressing members of the committee of the Convention in Abuja ahead...
The Peoples Democratic Party has frowned on INEC’s decision to extend the deadline for party primaries by six days. PDP spokesperson, Mr Debo Ologungba, said INEC has changed the goalpost in the middle of the game, stressing that certainty of elections is the bedrock of democracy. He was speaking...