By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has disclosed that a petition seeking the recall of the Senator representing the Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has failed because it did not meet the required number of signatures. In a press release issued on Thursday,...
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Nigeria has moved one place up to 43rd position and now sixth in Africa in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday. According to the FIFA’s website, Argentina is the highest ranked team in the world, with Spain moving one spot to second place while France drops to third....
A former lawmaker, Sen. Shehu Sani ( Kaduna Central) has rejected an appointment to serve as judge in the forthcoming Miss World Nigeria Beauty Pageant. The pageant scheduled to hold at Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos on April 4. The event organiser, Sen. Ben Bruce, who is Sani’s friend and...
Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the judgment of the election petition tribunal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Edo election tribunal, sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, upheld the election of Gov. Okpebholo and dismissed the PDP and Asue Ighodalo’s petitions...
As a new secretary-general assumes leadership of the Commonwealth, it seems de rigueur in some circles to dismiss the organisation as a relic of a bygone era. To speak of it with any seriousness places one in a social pillory, the face upturned for pelting with the fruits of...
Beijing on Thursday threatened countermeasures after U.S. President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on Chinese goods, further escalating trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies. The U.S. has already imposed 20 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports, prompting retaliation from Beijing. The latest round, which Trump had announced...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged candidates sitting for the 2025 optional UTME-mock examinations to print their notification slip to enable them participate in the examination. The Public Communication Advisor ofJAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement made available...
The death toll from a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,085, with 4,715 people injured and 341 reported missing. This is according to the Information Team of the State Administration Council on Thursday. Chinese rescuers are continuing search and rescue operations in hard-hit Mandalay, central Myanmar, following...
Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, has said that sweeping tariffs as announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, would fundamentally change the international trading system. “President Trump has just announced a series of measures that are going to fundamentally change the international trading system,’’ Carney said. Carney was...
The U.S. is part of NATO, and U.S. President Donald Trump made it clear that he supports NATO and that Washington will remain in the alliance. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday: “The U.S. is in NATO, the United States is active as we speak right...
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) is set to commence the implementation of its space regulation and licensing mandate with N20 billion take-off fund approved by President Bola Tinubu. The Director-General of NASRDA, Dr Matthew Adepoju, said this on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency...
Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture has reaffirmed its focus on using entertainment to drive trade, aiming for N5 billion in sales at the 2025 Lagos Tourism Fair. This initiative is in collaboration with the Naija Brand Chick (NBC) trade fair. Idris Aregbe, Special Adviser to Gov....
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has urged Nigerians to demand accountability from their leaders. He decried the prevailing “rule of rulers” instead of the rule of law. Falana stated this at the 4th Anniversary of the late Yinka Odumakin Lecture, organised by the Oluyinka Odumakin Foundation on...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has called on the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo and other opposition parties to unite and work together for the progress of the state. The governor, in a statement on Wednesday by his Chief...
Federal Government has announced immediate re-opening of the Independence Bridge (Ahmadu Bello Way-Marina bound) to vehicular traffic. The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, announced this in a statement by the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, on Wednesday. The government had announced closure of the...
Mixed reactions have continued to trail the tribunal’s judgment affirming the election of Gov. Monday Okpebholo as the winner of the Sept. 19 governorship election in Edo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Edo election tribunal, sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, reaffirmed Okpebholo’s victory. It dismissed...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has congratulated Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo on his victory at the tribunal. The Edo Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting on Wednesday, affirmed Okpebholo as the duly elected governor of Edo. A three-member panel, led by Justice Wilfred...
Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, on Wednesday sympathised with the families of 16 travellers killed in Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Barau met with the families at the At-Taqwa Mosque in Bunkure town, headquarters of Bunkure...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah on Wednesday, received former Labour Party (LP), Gubernatorial candidate for 2023 Governorship election, Mr Chijioke Edeoga, back into the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He commended the ex-opposition flagbearer for demonstrating that politics was not a do-or-die affair. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
The ancient city of Irrua, Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo state was agog, non-stop, for four days as members of the Annunciation Catholic College Irrua Old Boys Association (ACCIOBA), installed Dr. Joseph Adonor Ohens, as their new Global President. Annunciation Catholic College (ACC), Irrua, founded 70 years...