The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress, APC, winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State. Aiyedatiwa was declared winner after polling the highest number of votes in the election. The incumbent governor battled Ajayi Agboola of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olorunfemi Festus of the …
President Tinubu heads to Brazil for G20 leadership summit
President Bola Tinubu will depart Nigeria for Brazil on Sunday for the 19th meeting of the G20 Leaders’ Summit. Disclosing this, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the president’s latest trip is at the instance of the Brazilian President and current President of the group, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. This …
Amnesty International demands unconditional release of Igbo couple detained by Nigerian military since 2021 without trial
Global human rights body, the Amnesty International, has demanded immediate and unconditional release of an Igbo couple, Mr. Ifedi Sunday and his wife Calista, who the Nigerian military have held in detention at Wawa Barracks in Niger State since 2021 without trial. The couple is accused of being members of the Indigenous People of Biafra …
Lagos releases travel advisory as they shuts bridge for 3 months
The Lagos State Government has announced plans to divert traffic away from the lane outbound Apapa on the Marine Bridge from Monday, November 18, 2024 to Tuesday, February 25, 2025 for repairs of asphalt section. State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, announced this in a statement on Friday. Consequently, Osiyemi urged motorists to ply alternative …
Indian Prime Minister to visit Nigeria on Saturday
President Bola Tinubu will welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a State Visit at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Sunday. Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to arrive on Saturday. His visit to Nigeria will be the first by an Indian prime minister since Dr Manmohan Singh’s state visit in 2007, when the two …
Ghana fail to qualify for the 2025 AFCON in Morocco
The Black Stars must now focus on avoiding a bottom-of-the-table finish in their qualifying group Four-time Africa Cup of Nations champions Ghana have officially failed to secure a ticket to the 2025 edition for the competition after succumbing to a 1-1 draw against Angola at the November 11th Stadium in Luanda. Ghana crash out of …
David Umahi threatens to terminate 10 federal road contracts in Niger
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has again threatened to terminate 10 federal road contracts handled by contractors in Niger State over unnecessary delays. The minister made the threat during a stakeholder meeting with representatives on the deplorable conditions of federal roads in the state at the ministry headquarters in Abuja. The meeting presided over …
Obasanjo, Atiku, others attend Kwankwaso’s daughter’s wedding in Kano
Prominent personalities including former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday attended the Wedding Fatiha of the daughter of a former governor of Kano State and national leader of the Kwankwasiyya political movement, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. Kwankwaso gave his daughter, Dr Aishatu Kwankwaso’s hand in marriage to Fahad, the son of Katsina-based …
Kizz Daniel announces break from music
Nigerian singer, Daniel Anidugbe, popularly known as Kizz Daniel, has announced that he would be going on sabbatical after his next EP. The singer said he would not release why song till 2026, after his upcoming EP, ‘Uncle K’, drops on November 29, 2024. “After this I no dey drop anything again until 2026,” he …
Court sacks MC Oluomo as NURTW President, affirms Baruwa
The Abuja Division of the Appeal Court has sacked Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo from the position of the National President of the National Union of Roads Transport Workers, NURTW. The court also affirmed Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa as the authentic President of NURTW. The court also affirmed the judgment of the Industrial Court …