South Africa’s last white president, Frederik Willem (FW) de Klerk, died on Thursday leaving a final apology via video for crimes against other ethnic groups during decades of apartheid. “I,...

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Charles Soludo, has received his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) following his...

Once upon a time, almost every candidate of political parties in Nigeria printed their posters and other campaign materials with the same caption. The captivating self-serving caption was : “The...

Fourteen persons have been arrested in connection with the siege on Justice Mary Odili’s apartment in Abuja, the police said on Thursday. The suspects include a fake Chief Superintendent of Police, Lawrence...

Thousands of demonstrators marched on the New Zealand parliament to protest against Covid-19 restrictions Tuesday, prompting a major police deployment at the Wellington building known as the Beehive. About...

Professor Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has secured a sweeping victory in the Anambra State governorship election, winning 19 of the 21 local government areas of the state. “That...

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has accused the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami of unwholesome involvement in the controversial request for the deduction of the...

Unknown gunmen on Monday night killed Air Vice-Marshall Mohammed Maisaka (retd) at his residence at Rigasa in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The retired military officer, who was also...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Abdulrasheed Maina, the former chairman of the now-defunct Pension Reformed Task Team to eight years imprisonment. Maina was sentenced after he was found guilty...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the collation of results for the Anambra State governorship election. INEC’s Chief Returning Officer for the election, Professor Florence...

The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Prof Charles Soludo, is leading in the Anambra State governorship election, which started on Saturday, as he has won 18 out of 20 Local Government...

The police have reportedly rescued the six staff of the University of Abuja abducted by gunmen on Tuesday and reunited them with their families. Details of the rescue operation were sketchy but the Federal...

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday stopped the Federal Government from executing its plan to deduct $418m from the bank accounts of the 36 states of the federation. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the restraining...

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement in the state. The IGP in a statement issued on Thursday said the restriction is part of measures aimed...

Candidates in the Anambra governorship election slated for Saturday signed a peace accord in Awka, the state captial on Thursday. Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor...

The death toll from the collapsed high-rise building on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos has increased to 36. The new figure is coming just as efforts to rescue possible survivors are continuing. This new figure...

The World Health Organization on Wednesday issued an emergency use listing for the India-made Covaxin vaccine, in a move expected to increase Covid-19 jabs available in poor countries. The vaccine, made...

The National Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday said it had received 162 Nigerian returnees from Libya through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The Acting Coordinator of the Lagos...

Two more bodies were pulled out early Wednesday from the debris of a collapsed Lagos high-rise building, bringing the death toll to 22 people, the emergency services said. Rescuers said Wednesday they...

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has raised an alarm following a report of a gas pipeline leakage in some parts of Ikeja, Lagos State Capital. The affected areas include Computer Village,...