US election: Trump defeats Biden in North Carolina

President-elect Joe Biden has won 306 votes in the state-by-state Electoral College that decides who wins the White House, against 232 for Donald Trump, US media projected on Friday. Biden…

Sanwo-Olu promises Lagos-Badagry Road completion, unveils full electric car

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday said the state government would complete the ongoing construction of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, adding that the delay in completing work on…

FG stops Anambra road repair commissioned by Ubah

The Federal Ministry of Works has given a stop-work order to a construction company allegedly hired by Senator Ifeanyi Ubah to rehabilitate the Nnewi-Ozubulu-Okija federal road in Anambra State. Ubah…

US, Nigeria, others seek measures against recruitment by terrorists

The Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS has  called for measures to counter radicalisation, recruitment of gullible individuals and concerted global efforts to defeat ISIS. The group  also drew lessons from…

Bye-elections: 151 candidates to contest in Lagos, Bayelsa, others Dec 5

About 151 candidates will contest in bye-elections in 11 states on December 5, the Independent National Electoral Commission has said. A breakdown of the candidates in the pending bye-elections indicated…

Al-Qaeda’s second-in-command killed in Iran —Report

Al-Qaeda’s second-in-command, indicted in the US for the 1998 bombings of its embassies in Tanzania and Kenya, was secretly killed in Iran in August, The New York Times reported Friday.…

Obaseki re-appoints Osarodion Ogie as SSG

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the re-appointment of Osarodion Ogie Esq., as Secretary to the State Government. In a statement on Saturday, the re-elected governor said…

Govs’ pension law was not repealed in 2018, Kwara replies Saraki’s aide

‌ The Kwara State Government has said the State Governors’ Pension Law passed by the state House of Assembly in 2010 has not been repealed. We had reported that Abdulganiyu…

Strike: We’ll explore other options if ASUU remains adamant, says FG

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has expressed optimism that the prolonged strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities will be resolved by…

UN fund appoints NAPTIP DG as board chair

Barely few days after she was announced as a member of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons, the Director-General,…