Obaseki pledges to promote energy, education, security at inauguration

Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday appealed to the citizens and residents of the state to support his administration as it works towards improving on achievements recorded during…

PDP primaries: Hoodlums raze Abia LG secretariat

A part of Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area headquarters in Abia State was set ablaze by unknown arsonists in the early hours of Thursday. This was as the State…

US election: No evidence of lost or changed votes —Officials

Senior US federal and state election officials said Thursday that there was “no evidence” that votes were lost or changed, or voting systems corrupted, in the presidential election. The officials,…

BREAKING: Former Ghanaian President, Rawlings, dies of COVID-19

Former President Jerry Rawlings of Ghana has died of coronavirus-related complications at the age of 73, according to multiple reports from Ghanaian media. The development comes less than a month…

BREAKING: FG owes 3,504 contractors, Fashola tells National Assembly

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, said on Thursday that his ministry owed 3,504 contractors handlings its various housing projects, about N69.9bn. Fashola stated this when he…

Wife splits from Alaafin, alleges threat to life

One of the wives of the Alaafin of Oyo, Anuoluwapo Adeyemi, has parted ways with him, alleging threat to life. Anu, who has a set of twins for the Alaafin,…

Obaseki’s ADC collapses during inauguration

An Aide-de-Camp to Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday, collapsed during the governor’s second-term inauguration at the Tennis Court of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, the state capital.…

US election: Trump’s electoral votes now 217 after Alaska win

The United States President Donald Trump has won the state of Alaska. This is according to CNN and Associated Press projections on Wednesday. AFP reported that Trump’s victory in Alaska…

Emirates Airlines posts first loss in more than 30 years

Dubai-based Emirates airline on Thursday posted a $3.4 billion half-year loss, its first in more than three decades, saying it had been badly hit by the coronavirus lockdown that brought…

Jega, Bakare, others seek to fix Nigeria’s politics

A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, and other eminent Nigerians on Wednesday sought a solution to fix the Nigerian political space. Jega, who was…