US election: Nigerian-American, Esther Agbaje, wins legislative seat

A Nigerian-American, Esther Agbaje, has won the Minnesota House of Representatives seat in the 2020 United States election. Agbaje defeated her closest rival, Alan Shilepsky, by a landslide. She scored…

[BREAKING] US election: Biden defeats Trump in Wisconsin

Democrat Joe Biden has won the vital battleground of Wisconsin, flipping a state won by Donald Trump in 2016 and boosting his own chances of winning the White House, US…

US election: Trump laments as Biden inches towards victory

United States President, Donald Trump, has taken to Twitter lamenting the sudden large votes being recorded by his opponent, former Vice-President Joe Biden of the Democratic Party. Biden has taken the lead…

Owolewa becomes first Nigerian-American elected to US congress

Nigerian-American, Oye Owolewa, has been elected as a shadow member of the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia. According to election results on the website of…

CORp Members will Do New COVID19 Test before orientation​

For safe re-opening of the National Youth Service Corps orientation camps across the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said all corps members will be tested using the…

BREAKING: You can’t stop vote counting, Biden team replies Trump

Joe Biden’s White House campaign slammed President Donald Trump’s threat to try to stop the election vote count as “outrageous” early Wednesday, saying its legal team was ready to prevent…

BREAKING: Edo eases curfew from 6am to 10pm

The Edo State Government has relaxed the curfew imposed on the state between 10 pm and 6 am daily. A press statement from the Special Adviser to the Governor on…

BREAKING: Senate tackles Lai Mohammed over N250m project

The Senate on Tuesday tackled the Minister of information, Lai Mohammed, over a controversial project fully funded by the Ministry of Finance for execution by his Ministry in the 2020…

IGP redeploys DIG, AIG to new departments

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has approved the posting of Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Sanusi Lemu, and Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, as DIG in-charge of the Department…

BREAKING: US forces’ operation not violation of Nigeria’s sovereignty —Defence minister

The Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (rtd.), has said the recent rescue operation by the United States special forces on Nigerian soil was not a violation of the…