The Presidential and National Assembly elections are ongoing
Author: The Eagle Online
Nigerian troops under Operation Lafiya Dole responded swiftly in the early hours of Saturday when Boko Haram Terrorists hit Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
Hosts Cote d’Ivoire ended Nigeria’s perfect record in the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers on Friday in Abidjan with a 72-46 points win.
The Chief of Army, Nigerian Army, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai, on Friday added another feather to his well decorated cap as he was presented with African Leadership Award at the 7th Edition of the African Leadership Magazine Persons of the Year Award at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Fulham fell deeper into relegation trouble with a 3-1 English Premier League defeat by West Ham United at London Stadium on Friday.
Spaniard Gerard Deulofeu bagged a hat-trick as Watford hammered Cardiff City 5-1 on Friday to move up to seventh place in the English Premier League.
AC Milan continued their impressive run of form as second half goals gave them a 3-0 win over Empoli in Serie A on Friday.
The final round of qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA World Cup kicked off in Cote d’Ivoire’s Abidjan on Friday, with the Central African Republic defeating Mali 75-57 points.
The United States has placed travel ban on some top government officials of the Democratic Republic of the Congo over their roles in alleged electoral fraud in the December 2018 general election in the country.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and his wife, Dolapo, will exercise their franchise in the 2019 presidential and National Assembly elections at the Victoria Garden City, Lagos on Saturday.
This is coming a week after the exercise was rescheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission in the wee hours of the election day on February 16, 2019.
The Ecobank Foundation has said it is delighted to honour the African film portraying the most positive image of the continent at the prestigious 2019 Festival Panafricain du Cinéma et de la Télévision Ougadougou.
The American Bar Association has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and other stakeholders in the coming general elections to respect the rule of law as Nigerians go to the polls from Saturday.
The All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has condemned SaharaReporters for incorrectly linking him with a company called Act Technologies Limited.
Former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Vice Marshal, Alex Badeh (retd), may have been buried, but operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response team, who have been investigating the circumstances surrounding his death, have resolutely refused to close the case file.
The Centre for Crisis Communications has raised the alarm on the potential flash points in the country as Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday for the Presidential and National Assembly elections.
The Peoples Democratic Party has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of withholding sensitive election materials, including collation (form EC8D) and result (form EC8E) sheets in states considered to be PDP strongholds.
The Catholic Archbishop of Benin Metropolitan See and President, Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, His Grace, Most Reverend Augustine Obiora Akubeze, has admonished Christians to avoid being used as agents of destabilisation and violence in order not to undermine this weekend’s election.
The Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State has condemned the invasion of the Afao Ekiti residence of the immediate past Governor of the State, Ayodele Fayose, saying no amount of intimidation can break the will of Nigerians to vote out the All Progressives Congress Government of President Muhammadu Buhari.
A High Court in London headed by Justice Andrew Burrows has granted Nigeria’s plea to allow it proceed with the trial of JPMorgan Chase.