The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has described the frequent clashes between the supporters of All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party as unfortunate and worrisome.
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The Peoples Democratic Party on Friday demanded the immediate and unconditional release of its Kwara South Senatorial candidate, Senator Rufai Ibrahim and other members of the party allegedly “framed-up, arrested and detained” by the Police in Kwara state.
Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the new Acting Director, Defence Information, has appealed to the media to continue to support the military in the effort to defeat terrorism and criminality in the country.
World Football governing body, FIFA, on Friday confirmed English Premier League club, Chelsea has been banned from any signings for the next two transfer windows, after breaching rules by signing minors.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that VAT is a consumption tax placed on a product whenever value is added at each stage of the supply chain, from production to the point of sale.
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says it recorded 25 new cases of Lassa fever between February 11 and February 17 across the country.
Last seen in 1981 and thought to be extinct, the world’s largest bee, Wallace’s Giant Bee, has been confirmed alive in the wilderness of Indonesia by an international team of scientists and conservationists.
Funke Owoseni, a former commissioner during the first tenure of Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, narrowly escaped death when suspected hired assassins invaded her home on Thursday night.
The Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum, a socio-cultural group, says the order given by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party is treasonable. The group also condemned the call made by Abubakar on the military and other security organisations in the country to disregard President Muhammadu Buhari’s order on electoral violence. The forum made the condemnation via a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Akin Malaolu, on Friday, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja. Abubakar had earlier called on security agencies to ignore the order of the President who directed them to deal…
Arik Air on Friday said patronage of its “Fly to Vote promo” by Nigerians ahead of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections was encouraging. The Spokesperson of the airline, Adebanji Ola, made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria n Lagos. Arik Air had after the postponement of last Saturday’s elections, announced a flat fare of N16, 000 “fly-to-vote’’ promotion to assuage the inconveniences to eligible voters, who had travelled for the botched polls. It said that the gesture was to encourage such persons and other Nigerians, who may have been discouraged by the rescheduling, to try…
The Adamawa Police Command says voters in the state should not be discouraged by the heavy presence of joint armed security patrols, in casting thier votes on Saturday.
The management of Plateau United Football Club of Jos on Friday said it has placed its players and technical crew members on a “No Result, No Pay’’ rule.
The National Bureau of Statistics said the number of customers with prepaid meters increased to 1.67 million in the fourth quarter, 2018 from 1.65 million in the third quarter, 2018.
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Zamfara State, Alhaji Lawal Liman, has lauded the judgement delivered by the Appeal Court Abuja Division on the party’s primary elections in the state.
Three Nigerian films, Lionheart, King of Boys and Up North, are selected for showcase at the 2019 edition of ‘Nollywood in Hollywood’ slated to hold on March 22 and 23 in Hollywood California, USA.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has moved the polling units in Buni Yadi area of Yobe State over fear of Boko Haram attack.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has agreed to include the candidates of the All Progressives Congress in Zamfara State into ballot papers for the general elections.
A Lagos High Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the former Super Eagles Captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, for snubbing the court over why he failed to pay his income taxes.
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Indigenous People of Biafra, Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra and Alaigbo Development Foundation have renewed their vow to vote for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Peter Obi.
The Commissioner, Kaduna State Police Command, Ahmad Abdulrahman, said Governor Nasir el-Rufai lied in his account of the killings that took place in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state earlier in the month.