Ola Bankole

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has restated his commitment to devolution of power and restructuring of Nigeria if elected president of Nigeria. He accused the ruling All…

Mary Leonard, the U.S. ambassador to Nigeria, has expressed confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct free, fair and credible elections on February 25 and March 11. “Our confidence stems in part from…

Chimbo Obieze of the United Nations International Peace and Governance Council (UN-IPGC) has tasked political party candidates to focus on issue-based campaigns meant to benefit the electorate and generality of Nigerians. Mr Obieze, the…

The Kano government says it is building houses for teachers across the state to make the teaching profession attractive. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje disclosed this while opening a two-day NUJ delegates conference in Kano. The governor…

Kolo Toure’s historic appointment as Wigan Athletic manager abruptly ended on Thursday after the former Ivory Coast international was sacked by the EFL Championship club following poor performances. The Ivorian was only appointed by…

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court (FHC) on Wednesday struck out two separate suits filed by former Senate President Bukola Saraki against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and others. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said it registered 77 new Lassa fever cases and six-related deaths between January 9 and January 15. In a release on Wednesday, the public health body noted that the new cases…

The Abia State Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Prof Uche Ikonne, is dead. This was announced in a statement by his son, Dr Chikezie Uche-Ikonne, on Wednesday. The statement read, “I regret to announce the death of my…

The Federal Government is meeting with operators in the midstream and downstream oil sector as part of measures towards developing strategic stock for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, in key locations across the country. It…

Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, says the CBN has super agents in locations around Sambisa to exchange old naira notes for new banknotes. “We have 1.4 million points of our super agents; those agents are…