Ola Bankole

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa says that the judgment of Bayelsa State High Court on a suit challenging the party’s congress does not disqualify its candidates. In a statement by its Director of Administration, Emmanuel…

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has apprehended 303 suspected irregular migrants in Uyo metropolis duringn a mop up exercise in Akwa Ibom. The Comptroller of Immigration Service in Akwa Ibom Command, Francisca Dakat, made…

China reported nearly 13,000 Covid-related deaths in hospitals between January 13 and 19, after a top health official said the vast majority of the population has already been infected by the virus. China a week earlier said nearly…

Amid the lingering petrol scarcity in the country, a senior government official and marketers have dashed the hope of an early resolution of the problem by claiming that supply hitches may not end any time soon. The senior official in…

Contrary to political permutations, the forthcoming presidential election in Nigeria would not be predictable, a United States-based election monitoring organisation, National Endowment for Democracy has said. While the 2023 election in…

Babayo Liman, Secretary of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), North-East zone, and a member of the Rabiu Kwankwaso presidential campaign council have dumped the party for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State. At a news…

The 34 Artillery Brigade of the NigerNigerian Armyian Army in Obinze, Owerri, says it remains committed to the security of lives of Imo electorate during and after the 2023 elections. The Brigade Commander, Brig.-Gen. Sani Sulaiman, said…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has promised to complete the Baro inland sea port in Niger if elected president. While inaugurating his presidential campaign on Saturday in the state…

Victor Osimhen took his tally to 13 in the Serie A this season after he sealed Napoli’s win over Salernitana on Saturday. The partenopei scored in each half to secure a comfortable win in a local derby. Napoli broke the deadlock on the…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has vowed to sanction commercial banks dispensing old naira notes ahead of the January 31 deadline. Dr Abdullahi Abubakar Kure, a director at the CBN and serving Managing Director of NIRSAL Microfinance…