Sia finds love again, weds boyfriend in Italy

Sia Kate Furler, music hit maker professionally known as Sia, has tied the knot with her boyfriend, Dan Bernad, in an intimate wedding ceremony. The event was held over the weekend at the popular Dolce and Gabbana’s Villa, Olivetta, in Portofino, Italy. The private ceremony was attended by just six people, including the couple themselves, […]

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Ukamaka Olisakwe: Writing saved me from horrors of banking industry

In 2014, Ukamaka Olisakwe was named one of Africa’s Most Promising Writers under the age of 40 by the UNESCO World Book Capital for the Africa39 project. In 2016, she was awarded an honorary fellowship in Writing from the International Writing Programme at the University of Iowa, and was a resident fellow at the City […]

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APP withdraws petition against Tinubu

The Action People’s Party, APP, has withdrawn its petition before the Presidential Election Petition Court, challenging the victory of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, at the February 25 presidential elections. Subsequently the court dismissed the petition marked CA/PEPC/02/2023. The PEPC had adjourned to Wednesday the continuation of the pre-hearing of the petition by the party against […]

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Accept Adeleke’s victory, Oyetola tells Osun APC

Former Osun State Governor, and challenger of the PDP candidate’s victory in last year’s governorship election in the state, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola has accepted Tuesday’s ruling of the Supreme Court which upheld the election of Senator Ademola Adeleke as governor of the state. In a statement he personally signed, the ex-governor said although the verdict […]

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BVAS will dash hope of dishonest politicians – Atiku

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the recently concluded general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has said the introduction of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System will dash the hopes of dishonest politicians. He also added that it has come to stay as a legal instrument for the accreditation and transmission of election results in […]

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El-Rufai accuses Buhari of frustrating subsidy removal as Sanusi flays retention

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has blamed President Muhammadu Buhari for continuation of the petrol subsidy regime. Speaking, yesterday, in Abuja at a symposium, El-Rufai chronicled how he chaired a committee that worked with the World Bank to chart a way out of the subsidy regime. The symposium was jointly hosted by Agora Policy and […]

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Ahead May 29 Tinubu inauguration, FAAN orders removal of parked aircraft

Abuja Airport Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has ordered relocation of all airplanes parked at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) apron of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, ahead of the May 29 presidential inauguration of President-Elect Bola Tinubu and Deputy President-Elect Kashim Shettima. The order, which some operators have found disturbing, was […]

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Buhari to spend extra week in London ‘at dentist’s behest’

President Muhammadu Buhari has added an additional week to his stay in London over an appointment with his dentist. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, announced this in a statement on Tuesday evening. The president was supposed to return to the country this week after travelling to the United Kingdom […]

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