Buhari tours ruins of Maiduguri market as FG donates relief items

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Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima (left); Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum; President Muhammadu Buhari and others during the commissioning of an ultra-modern market at Bama Road, Maiduguri, Borno State…yesterday President inaugurates emergency power project President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, toured the ruins of Maiduguri Monday Market, destroyed by fire recently, and commiserated with the government and people […]

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Chrisland school girl: Tears as 12 -year-old Desola Adeniran is buried

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Chrisland Schools student, Desola Mum alleges daughter died of electrocution Autopsy result not out yet, say Lagos police It was an emotional scene, yesterday, as Omodesola Adeniran, the 12-year-old student of Chrisland International School, who died on February 9, 2023, during the school’s inter-house sports activities at Agege Stadium, Lagos State, was being laid to […]

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Obi supporters hold Edo protest today against poll results

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Obaseki slams APC for accusing him of sponsoring protest Group, under the aegis of the National Coalition of Edo Voters (NCEV), yesterday, called on admirers of Labour Party to occupy the National Museums ground in Benin City today in a peaceful protest against the declaration of All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as […]

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Next government… and the turbulent economic takeoff

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The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, could face the worst turbulent takeoff since the return to democracy in 1999 with huge debt, falling revenue and unsustainable debt servicing policy of outgoing government. As at September, the country’s national debt had risen to N44.06 trillion, over 260 per cent above the N12.1 trillion inherited by the President […]

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Atiku, Obi insist they won, set for legal fireworks

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Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri (left); Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu during a world press conference in Abuja… yesterday. Photos: Lucy Ladidi Ateko Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi (left); Chairman, LP, Julius Abure; LP chieftain, Alhaji Mohammed Audi and former Minister of Aviation, Fidelia […]

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Emilokan as triumph against Buhari’s dithering presidency

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President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu displaying his Certificate of Return with President Muhammadu Buhari Tracking Tinubu’s chequered battles Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was in the early hours of March 1, 2023 returned as the winner of the presidential poll held on Saturday February 25. That brought to fruition the former Lagos State governor’s life-long journey […]

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Processed wood exporters seek share of $152.94bn market as FG lifts ban

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Exporters of processed woods have intensified efforts to reap from the exportation of the product with market value put at over $152.94 billion for the year 2023 following the recent lifting of ban for its exports by the Federal Government. They are also targeting the exportation of charcoal with a current market value put at […]

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Atiku rejects result of presidential election, says it is Nigeria’s worst since 1999

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Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party’s Candidate in last Saturday’s Presidential Election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar addressing a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, March 2, 2023. Channels TV/Sodiq Adelakun The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has rejected the outcome of the 2023 presidential election, describing it as the worst […]

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PDP rejects presidential election result, seeks redress in court

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The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the result of the Saturday presidential election. The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba in Abuja on Thursday, said it had commenced action to seek redress in court. It also rejected the declaration of the Presidential Candidate […]

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NNPP alleges INEC omitted its name on ballot papers in Ogun

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A sample of a ballot paper with NNPP missing Ogun Chapter of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of deliberately omitting the party’s name from the ballot papers during the presidential and National Assembly elections held on February 25, 2023, in Ogun State. In a statement issued […]

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