The Nigeria international continued his goal-scoring form in China as Chen Jingang’s men suffered a second consecutive loss. Odion Ighalo was on the scoresheet as Changchun Yatai succumbed 5-2 to Jiangsu Suning in Saturday’s Chinese Super League game. In his…
A promising member of the National Youth Service Corps has kicked the bucket just 7 days after celebrating his birthday. A serving member of the National Youth Service Corps in Ebonyi state, Usang Benedict Williams has died. The accounting graduate…
At least more than 800 persons have died after a devastating earthquake took place in the Indonesia. A general view of a tsunami devastated area in Talise beach, Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Sunday. Photo EPA-EFE/Mast Irham The death toll…
Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osibanjo has denied claims that he has annointed APC Governorship candidate, Sanwo Olu. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has not endorsed Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the Lagos All Progressives Congress governorship primary scheduled for Monday. Contrary to the…
Following agreement by the Federal Government to reconvene the tripartite committee, NLC has suspended its warning strike. The Nigeria Labour Congress has suspended its ongoing nationwide strike after the Federal Government agreed to reconvene the tripartite committee on national minimum…
Tinubu’s camp have been accused of mounting pressure on Governor Ambode to step down and support Sanwolu to be governor. As high-wired intrigues continue to play out in Lagos State over the incumbent governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode’s re-election bid, competent…
The former scribe of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Lai Mohammed was seen peacefully succumbing to the demands of his body at a public event. Nigerian Minister of Information Lai Mohammed was seen sleeping at an exhibition ahead of…
Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed believes he has what it takes to unseat President Muhammadu Buhari the 2019 presidential elections. A former member of the House of Representatives and the Senate, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, tells Leke Baiyewu of the Punch about his…
After dumping the ruling All Progressives Congress and resigning from Buhari’s cabinet, Aisha Alhassan has joined the UDP. A former minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, on Saturday defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to United Democratic Party,…
A leading candidate in the All Progressives Congress Governorship primary has stepped down for another candidate. A governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos, Dr. Femi Hamzat, has withdrawn from the race, according to Punch…
Oshiomhole said the party’s governorship screening committee was not convinced with explanations offered by Shittu concerning his NYSC certificate. The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday, said the party had to disqualify the Minister of…
The face of the Nigerian pilot who died in the ill-fated crash in Abuja today has been unveiled as the country grieves. Two F-7 aircrafts crashed this morning when they were practicing for the October 1st Independence day. Two F-7…
While speaking with a Nigerian community in the United States of America, President Buhari used the juncture to attack the main opposition party in Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari has chided Nigerian elite for remaining silent in the face of alleged…
Aisha Alhassan, also known as Mama Taraba has resigned her appointment as Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development on Friday following her disqualification by the ruling All Progressives Congress to contest for governor of Taraba State, according to a…
The European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States missions that monitored the just-concluded Osun governorship elections have expressed concerns over “widespread incidents of interference and intimidation of voters, journalists, and civil society” during the exercise. The missions, in…
Thirty six out of the 40 members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Saturday endorsed an aspirant in the Lagos All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primaries, Jide Sanwo-Olu. According to a statement by the Chairman of the House…
[bws_linkedin display=”share,follow”] Like a house divided, there is discordant tune in the President Buhari-led Federal Executive Council as two key ministers have openly disagreed over reason for the suspension of the national carrier project, Nigeria Air. While Minister of Information,…