The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, played a video recording before the Election Petition Tribunal to establish the allegation that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) used a central server during the February 23 polls. The film featured the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mike Igini, notifying the public that […]

On this edition of Dedications, the gospel music artist Sophiya; premieres her new song titled “Jesus Love”. To download the song, visit http://bit.ly/JLSophiya

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday wrote an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, saying, “Nigeria is on the precipice and dangerously reaching a tipping point where it may no longer be possible to hold danger at bay”. Obasanjo, in the letter released by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi said, he intended to use the […]

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has declared the continued detention of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), by the Department of State Services (DSS) as illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional. Consequently, the court ordered Dasuki’s release on conditional bail. The appellate court held that the DSS and its director-general acted outside their […]

In Nigeria, President Buhari Signs ACFTA Agreement. Catch more developing stories in the Global economy with Koko Lawrence. We are also joined by Sunday Odibashi as we discuss the implication of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreeement for Nigeria. Join us every Friday by 7PM GMT+1 on Global business Today.

Have you ever been in a place where you absolutely feel so grateful for life ! The need to give thanks and be grateful comes when you take stock and count your blessings . So instead of thinking about what has not happened for you yet , let the joy of gratefulness be your strength […]

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal on Friday dismissed an appeal challenging the academic qualification of President Muhammadu Buhari to contest the last presidential election. A three-man panel of the court led by Justice Tinuade Akomolafe-Wilson in a unanimous judgment affirmed the earlier verdict of the Federal High Court in Abuja which had […]

The 2019 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index has indicated that “multi dimensionally poor” Nigerians increased from 86 million to 98 million between 2007 and 2017. The report released in New York on Thursday by the United Nations Development Programme and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, noted that the proportion of people who “are multi-dimensionally […]

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Friday, dismissed a suit challenging the appointment of Justice Tanko Muhammad as substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Justice Iyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court struck out the suit brought by a plaintiff, Omirhobo Foundation, for lack of locus standi to […]

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, on Wednesday, disclosed that many of the citizens of the state were jostling for various political positions in his government. Umahi, who made the disclosure during the swearing-in of the the newly appointed Head of Service and Senior Special Assistants, said that following government advertisement, over 10,000 Ebonyians had […]

The move by Senate President Ahmed Lawan on Wednesday to pacify anxious colleagues over President Muhammadu Buhari’s delayed submission of a ministerial list fell on its face yesterday. Lawan had quickly intervened to douse growing tension among the lawmakers who were worried that the delay could increase pressure on their work schedule especially as the […]

Unless the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) reverses its decision on the mode of governorship primary election to adopt, it stands the risk of protest votes in Kogi State. The battle over the method of selecting who flies the party’s flag in the November gubernatorial election has been raging […]