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The electricity distribution company, Ikeja Electric, has threatened to withdraw its services from communities in Lagos where their workers are assaulted and physically harmed. Felix Ofulue, the head of corporate communications, said in a statement […]

IBADAN-THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Oyo State, Mr. Seyi Makinde has emerged the governor-elect after his party cleared twenty-eight out of the thirty-three local governments announced in the Governorship and House of […]

Carleton University has expressed shock over the death of Professor Pius Adesanmi, a member of its staff, whom it descried as “one of the canadians” killed in Sunday’s plane crash. SaharaReporters had earlier confirmed that […]

Dapo Abiodun, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has won the race to succeed Ibikunle Amosun as Governor of Ogun State. To achieve the feat, Abiodun defeated Adekunle Akinlade of the Allied People’s Movement […]

Jimi Agbaje, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded Lagos State governorship election, says he lost the election due to low turnout of voters. Agbaje, in an interview with The Punch […]

Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday congratulated Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu for emerging winner of the March 9 governorship election in the state. Similarly, the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, […]

The Ethiopian Airlines management has confirmed that a retired Nigerian Ambassador, Abiodun Bashua, was among other nationalities aboard the ill-fated Ethiopian air which crashed shortly after taking off from the airport in Addis Ababa on […]

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Jimi Agbaje has conceded defeat by congratulating the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu for winning the governorship poll in Lagos. Sanwo-Olu polled 739,445 votes to […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Sunday declared the All Progressives, APC, governorship candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the winner of the governorship election held in Lagos State on Saturday. INEC’s Returning Officer and Vice […]

The Oyo State Police Command says it has obtained firsthand information on the identity of the suspected killer of Hon. Temitope Olatoye, House of Representatives member for Lagelu/Akinyele Federal Constituency. Olatoye popularly known as “Sugar’’, […]

An Ethiopian Airlines plane has crashed with 149 passengers and 8 crew onboard, minutes after take-off. The plane heading to Nairobi is left Ethiopia earlier this morning but according to reports came down within six […]

A prominent politician and member of the House of Representatives, representing Akinyele/Lagelu Federal Constituency of Oyo State, Hon Temitope Olatoye Sugar has been shot dead. Sugar, who was the Action Democratic Party, ADP, Oyo Central […]

A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Paul Ogwuma, and his wife have acquired property worth £33 million (N15.6 billion), a UK investigative journalism magazine reports. Mr Ogwuma was CBN governor between […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may bar individuals or corporate convicted of committing economic crimes from opening bank accounts. In a statement released on Thursday by […]

When the results trickled in and it became apparent that the Senate President of Nigeria, Dr Bukola Saraki, was not going to return to the Senate, there was a tidal wave of satisfaction that flooded […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will not issue Certificates of Return to candidates in places where its officials are held hostage or forced to declare winners under duress in the governorship and […]

The protest against military’s involvement in elections continued yesterday with a group in Abuja under the aegis of Save Democracy Women (SDW) cautioning against further deployment of soldiers for polls. On Tuesday, a pro-democracy group […]

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday urged party members in Lagos State to work assiduously to deliver votes to the party on March 9, during the governorship and […]

The Court of Appeal has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow Atiku Abubakar and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have access to all certified copies of the materials used in […]

Despite the record number of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) collected ahead of this year’s general elections, Nigeria recorded lower voters turnout in the February 23 presidential election, compared to that of 2015. It was the […]