Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved $1,959,744,723.71 for the construction of a rail line from Kano in Kano State to Maradi in Niger Republic. Briefing State House reporters

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on Wednesday reaffirmed the readiness of the commission to conduct a smooth governorship election in Ondo State fixed for

Abel Ejikeme President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has demanded relevant authorities and stakeholders in the transport sector put an end to the rampant carnage on Nigerian roads. He also

Abel Ejikeme The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved seven hundred and forty-five million Naira to engage eight more field forensic auditors to probe activities of the Niger Delta Development

Serie A side AS Roma have been penalised with a 3-0 defeat for irregularly fielding player Amadou Diawara in the 0-0 draw against Hellas Verona last weekend, the league said

TIME named Nigerian physician Dr. Tunji Funsho to the 2020 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The list, now in its 17th year,

One of the most experienced coaches in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), Gbenga Ogunbote, yesterday returned to Sunshine Stars FC for a second spell with the Akure Gunners. Ogunbote

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised Nigeria not to go to sleep on the fact that poliomyelitis has been finally eradicated. Speaking at the presentation of the last infected

A Northern group, Coalition of North East Elders for Peace and Development (CNEEPD), has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency, sack the service chiefs becuase the

The Primetime Emmy Awards, which honour the best in television, were held virtually on Sunday night. HBO series Watchmen was the biggest winner of the night, taking home eleven awards,

Liverpool’s new signing Thiago Alcantara set a Premier League record on his Liverpool debut as he out-passed every single Chelsea player, despite only being on the pitch for 45 minutes.

The winner of the recently concluded governorship election in Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki, has been receiving congratulatory messages from across the country, especially from stalwarts of his political party,

The Nigerian Senate Minority Caucus has congratulated Governor Godwin Obaseki over his emphatic victory in the Edo State governorship election. Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, in a statement signed

There was wild jubilation in Benin City, capital of Edo State and other major cities of the state on Sunday as the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Governor Godwin Obaseki

The Emir of Zazzau in Kaduna State, Shehu Idris, has passed on. He died on Sunday at the age of 84. The monarch spent 45 years on the throne having

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s Edo State Governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, suffered a shocking and humiliating defeat in his home local government area, Orhionmwon,

After several weeks of electioneering and assurances from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Edo State Governorship election has been described as one marred by massive vote-buying and several

One of the Edo State governorship election observer groups, the Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth, and Advancement Africa (YIAGA Africa), has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of failing

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki and a former National Chairman of the governing All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, have both criticized the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the electoral

West Africa’s second largest economy posted a 3.2% decline in growth for the second quarter of the year. This is the first time Ghana will slip into a negative growth