Category: News Update

INEC declares PDP Emeka Ihedioha, winner of Imo gov election

Mr Emeka Ihedioha, candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 9 governorship polls in Imo, has emerged winner of the election. Prof. Francis Otonta,...

CBN to auction N89.5bn Treasury bills this week

The Central Bank of Nigeria is set to conduct a primary market auction on Wednesday to roll over N89.5bn worth of Treasury bills maturing on Thursday, across the 91-day...

UTME: JAMB bans ATM cards, watches, key holders

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has listed at least 19 items which it said remained prohibited for the over 1.8 million candidates taking the 2019 Unified...

Number of UN officials killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash rises to 21

The number of UN officials killed in the Ethiopian Airlines that crashed on Sunday has risen to 21 from the initial 19 reported by the global intergovernmental...

Nigerian passenger dies on Delta Air Lines Atlanta-Lagos flight

A Nigerian passenger on Delta Air Lines Flight DL54 travelling from Atlanta, United States to Lagos was on Monday afternoon found unresponsive before landing at the...

Updated: INEC declares Kano gov election inconclusive

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship election in Kano State as inconclusive. The Returning Officer for the Governorship...

Jaguar attacks woman trying to take selfie at zoo

A jaguar that attacked a woman at a US zoo after she jumped a barrier to take a selfie with the animal will not be put down, officials said. “We can promise you...

How Berlin wall of Kwara politics collapsed – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the Berlin Wall’ of hegemony politics has finally fallen in Kwara State, following the massive...

Real Madrid reappoint Zidane as coach, after sacking Solari

Former France midfielder and captain Zinedine Zidane has been reappointed as coach at Real Madrid, after the Spanish La Liga side sacked Santiago Solari on Monday....

Okorocha

Updated: INEC strikes out Okorocha’s name from official senators-elect list

The name of Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, was not on the list of newly elected senators that was published on the Independent National Electoral Commission’s...