FIFA will allocate $60 million (about N21.7billion) to a Russia 2018 World Cup legacy fund to help develop the sport in the country, following last summer’s tournament which was widely…
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Unknown gunman on Wednesday shot into a crowd celebrating President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election in Sabo, Yaba, killing one person, while a police officer was seriously injured by some protesting youth…
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“The result declared by the Nigerian election commission is consistent” UK Lauds INEC
by Damilare Salami February 28, 2019The United Kingdom (UK) says Nigerians can have confidence in the outcome of the presidential election that held on Saturday. The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), President Muhammadu…
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On February 23, Nigerians in various part of the country went out in their numbers to different polling units to elect a president and lawmakers that will represent them in…
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The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described the February 23rd presidential election as ‘a fair and honest exercise that permitted the full…
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The United States has said the peaceful nature of Nigeria’s presidential and National Assembly polls conducted last Saturday was a proof of the Nigerian people’s resolute commitment to choose their leaders. …
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A civil society organisation, the Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA) on Wednesday validated the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as winner of Saturday’s presidential election. It said…
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Army Parades Wike’s Commissioner With 30 Suspects Involved In Vote Buying
by Damilare Salami February 27, 2019The Nigerian Army on Wednesday, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State paraded 30 suspect, including a serving Commissioner, lawmaker in the Rivers House of Assembly and a Major in the army…
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Appeal Court Reserves Judgement In Four Ex-CJN Onnioghen’s Cases
by Damilare Salami February 27, 2019An Abuja Court of Appeal has on Wednesday reserved judgments in the four appeals filed by the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen. A three-member panel of the…
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Fifa is investigating the transfer payment for Emiliano Sala after Nantes made a claim against Cardiff City. Premier League side Cardiff were due to pay the first of three instalments…
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Opinion
With Buhari’s 4+4, Igbo Presidency In 2023 Is Now Non-Negotiable By Fredrick Nwabufo
by Reporter February 27, 2019Nation-building is not perfunctory; it is deliberate, planned and decisive. A country as enormous, diverse and delicate as Nigeria cannot evolve organically when a part of it is marooned and…
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Imo State Governor and the Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum, Rochas Okorocha, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election. The governor, in a statement, by his Chief Press…
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Entertainment
Hushpuppi ‘buys’ a brand new Rolls-Royce Wraith, just days after buying a N74M Bentley Bentayga
by Igbokwe John February 27, 2019The fact remains that Hushpuppi has been a name that has been around for some time now, and has remained relevant on socail media. The Nigerian big boy, Hushpuppi claims he has…
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Over the last few weeks, the wave of acceptance and endorsement trailing the candidature of the Governorship flagbearer of the Africa Democratic Congress (ADC), Prince Gboyega Nasir Isiaka (GNI), seems…
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In a bid to survive relegation battles, Leicester City have unveiled former Celtic boss, Brendan Rodgers as their new manager. Rodgers was signed after having won a Scottish treble twice…
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INEC Presents Certificate of Return To Buhari, Osinbajo (Photos)
by Damilare Salami February 27, 2019Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu has presented a Certificates of Return to the winners of the 2019 presidential election President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice…
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‘Area Boys’ Attack Igbo Traders For Not Voting APC In Lagos Island
by Damilare Salami February 27, 2019Hoodlums popularly known as ‘Area Boys’ numbering over hundred have attacked Igbo traders on Lagos Island for not voting for President Muhammadu Buhari in the last Saturday election. The miscreants,…
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Nigerian Afropop star, David Adeleke, has been named among the African celebrities to perform at the 2019 Essence Festival. Essence Festival is an annual event by Essence Magazine aimed at…
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The man who was allegedly resurrected in a video by Pastor Alph Lukau of Alleluia International Ministries has been identified as Brighton from Zimbabwe. Brighton is a 29-year-old man who…
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News
Revealed: 11 Senators-Elect Charged With Various Corruption Cases
by Damilare Salami February 27, 2019After the general election into the National Assembly and the Presidency on Saturday, Feb 23, it is hightime we waved the electioneering and politicking bye and face the reality of…
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Entertainment
Woman who paid $100k bail for R.Kelly is a childcare owner
by Igbokwe John February 27, 2019The woman who paid the $100,000 bail for embattled singer and accused child rapist R.Kelly that enabled him regained freedom from prison has been revealed in court documents. The woman has been…
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Multiple Champions League winner, Sergio Ramos has been charged by UEFA for deliberately earning a yellow card in Real Madrid’s Champions League last-16 first-leg win at Ajax. The Spain international…
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Entertainment
Ariana Grande becomes Most Followed Woman on Instagram
by Igbokwe John February 27, 2019Singer, Ariana Grande has now become the most followed woman on Instagram, overtaking fellow singer and actress Selena Gomez. As of February 26, Grande, 25, had 146.3 million followers while fellow pop star…
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We’ll withdraw our services from hostile communities – Ikeja Electrics
by Igbokwe John February 27, 2019Following the recent rising spate of assault on some of our field staff and in view of our commitment to the welfare, safety and overall wellbeing of our personnel, Ikeja…
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News
Alleged N3.9bn Fraud: Trial of late Alex Badeh’s company continues on March 4th
by Igbokwe John February 27, 2019Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed March 4, 2019 for the company of late Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, Iyalikam Nigeria Limited, to open its…
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With the announcement made by the chairman of INEC on the winner of Nigeria’s Presidential election, there have been reactions from different quarters questioning the genuineness of the result. Reno…
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Civil Society Group Questions INEC For Cancelling 1M Votes
by Damilare Salami February 27, 2019The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, an elections observer group, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to provide clarification on why over one million votes were cancelled…
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The Senator-elect, Abia North Senatorial District, Dr Orji Kalu, said President Muhammadu Buhari deserved his re-election as he has taken Nigeria to enviable heights since he assumed office on May…
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Congratulations on your choice of President – ASUU tells Nigerians
by Reporter February 27, 2019The Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities, ASUU, has reacted to the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari at Saturday’s presidential election. ASUU congratulated Nigerians on the choice of their president.…
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Many people in the ancient town of Daura, Katsina, on Wednesday jubilated after the news broke that President Muhammadu Buhari has won a second term. Buhari was declared re-elected having…
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An elections observer group, the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to explain why over one million votes were cancelled in the…
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Atiku officially rejects Nigeria’s presidential results, discloses next line of action
by Reporter February 27, 2019The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has rejected the presidential election result by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, where President Muhammadu Buhari was announced…
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INEC Declares Buhari Winner Of 2019 Presidential Election (Full Results)
by Damilare Salami February 27, 2019INEC Declares Buhari Winner Of 2019 Presidential Election The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared President Muhammadu Buhari, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the 2019…
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Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, on Tuesday, narrated before the Federal High Court in Abuja, how he got N400million from ex-President Goodluck…
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#NigeriaDecides: The New Faces of The Nigerian National Assembly
by Damilare Salami February 26, 2019The Nigerian National Assembly will now wear a new look after many supposedly strong senators lost their constituencies to new entrants in the February 23 elections. Although the Independent National…
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Poor attendance on Tuesday made the Senate adjourn its plenary until March 12. President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, presided at the plenary, attended by only eight senators. It was…
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Sports
Leicester City Set To Appoint Celtic Manager, Brendan Rodgers
by Damilare Salami February 26, 2019Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers is expected to be confirmed as Leicester City’s new manager after holding talks with the Premier League club. Former Liverpool boss Rodgers is in the Midlands…
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Court Remands Female Teacher For Sexually Assaulting Minor
by Damilare Salami February 26, 2019An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded a 29-year-old female teacher, Adejuyigbe Moni, who allegedly sexually assaulted her four-year-old pupil by inserting her fingers in her vagina. The judge,…
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George Akume, former Governor of Benue State, has lost his bid to return to the Senate. Akume lost the seat to Orker Jev of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in…
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Sports
“It is not the way to behave” – Tottenham Boss, Pochettino Apologises To Ref Mike Dean
by Damilare Salami February 26, 2019Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has issued a public apology to referee Mike Dean after angrily confronting the official at the end of his side’s 2-1 defeat at Burnley. The 46-year-old…
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Just In: Godswill Akpabio Loses Senatorial Seat To PDP In Akwa Ibom
by Damilare Salami February 26, 2019After so much tension, uncertainty and behind- the- scene maneuvering, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced result of Akwa Ibom Northwest (Ikot Ekpene) Senatorial district. Announcing the result…
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#NigeriaDecides: Dele Momodu Advises Atiku To Call And Congratulate Buhari
by Damilare Salami February 26, 2019The publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, has urged the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar to call and congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari of the All…
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Just In: Army Arrest Eight Fake INEC Staff In Rivers State
by Damilare Salami February 26, 2019The Nigerian army has announced the arrest of at least eight suspects who allegedly disrupted the 2019 presidential election in Rivers state. Army spokesman, Sagir Musa, while parading the suspects…
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Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has accepted the outcome of the Kwara Central Senatorial elections in which he lost to APC’s Ibrahim Oloriegbe. Saraki in a statement issued by his Special…
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The Kaduna State Government has confirmed another unknown gunmen attack in Southern Kaduna consisting mostly of Christians. Reports from the area said many people were killed. President Muhammadu Buhari won…
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Breaking: INEC Declares Imo North Senatorial Polls Inconclusive
by Damilare Salami February 26, 2019After a two-day wait for the results to arrive, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday declared the Imo North Senatorial election inconclusive. Reasons for this declaration is not…
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Senator Shehu Sani of the People Redemption Party (PRP) has lost his bid to return as the Senator representing the Kaduna Central Senatorial seat after as the All Progressive Congress…
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•As Many Corporate Gurus Storm Event Well-meaning Nigerians from all walks of life trooped out en masse on Friday, 22nd February, 2019 to bid a final farewell to a foremost…
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‘I will reconstruct your face’, Antony Joshua assures Jarrel Miller
by Reporter February 26, 2019Anthony Joshua has vowed to “reconstruct” Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller’s face as the war of words between the heavy weight rivals escalated. Anthony Joshua- Jarrell Miller Joshua and ‘Big Baby’…
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The All Progressives Congress, APC presidential campaign yesterday called on the international community not to be deceived by what it claimed were theatrics by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP…