Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state on Thursday evening congratulated the All Progressives Congress over the outcome of the governorship election in Edo State.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday confirmed Eyitayo Jegede as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo state ahead of the governorship election slated for November 26 2016. Jegede’s name was published alongside of other candidates of other parties for the upcoming election, putting paid to the aspiration of Mr. […]

One of the biggest dinosaur footprints ever recorded has been unearthed in the Gobi Desert, researchers said Friday, offering a fresh clue about the giant creatures that roamed the earth millions of years ago.

The Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, has hailed the Chief Of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Tukur Buratai for his asset declaration, which according to it (CCB) has again been certified to be accurate.

Civil society group, the Independent Service Delivery Monitoring Group (Centre for Transparency Advocacy), which deployed over 100 observers to the Edo governorship election has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Over the peaceful and transparent conduct of the election.

Oil prices tumbled in Asia Friday as doubts emerged over the long-term success of a surprise OPEC agreement to cut output and stabilise the oversupplied market.

NCC: ONITSHA—Officials of the Nigerian Copyrights Commission, NCC, yesterday escaped unhurt in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra state, after raiding offices of those they identified as pirates who supply illegal television cables, dismantling all their installations.

PORT HARCOURT—ONE Mr. I. Franklyn, standing trial for allegedly raping his 17-year-old daughter, yesterday, at Rivers State judiciary complex, Port Harcourt, attempted to kill himself.

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, Sir Friday Nwosu, who filed a tax forgery suit against Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu, has prayed the Supreme Court to merge all appeals on the protracted state governorship tussle in order to ensure justice for all the contending parties.

Super Eagles coach has agreed with the Nigeria Football Federation to play the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Algeria November 7 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

The embattled Minister for Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, in a desperate effort to redeem his blighted ego and waned national standing in the APC, which were severely crushed by the overwhelming rejection he suffered at both the General and Rerun elections in Rivers State, as the leader of the APC in Rivers State, has again missed the point in declaring that the rejected Party will win the remaining rescheduled elections in the State that were deliberately postponed in a bid to undermine the stake of Rivers people both at the National Assembly and within the Nigerian federation.

Sale of Assets: IBADAN — A legal luminary, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) has challenged the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to be bold enough to mention the cabal he said bought some of the nation’s assets which were sold in the previous administrations.

The Football Association have had to throw out 4,000 T-shirts that they were going to give to fans for England’s game against Malta – because they carried a quote from Sam Allardyce on the front.

The Imo State Government has suspended some Secondary School principals in the state, for indulging in collection of illegal fees from parents.

Following a gun fight between Nigerian Army troops and scores of Boko Haram insurgents at Ballabulin, Borno State, yesterday, nine of the terrorists were killed, while weapons were recovered.