2019: PDP zones Nasarawa governorship to North Senatorial District
The Nasarawa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has zoned its governorship ticket for the 2019 general election to the North Senatorial District.
Photos: Boy hit, killed by stray bullet as Police shoot to disperse protesters in Imo
Photos show a girl crying over her lifeless little brother who was hit and killed by stray bullet in Imo state as police shot in the air to disperse marketers who were protesting the demolition of the Eke Onunwa market by the Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha-led state government.
Zamfara varsity defies JAMB’s 120 point, sets 170 mark for admission
The Federal University in Gusau (FUGUS) has set 170 as cut-off mark for the 2017/2018 admission into the institution, against the minimum 120 set by JAMB.
NANS threatens call for JAMB’s scrapping if 120 cut-off mark not reversed
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened to call for the scrapping of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) if it failed to reverse the low cut off points for admission into universities and polytechnics.
Angola’s ruling MPLA party emerges winner with clear margin as opposition cries foul
Angola’s ruling MPLA party has won national elections by a clear margin, its electoral commission said on Friday, citing a provisional tally that the two main opposition parties however, rejected.
Three die in Owerri market’s protest
Three people were killed on Saturday in a protest by Owerri natives following the demolition of the Eke Onunwa market by the state government.
Turan recalled to Turkey under new regime
Turkey’s new manager Mircea Lucescu has recalled Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan to the national squad for crucial World Cup qualifiers against Croatia and Ukraine, barely three months after the former captain quit international football.
The Return of the Lion King, Red lines and a Six Minute Roar
The president is back. He came back angry. He has spoken to the nation. It wasn’t the typical presidential broadcast, it was an outburst. They said he has been unconscious. He said he has been monitoring political discourse.
Formula One: Vettel to stay at Ferrari till 2020 – team
World championship leader Sebastian Vettel will stay with Ferrari until 2020 after agreeing a three-year contract extension, the Italian team announced on Saturday.
Nigeria: “The settled, non negotiable union”
It’s not impossible Lord Lugard is laughing in his grave. It’s not often that a man’s selfish and commercial adventure come to be venerated as a moral ideal. When he strapped the southern and northern protectorates together in 1914, he did it to meet British colonial interests.
NANS threatens to call for JAMB scrapping
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened to call for the scrapping of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) if it failed to reverse the low cut off points for admission into universities and polytechnics.
