The executive committee of Uganda’s ruling National Resistance Movement has endorsed President Yoweri Museveni as its candidate in the next presidential election due in 2021, potentially extending his tenure to 40 years. Museveni, 74, has held office since 1986 when he took power after a five-year guerrilla war, making him one of Africa’s longest-ruling leaders. […]

By David Odama THE former governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Adamu, and the Governorship Candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the State, Labaran Maku, have appealed to the electorates and other stakeholders in next Saturday polls not to abandon the elections as a result of the postponement by INEC. According to Adamu, though […]

Omeiza Ajayi The All Progressives Congress (APC) has written the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to demand the inclusion of its governorship, federal and state assembly candidates in the rescheduled general elections, citing various decisions of higher courts to justify its stance. The letter which was addressed to the INEC Chairman was dated February 19 […]

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a collection of 17 global goals set by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015. The SDGs which are aimed at transforming our World have tagged the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Paramount within the SDGs is the SDG goal 3 that focuses on good health and wellbeing for all people with the aim of ensuring healthy lives and promoting well- being at all ages.

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Automated Teller Machine (ATM) from selected banks across the country recorded transactions valued at N39.15 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2018. The bureau stated this in its “Selected Banking Sector Data for the Fourth Quarter, 2018”, posted on its website on Wednesday. It said that the N39.15 […]

The Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Senator Buruji Kashamu, has said he would fix the roads and other infrastructure in Ado-Odo Ota Local Government and its environs. He spoke on Tuesday when he visited Olota-in-Council, the Council of Baales and Chiefs, the League of Imams and Alfas, the Christian […]

.As surging US supply undermines OPEC cuts Market Singapore Oil prices slipped away from 2019 highs on Wednesday, with surging United States (US) supply and slowing economic growth tempering upward pressure from supply cuts led by producer club OPEC and from Washington’s sanctions on Iran and Venezuela. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures […]

ABUJA: Aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress APC in Ondo State under the aegis of Ondo APC Mandate Group have taken their agitation against Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to the national secretariat of the party where they yesterday reported him of promoting the presidential aspiration of Atiku Abubakar of the PDP.

Venezuela’s military said Tuesday it was on alert at its frontiers following threats by US President Donald Trump and suspended air and sea links with the island of Curacao ahead of a planned aid shipment.

NIGERIA Labour Con-gress, NLC, has called on pensioners across the country to vote against any state governor still owing backlog of unpaid pension in the forthcoming general elections.