The Accord Party has expressed confidence that the party’s governorship candidate in the Aug. 15 Osun election, Gov. Ademola Adeleke, will secure between 90 and 95 per cent of the votes.

US President Donald Trump said Iran has requested a meeting that will be held in Qatar on Tuesday, despite Tehran earlier denying that any technical talks on the deal aimed at ending the Middle East war were planned.

President Bola Tinubu has declared that the ongoing construction of road infrastructure across satellite towns of the Federal Capital Territory FCT is designed to inject life into the local economy.

The governor, who paid an unscheduled inspection visit to the college on Monday, described the delay in the project execution as unacceptable.

Gunmen have killed two persons, including an 82-year-old man, in separate attacks on communities in Irigwe Chiefdom of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.

At just 16 years old, Osasere Okundaye has shattered a national record by becoming the youngest person in Nigeria to earn a chartered accountancy qualification through the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).

Twenty years after its last population and housing census, Nigeria finds itself in an unusual position: governing one of Africa’s largest populations without a current official count of how many people actually live within its borders.

However, when asked whether she would “shoot her shot” at the goalkeeper, the singer firmly dismissed the idea.

According to him, he advised the president to give military commanders a 90-day ultimatum to eliminate terrorism or resign.

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA- ON the heels of climate change impacts on water resources and the environment, the Federal Government, on Monday, called on stakeholders to synergise and push policies that would strengthen climate-resilient policies to boost the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector. In his address and declaring the 3rd Annual Water, Sanitation and […]

Hugo Broos could reverse his decision to quit as South Africa coach, the 74-year-old Belgian said after his side’s World Cup last-32 exit against Canada.

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Federal Government has directed the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, to ensure that petroleum marketers do not exploit Nigerians through excessive pricing under the deregulated downstream market. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, gave the directive on Monday in Abuja while delivering the […]

The Sudan Peace Government has called for the establishment of safe humanitarian corridors to enable civilians trapped by ongoing fighting in El Obeid to evacuate to safer locations. In a statement issued on Friday, the government’s Council of Ministers said it was working with international partners to secure protected routes that would allow residents wishing […]

….. Organisers target agricultural value chain, unveil N20m grant challenge for entrepreneurs By Chimaobi Nwaiwu, Nnewi The organisers of the Onitsha Business Hangout have said the South-East economy can only achieve sustainable growth through collective progress and collaboration, rather than isolated business competition. Speaking during a pre-event media briefing, the Convener of the Onitsha Business […]

By Vincent Ujumadu The Anambra State Government has called for renewed efforts to make HIV a regular topic of discussion within families, stressing that the fight against the disease must begin at home. The Executive Director and Project Manager of the Anambra State AIDS Control Agency (ANSACA), Dr. Nkem Okeke, made the call in an […]