The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Thursday inaugurated a high-powered five-member Election Committee and three-member Election Appeal Committee for the 2016 Ondo State governorship election primaries scheduled for Saturday, September 3, 2016 at Akure, the state capital.   The five-member Election Committee chaired by Jigawa State Governor, Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar …

It’s no longer news that Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, visited Nigeria. However, his visit has led to a drama! It’s Fani-Kayode versus Reno Omokri; both supporters of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Zuckerberg has the Hausa language on Facebook (from the over 400 Nigerian languages) and described it as unique. …

The Lagos audition of Nigeria’s fairest pageant, Miss Global Nigeria has been slated to hold on Friday, September 23rd, 2016at the prestigious R & A hotel located on 2 Majekodunmi street by Oshopey bus stop off Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos at 10amprompt. The screening exercise, according to the organizers is …

Tony Elumelu calls for stronger businessrelationships between Africa and France At the recent MEDEF Summer University Forum in Paris, the annual meeting of French business and political leaders, Tony Elumelu, Chairman, Heirs Holdings and UBA Plc and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, stressed the opportunities Africa offers and urged stronger business relationships between France and Africa; calling for a deepening …

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Wednesday came hard on President Muhammadu Buhari, accusing his administration of incompetence, and insisted that he should resign after the country officially slipped into economic recession. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, had stated that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, contracted for a second quarter; …

President Muhammadu Buhari in Osogbo on Thursday said he was committed to the implementation of the positive agenda he promised Nigerians in the change mantra. Buhari said this during his official visit to Osogbo to inaugurate the 3,000-capacity Osogbo High School, which was part of activities to mark the 25th …

Chief Anthony Ndubuka, a major rice dealer in Umuahia, has expressed optimism that the price of rice would soon fall in Nigeria. Ndubuka expressed the optimism in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Umuahia on Thursday while speaking on the high price of the grains in …

Niger Delta Avengers, NDA has denied reports that it has nominated nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka; a former Abia State governor, Orji Uzor Kalu and five others to negotiate with the Federal A statement by the spokesman of the militant group, Mudoch Agbinibo, described the claim as a lie of …

Pursuant to its earlier call on the Police over the missing Abuja business woman, Charity Aiyedogbon, 63 Civil Society Organisations under the aegis of Coalition against Crime in Nigeria have petitioned Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, urging him to take necessary steps to effect the arrest of …

Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets, is partnering with international news and events provider TMT Finance for the inaugural TMT Finance Africa Conference 2016, which is holding in Lagos and is bringing together the leading decision makers in African telecoms, media and technology (TMT) to Lagos on September 20, …