Former vice president and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar; and governor-elect in Oyo State, Seyi Makinde,  held separate closed-door meetings with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Thursday . Our correspondent gathered that Atiku arrived at Obasanjo Presidential Library …

The reputed boss of New York’s Gambino crime family was left riddled with bullets outside his home on Staten Island, an old-school hit akin to the storied executions of 20th-century mafia dons. The grisly scene saw Francesco “Frank” Cali shot dead outside his colonial-style red-brick home on Staten Island, police …

The management of Ethiopian Airlines in Nigeria has opened Condolence Registers at the airline’s offices in Abuja, Lagos, Kano and Enugu. This is for the victims of the ET Flight 302 that crashed on the 10th of March 6, minutes after take-off. The General Manager of Ethiopian Airlines in Nigeria …

Arsenal will face a Football Association charge for the behaviour of their supporters in Sunday’s Premier League match at home to Manchester United. A Gunners fan ran onto the pitch after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored from the penalty spot to put Arsenal two goals in front against United in the second …

Isaac Alfa has been sworn in as the senator representing Kogi east. The oath of office was administered on him at the upper legislative chamber on Wednesday. Until the presidential and national assembly elections held on February 23, Atai Aidoko was the senator representing the constituency in the upper legislative …

PHOTO: ChannelS TV Many children have been rescued from a three-storey building which collapsed in the Itafaji area of Lagos Island. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) as well as the police, army and National Security and Civil Defence Force, NSCDC are currently on …

President Muhammadu Buhari has set up the 2019 Presidential Inauguration Committee with the mandate to plan, organise and execute all approved activities for the swearing in of a new government on May 29. This was made public in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, General Services Office in the office …

Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has released its audited financial results for the financial year to 31 December 2018 to the Nigerian Stock Exchange, which showed a strong liquidity position. The results, released to the Exchange on Wednesday, showed the group grew its topline earnings …

Former Deputy Speaker and governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Emeka Ihedioha has been declared the winner of the keenly contested Imo State governorship election by the State Returning Officer, Prof. Francis Otunta. Ihedioha polled a total number of 273404 to defeat his closest rival and candidate of …