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Charles Soludo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Prof Chukwuma Soludo as governor-elect of Anambra State. Professor Florence Obi, Returning Officer of the election, made the declaration at exactly 1;50am on Wednesday. She said Soludo scored the highest number of votes cast and certified all the requirements of …

Charles Soludo Chukwuma Soludo, governor-elect of Anambra, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for ensuring that the recently-concluded election was free and fair. Florence Obi, returning officer for the state, announced Soludo as winner of the election at 1:51 am on Wednesday. The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) …

Diezani Alison-Madueke The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, re-arraigned a former Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Abdu Bulama, before Justice Fadima Aminu of the Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu, Yobe State, on a seven-count charge of criminal conspiracy and money laundering to the tune of …

Oriental Hotel Popular Lagos hotel, Oriental Hotel owned by Western Metal Product Company (WEMPCO) along Lekki-Epe expressway, Lagos, has been put up for sale for a whopping $150 million. The hotel sitting on 9,324 Sqm with over 60 years unexpired lease hood is one of the properties of WEMPCO groups …

The identification of bodies of the victims of the Ikoyi building collapse has continued at the IDH, Yaba, Lagos Mainland. Twenty-nine families have come forward to submit samples for DNA to identify bodies that they wish to claim. In cases where identification is clear and there are no arguments, the …

Pastor Taiwo and Nomthi Odukoya Nomthi Rosemary, the second wife of the founder of the Fountain of Life Bible Church, Taiwo Odukoya, is dead. Pastor Odukoya’s first wife, Pastor Bimbo, died on December 10, 2005 in a plane crash in Port Harcourt, Rivers Pastor Bimbo flew on Sosoliso Airline, from …

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has said there is a new android malware gaining access to smartphones and taking control of infected phones. In a statement signed by the commission’s Director, Public Affairs, Ikechukwu Adinde, the NCC said the malware is called AbstractEmu and can gain access to smartphones, take …

The House of Representatives has urged all security agencies in the country to investigate and find a missing journalist,  Todue Salem, a reporter with Vanguard Newspaper, who disappeared on Oct. 13. The resolution was sequel to a unanimous adoption of an Urgent Motion of Public Importance raised by Ndudi Elumelu …

President Muhammadu Buhari (left) The Senate has received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm Professor Ayo Omotayo as Director-General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies. The request was contained in a letter read on Tuesday during plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, moments …

The federal government has dismissed the rumour circulating on social media that the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos state has “opened up”. On Monday, a post asking motorists to take alternative routes from the Third Mainland Bridge to avoid “major disaster” appeared on WhatsApp. Reacting to the rumour, Boade Akinola, …