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The collation officer appointed by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the Presidential election in Rivers State, Prof Charles Adias, has suspended the collation of results over alleged threats to life. Prof Adias who is also the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Otuoke in Bayelsa State, said this at …

The United States has announced an extension of the validity of tourist visas for Nigerians from two years to five years. In a statement on Monday, the US mission in Nigeria said the extension will take effect from March 1, 2023. The development comes days after the Nigerian government announced …

 A Justice of the Court of Appeal, sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, Justice Lokulo-Sodipe, is dead.The justice was said to have slumped in his office on Monday while dressing up to attend a court session. It was gathered that all attempts to revive him proved abortive as he …

 Lionel Messi beat out Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe for FIFA’s best men’s player award.Messi was announced as the 2022 winner on Monday at the Best FIFA Awards ceremony in Paris. FC Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas was named the best women’s player for a second straight year. “It’s amazing,” Messi said …

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has urged the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to accept defeat amid the ongoing collation of Saturday’s presidential election. While appealing to Atiku to exhibit maturity in accepting defeat, Fayose, who belongs to the same party as …

Popular Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus has begun the distribution of the asoebi selected for the celebration and swearing-in ceremony of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate Bola Tinubu whom she believes will be the next President of Nigeria. Showing off the Kampala fabric on her Instagram page, she called …

 The Bola Tinubu-Kashim Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, has called for the arrest of Peoples Democratic Party PDP, spokespersons Dino Melaye and Dele Momodu. The campaign also demands the arrest of the Presiding Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Pastor Paul Enenche, accusing the trio of inciting violence.The organisation further …

The International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI) Joint Election Observation Mission (IEOM) have presented their preliminary statement on the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Nigeria. On Monday in Abuja, the leader, Dr Joyce Banda, former President of Malawi, congratulated the people for “their resilience and enthusiasm”. “Despite …

Nollywood actor, Adeniyi Johnson is a year older today.To celebrate him, his wife, Seyi Edun took to her Instagram page to pen a special note to him.She wrote; ”Dear Ademi,Today is no epistle dayLike I always say:Together we are a teamTogether we are inseparableTogether we are just as hot we …

Nollywood actor, Adeniyi Johnson is a year older today. To celebrate him, his wife, Seyi Edun took to her Instagram page to pen a special note to him.She wrote;”Dear Ademi,Today is no epistle dayLike I always say:Together we are a teamTogether we are inseparableTogether we are just as hot we …