Residents make last-minute shopping on Friday ahead of Saturday’s governorship election at Owode-Ede market, Ede, Osun State. Photos: Saheed Olugbon See photos.

Success Nwogu, Ilorin The Osun State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Soji Adagunodo, on Friday said the state PDP governorship candidate, Mr. Ademola Adeleke, has not withdrawn from the race. Speaking during a media briefing in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, he said there was a text message being circulated that Adeleke had […]

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has arrested a Nigerian based in Sweden for allegedly buying a two-month-old baby. The NAPTIP’s Director of Investigation and Monitoring, Mr Josiah Emerole, made this known in Abuja on Friday. He explained that the case involved a 43-year-old Stephany Bassey, who lives in Sweden. He […]

Three newborn babies and two adults were stabbed during a pre-dawn attack at a suspected illegal childcare centre in New York on Friday, allegedly carried out by a female employee, police said. The injured infants ranged from three days to one-month old, police said. One woman suffered multiple stab wounds to the torso, while a […]

Former Head of state,  Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Friday said he will forever be an enemy of anyone that tried to hinder the democratic development of Nigeria or plunge Nigeria into crisis. Abdualsalami said this at the Maiden Edition of General Abdulsalami Abubakar Foundation Peace Lecture, organised by the staff and students of the Abdulsalami Abubakar Post […]

Prime Minister Theresa May hit back Friday at the European Union after it roundly rejected her Brexit plan, saying its refusal to compromise was “not acceptable” and warning she was still prepared to walk away from the talks. In a defiant statement from Downing Street, May blamed Brussels for the “impasse” just weeks ahead of […]

Success Nwogu Trader in Owode, Ede in Osun State on Friday decried low patronage. In interviews with our correspondent, the traders stated that many of their customers are afraid of the presence of security operatives in the state and thus reluctant to come to the market. They also said the few people, who patronised them […]

No fewer than 137 aspirants under the All Progressives Congress are jostling for the 25 House of Assembly tickets Adamawa state. The Adamawa state Organising Secretary of the party, Alhaji Ahmed Lawan, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Yola. According to Ahmed, 11 of the aspirants are females and […]

EU member states lost almost 150 billion euros (177 billion dollars) in Value Added Tax revenues in 2016, with a third of that estimated to be due to fraud, the European Commission announced on Friday. VAT is a consumption tax charged on most goods and services and is an important contribution to national budgets helping […]

Alphabet Inc’s Google gave details about its policies for third-party Gmail add-ons but stopped short of fully addressing questions from US senators about developers who break its email-scanning rules. How user data flows between big technology platforms such as Google and Facebook Inc and their partners has faced scrutiny around the world this year since […]

At least 15 people were killed when a bus collided with a truck in western Afghanistan on Friday, officials said, in the second major traffic accident this month. Another 30 were wounded in the early morning crash in Bakwa district of Farah province, provincial police spokesman Mohibullah Mohib told AFP. The bus had been travelling […]

Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command says it has arrested a 70-year-old man, Sunday Tugbobo, for allegedly defiling two underage girls. The girls were said to be seven and eight years old respectively. The suspect was arrested on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, after one of the fathers of the minors reported the matter […]

Unified middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez might be back in the ring in short order following his narrow majority decision win to claim the world title from Gennady Golovkin in the year’s biggest fight on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Alvarez eked out the victory 115-113, 115-113 and 114-114 in a rematch with […]

Juventus midfielder Emre Can has apologised for his “we’re not women” comments made in the aftermath of Cristiano Ronaldo’s red card against Valencia on Tuesday, Skysports reports. Ronaldo was shown red on his Champions League bow for Juventus after tussling with Valencia’s Jeison Murillo and appearing to put his hand on the centre-back’s head. The […]

Croatia’s football federation says its leaders were not involved in suspected touting of World Cup final tickets, ESPN reports. Prosecutors in Zagreb asked police to investigate the illegal re-sale of tickets for Croatia’s 4-2 loss against France in Moscow in July. FIFA says it is “gathering information regarding the matter” and calls illicit sales “a […]

Olaide Oyelude and Theophilus Onojeghen Amaju Pinnick was on Thursday  reelected as Nigeria Football Federation president  for another four years after winning the popular vote in the NFF election in Katsina. Pinnick won  34  votes  while his  immediate predecessor Aminu  Maigari, who  was eventually cleared to contest the election after  facing disqualification from the race  […]

The Statistician General of the Federation, Mr Yemi Kale, says the National Bureau of Statistics will commence the Nigeria Living Standard Survey from September 27. Kale disclosed this at a One Day Stakeholder’s Sensitisation Workshop on NLSS in Keffi, Nasarawa State. He said: “work is going to start next week; for us to be sensitising […]

The Nigeria Communications Commission has said that it plans to collaborate with the National Assembly in enacting a law that will regulate the social media platforms. Mr Tanimu Bawa, the NCC Controller in charge of Kano zone, stated this in Daura during the commission’s Consumer Conversation Programme held on Thursday. He said the misuse of […]

The Borno Police Command on Thursday confirmed the kidnap of a four-year-old son of the Borno State Chairman of All Progressive Congress, Ali Bukar-Dalorin, from Maiduguri Capital School on Wednesday. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Demian Chukwu, made the confirmation while reacting to the incident at a news conference in Maiduguri. Chukwu said that the […]

In a move with the power to shake up the music industry, Spotify said Thursday that it will allow select artists to upload songs directly without record labels or distributors. Spotify, by far the biggest player in the fast-growing format of streaming, said that the feature, for now, is only in the test phase for […]

The Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property has secured a warrant of arrest against embattled Delta senator, Peter Nwaoboshi, for alleged conspiracy, diversion of public funds and official corruption. A Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, issued the warrant dated September 18 and signed by Akanni Olaide, the Chief District Judge […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is hoping for a second summit with US President Donald Trump soon, the South’s President Moon Jae-in said Thursday after a three-day trip to his neighbour. “Chairman Kim Jong Un expressed hopes for a second summit with President Trump at an early date,” Moon told reporters on his return […]

Ugandan security deployed on the streets of the capital and controlled roads leading to the international airport on Thursday ahead of the return MP Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as singer Bobi Wine. Kyagulanyi, 36, has been seeking medical treatment in the US for injuries he claims were sustained while allegedly being tortured in custody following […]

Twelve people were killed and dozens missing after a landslide unleashed by monsoon rains struck in the central Philippines Thursday, inflicting more misery on the already storm-battered nation. The new tragedy comes just days after 2018’s most powerful storm, Typhoon Mangkhut, pounded the nation’s north with heavy winds and rain, sparking a separate landslide that […]

Four children from a Dutch daycare centre were killed on Thursday when a train hit their electric cargo bike at a level crossing, police said on Thursday. A fifth child and a woman were also critically injured in the accident in Oss, a town near the German border around 110 kilometres (65 miles) southeast of […]

Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has set up a 10-man committee to investigate the circumstances that led to the abandonment of the N5.4 billion Farin-Ruwa Independent Power Plant project. The News Agency of Nigeria, reports that the Farin-Ruwa hydro-electricity power project was awarded in May 2004, by former Nasarawa governor Abdullahi Adamu. The initial […]

Cristiano Ronaldo ended his Champions League debut for Juventus in tears after being sent off against Valencia on Wednesday. Ronaldo was shown a red card by German referee Felix Brych in the 29th minute at Estadio Mestalla after an altercation with Valencia defender Jeison Murillo. READ ALSO: Presidency, APC have presidential aspirant in PDP, Wike insists […]

John Alechenu, Abuja Governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress are currently locked in a crucial meeting behind closed doors. The meeting which is currently holding at the Imo State Governor’s Lodge, started close to an hour ago. Although details of the meeting are still sketchy, it was gathered that the governors are […]

Factional President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr Chris Giwa, has declared his intention to contest for the Plateau North Senatorial seat on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. Giwa made his intention known when he visited state officials of the party at its secretariat on Wednesday in Jos. [READ ALSO] Lagos gov ticket: Ambode’s […]

Ozioma Ubabukoh The organised labour has said that the 14-day ultimatum it gave the Federal Government from September 12, to implement the new minimum wage will not be reversed or extended. It stated this in reaction to a directive by the Minister of Labour, Dr Chris Ngige, asking the New Minimum Wage Committee to adjourn […]

A 38-year-old French priest in a town in northern France committed suicide in his church after being accused of molesting a girl, local prosecutors and police sources told AFP on Wednesday. Jean-Baptiste Sebe killed himself on Tuesday in the church in Rouen amid allegations from a local mother that her daughter had been a victim […]

An Osogbo High Court in Osun state on Wednesday remanded eight persons in Ilesa prison for allegedly defrauding an Osun lawmaker of N38 million. The accused including Kazeem Agbabiaka ,40, Abdulrasheed Ojonla, 45, Femi Oyebode,30, Babatunde Oluajo,50, and Adebiyi Kehinde, 42 are being tried for conspiracy and fraud. Other accused are Oyebamiji Oyeniyi, 32, Ismaila […]

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo welcomed Pyongyang’s “important commitments” made by Pyongyang during Wednesday’s inter-Korean summit, adding Washington was ready to begin negotiating immediately to achieve the denuclearization of North Korea “by January 2021.” In a statement, Pompeo said he spoke with his North Korean counterpart on Wednesday morning and invited him to a […]

Femi Makinde, Osogbo The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has condemned the police invitation to him over the allegation of certificate forgery.The candidate spoke through the Director-General of his Campaign Organisation, Chief Lere Oyewumi, at a press conference on Wednesday night. He said the certificate issue had […]