Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The West African Examinations Council has confirmed before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Bwari, Abuja that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the governorship election scheduled to hold on Saturday in Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, sat for its examination in 1981. WAEC stated this in a […]

Jigawa Government said it has concluded plans to recruit 750 additional teachers in the state. Alhaji Wasilu Umar, the spokesman, Jigawa State Universal Basic Education Board, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Dutse on Wednesday. Umar said the board has already commenced interview for applicants. He explained that the Executive Chairman of […]

At least 27 people drowned and others were presumed dead after a riverboat capsized on a tributary of the Congo River in northern DR Congo, a local official said Wednesday. “We pulled 27 bodies from the Mongala river after the craft capsized overnight,” provincial governor Alpha Belo-Ngwata told AFP. “Other bodies are still underwater. Rescue […]

The Benin Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons said it had arrested one person for alleged child abuse. Mr Nduka Nwanwenne, Zonal Commander of the Agency comprising Edo and Delta, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Benin on Wednesday. Nwanwenne said that the suspect, Joel […]

A South African man has been ordered to leave Italy after flying his drone near the Vatican, Italian police said on Wednesday. Police arrested the 25-year-old as he flew his drone over the main Via della Conciliazione that leads towards Saint Peter’s Square where the pope was leading Sunday prayers. “He was given an order to leave […]

Online retail colossus Amazon is gaining ground in the US digital advertising market as the dominance of Google and Facebook erodes, according to an eMarketer forecast released on Wednesday. The market tracker predicted that Amazon will take in $4.61 billion in online advertising revenue as its share of the US market grows to 4.15 percent, […]

At least 19 people have died and more are receiving treatment, following a series of suspected alcohol poisoning in recent days, Malaysian authorities said on Wednesday. More than 50 cases were reported in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur and the neighbouring Selangor State. Selangor police said on Wednesday that seven suspects, who are operators […]

Tina Osaretin, a trader, was attacked by gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday while operating an Automated Teller Machine in a bank along Uselu-Lagos road. Tina, a meat seller, told the News Agency of Nigeria that she got to the ATM stand by 6.00 a.m. to withdraw cash for her to get to the […]

A complaint has been filed with the US government accusing Facebook and 10 other companies of using the platform’s job ad targeting system to discriminate on the basis of gender. The complaint was announced Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union, a union called the Communications Workers of America and a labor law firm, on […]

Nduka Ugbade, Assistant Coach of the Golden Eaglets on Wednesday said that the players had embarked on some days rest after qualifying for the 2019 AFCON in Tanzania. Ugbade told the News Agency of Nigeria on telephone in Ibadan that the players needed some rest to calm their nerves. “They need a break off the […]

The West Africa Seasoning Company Limited’s Ajinomoto brand ambassadors, Helen Paul and Miyonse Amosu, will embark on a four-day trip to New York, United States for the World Umami Forum in a bid to deepen their understanding of Umami, educate and enlighten Nigerians about its benefits. The World Umami Forum organised and presented by Ajinomoto […]

Builders and other stakeholders have lauded the BlocMaster Cement that was formally launched by Dangote Cement Plc in Kano on Tuesday, describing it as extra strong and the best for block moulding in Nigeria. Before it was unveiled, the innovative cement product had been adjudged as being ideal by engineers, builders and block moulders, due […]

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it had neutralised five Boko Haram insurgents in separate operations in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Texas Chukwu, who disclosed this in a statement in Maiduguri, said the insurgents were eliminated in Kote and Bula Dadobe communities in the LGA. READ ALSO: Disarm […]

Gunmen from neighbouring Burkina Faso have kidnapped an Italian missionary in southwest Niger, the latest abduction of a foreign worker in the troubled Sahel country, the government spokesman told AFP on Tuesday. Catholic priest Pier Luigi Maccalli was seized on Monday night in Bamoanga, a village 125 kilometres (75 miles) from the capital Niamey, said […]

Liverpool beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-2 on Tuesday in the Champions League clash.

Atletico Madrid came from behind to beat Monaco 2-1 in their Champions League Group A opener on Tuesday with star strikers Diego Costa and Antoine Griezmann detonating the fightback. The visitors had fallen behind against the run of play in the 18th minute when winger Samuel Grandsir forced the ball home in a goalmouth scramble […]

The Police Command in Enugu State on Tuesday sealed the Enugu office of the All Progressives Congress following ongoing leadership tussle between the two factions of the party. The News Agency of Nigeria correspondent who visited the office reports that a police squad led by the Commissioner, Mohammed Danmallam cordoned the office and prevented movement […]

Some members of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Ikeja Federal Constituency, Lagos State, on Monday staged a peaceful protest against the re-election bid of Rep. James Faleke. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Faleke, member representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives is positioning himself for re-election in 2019 elections. The […]

A Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of  Senator Hope Uzodinma, accused of issuing N200 million dud cheque.‎ Uzodinma,  a serving senator representing Imo-West, Smiec Engineering and Chemical Construction Company, Niger Global Engineering and Technical Company, were charged with alleged issuance of N200 million dud cheque […]

Juventus forward Douglas Costa has been banned for four matches for spitting in the face of Sassuolo winger Federico Di Francesco in last weekend’s Serie A game in Turin, the Italian FA announced on Tuesday. Costa was sent off after being caught by VAR aiming an elbow and headbutt before spitting in the face of […]

Togo, ruled by Africa’s longest-serving political dynasty and rocked by months of anti-regime protests, will hold legislative and local elections in December as well as a referendum on constitutional reforms, the national poll body said Tuesday. Since September last year, hundreds of thousands of people across Togo have staged demonstrations calling for the resignation of […]

South Africa’s largest trade union federation on Tuesday elected a woman president, a first for the 33-year-old labour movement that helped lead the fight against apartheid. Zingiswa Losi, 42, was nominated unopposed at an annual meeting of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in Johannesburg’s northern Midrand suburb. The former soldier served in […]

Manchester City’s tag as favourites to win the Champions League is recognition for having the best players in the world to choose from, according to assistant manager Mikel Arteta. The Spaniard will take charge of City’s European opener on Wednesday at home to Lyon as Pep Guardiola serves a ban for being sent to the […]

Sergio Ramos has launched a scathing attack on Antoine Griezmann’s attitude after the French forward said he has his eye on the Ballon d’Or this year and is on a par with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. In an interview with AS on Monday, Griezmann admitted he was disappointed not to be nominated for the […]

Ace Nigerian Singer Innocent Idibia, a.k.a 2Baba marks his 43rd birthday with messages from various artists celebrating the Legend. Friends of the famous artist, song writer, record producer and entrepreneur, took to their various social media platforms to send heartfelt messages to the icon. @Tiwasavage wrote “I had to make an exception because we are […]

All primary, post-primary and tertiary schools in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra have been temporarily closed in reaction to the flood disaster in the area. The council Chairman, Mr Arinze Awogu disclosed this while inaugurating the distribution of relief materials at the council headquarters, Atani on Tuesday. Awogu said the closure of the schools […]

Three-time Grand Slam champion, Stan Wawrinka, booked a place in the second round at the Saint Petersburg Open with a hard-fought straight-sets win over Slovenia’s Aljaz Bedene on Monday. The 33-year-old Wawrinka, who came to St Petersburg courtesy of a wildcard, prevailed 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) in one hour 46 minutes to chalk up his third […]

World football -ruling body, FIFA on Monday named Messrs Luca Piazza and Solomon Mudege as its observers to Thursday’s elections into the Nigeria Football Federation executive committee 2018-2022. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mudege is FIFA’s Senior Manager for Development Programmes (Africa), while Piazza is a senior official in the FIFA President’s office. […]

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday condemned the killing of an aid worker who was kidnapped about six months ago in Rann, Borno State, by Boko Haram terrorist group. The aid worker, Saifura Hussaini Ahmed Khorsa, was said to have been kidnapped at the Rann camp for internally displaced persons. READ ALSO: I didn’t […]

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday postponed its resumption earlier scheduled for Sept. 17 to Oct. 8. The assembly had on July 10 adjourned to Sept. 17 to enable members to go on their annual recess. READ ALSO: Who am I to speak after Jagaban, Ambode asks  During the period, the House hosted the […]

The Trump administration slashed its annual cap on refugee acceptances on Monday for the second year in a row, saying it would take only a maximum 30,000 in the fiscal year to come. That was down from a 45,000 limit in the year that ends on September 30 — but higher than the actual number […]

Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Monday maintained the downward trend with the market capitalisation shedding N46 billion due to profit taking by investors. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the market capitalisation lost N46 billion or 0.39 per cent to close at N11.756 trillion from the N11.802 trillion achieved on Friday. The […]

A surprise visit by Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, to a hospital in the Kenyan Capital on Monday, led to the discovery of 12 dead babies hidden in cardboard boxes in apparent negligence. A doctor and two other staff members at Pumwani Maternity Hospital in eastern Nairobi have since been suspended, the governor said on Twitter, where […]

Oladimeji Ramon A presidential aspirant, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has berated the All Progressives Congress for charging N45m for his expression of interest and nomination forms in a country where an average citizen lives on less than a dollar a day. He described as bogus the claim that a group contributed N45m to purchase the forms for President Muhammadu […]

Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ado Ekiti has agreed to shift hearing of the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party over the July 14 governorship poll to another venue due to insecurity. In the petition, the PDP’s candidate, Prof Kolapo Olusola, is challenging the declaration of Dr […]