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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) have rejected the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election in Imo State after Governor Hope Uzodimma was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday. The electoral body had announced Uzodimma’s re-election having won in all the 27 local government areas of the state with a total of …

At least three persons were confirmed dead when a bus plunged into Omo River along the Ijebu-Ode-Ore Expressway in Ogun State on Saturday morning. The spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Florence Okpe, who confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta, said the Sienna space bus was heading to Lagos from Benin when it …

Solaja Salif Keita playing for Saint-Etienne, in 1969. PRESSE SPORTS Malian forward, Salif Keita, the winner of the first African Footballer of the Year award in 1970 and one of the continent’s sporting legends, died in Bamako on Saturday at the age of 76. Keita enjoyed a long career in France at St Etienne and Olympique de Marseille and also …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. INEC declares Usman Odo as winner of Kogi governorship election The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday night declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Usman Ododo, as the winner of the Kogi State governorship election.Read more 2. SERAP urges INEC to arrest sponsors of electoral violence …

Former Head of State, Sani Abacha, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu and President Bola Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has nominated as minister, Atiku Bagudu, the man who helped the late dictator, Sani Abacha steal and launder billions of dollars belonging to Nigeria. Mr Bagudu, 61, was a federal lawmaker before he served as governor of northwestern Kebbi State for eight years. He …

    Kwara state Governor and Chairman  Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has  described the death of Alhaji Usman Baba Patigi (Samanja), as the end of a great era in the Nigerian comedy industry. The governor, in statement Sunday,  said Samanja, 81, who was a Prince of Patigi in Kwara state, will be remembered as a pathfinder in what has become …

Former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has condemned the use of the popular phrase, “May Nigeria not happen to me” by many Nigerians who are disenchanted with the country. He rather. called for a positive outlook to address reservations about the country with less negative criticism. The former Lagos State governor who was a guest on a Channels …

Five persons died and one other sustained injuries in an accident along the Sagamu-Benin Expressway on Sunday. The spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Mrs. Florence Okpe, confirmed the accident to journalists in Abeokuta. She said an unregistered Mack truck and a Honda Accord car were involved in the early morning crash. The FRSC official …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the suspended election in nine wards in Ogori Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State would be held on November 18. INEC had suspended election in nine wards in Kogi State over electoral malpractice in Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The nine wards, which are in the Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of …

The second quarter of 2023 wasn’t a great period for International Breweries, as the brewer saw its loss increase significantly between April to June. In a financial statement obtained on Thursday disclosing the firm’s earnings in Q2 this year, International Breweries recorded a loss of N21.28 billion after tax. During the corresponding period in 2022, International Breweries posted a N384.96 …