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The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bayelsa, Timipre Sylva, on Saturday accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and security agents of harassing his supporters. Sylva, who addressed journalists after he cast his vote at Ward 4, Unit 4 in the Brass local government area of the state, alleged that the Nigerian Army and other security agents are “playing …

Nigeria’s placement in Pot 2 of the AFCON 2023 draw always threatened a ‘Group of Death’ scenario. To the chagrin of Nigerian football fans, so it proved, with the Super Eagles drawing hosts Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, and Guinea Bissau. It’s certainly not a straightforward group, yet there are reasons to be positive, despite recent disappointments. The squad is clearly …

A huge fire broke out at a police headquarters in Ismailia, Egypt on Monday, injuring at least 38 people. No fatalities were immediately reported but the building is staffed by soldiers at all hours and hospitals were placed on alert. Footage on local media showed smoke rising from the entirely blackened multi-storey building. The cause of the blaze, which broke …

The Independent National Elections Commission (INEC) holds elections in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa states today to elect new governors for the three states. I’m Bayelsa and Imo states, the incumbent governors Douye Diri and Hope Uzodinma respectively are seeking re-election, while that of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, has finished a second term and would be handling over the reins of power …

Angola has expressed interest in improving trading with Nigeria, saying that it would continue to push for improvement of bilateral relations. Amb. José Bamóquina Zau, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Angola to Nigeria, Benin, and Niger, said this at the 48th independence anniversary ceremony of the country on Friday night in Abuja. He said the 48 years of independence of …

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, Sen. Dino Melaye, has raised an alarm saying that result sheets in all the polling units located in Ogori/Magongo local government area of the state have been allegedly tampered with. Melaye who disclosed this in a video on Saturday, claimed the development led to massive protests in the …

President Bola Tinubu has recalled Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Sarafa Isola. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, confirmed the envoy’s recall in a letter dated August 31 and made available to journalists on Friday. Former President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Isola as Nigeria’s high commissioner to the UK in January 2021. READ ALSO: Tinubu appoints 32-year-old Halilu …

These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you. 1. Nigerian govt waives VAT on diesel for six months, 15m households to get N75K The Federal Government has resolved to waive the Value Added Tax (VAT) on Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) otherwise known as diesel for six months.Read more 2. Tinubu approves N35,000 provisional wage for workers President …

Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has announced the renaming of the Anambra International Airport after the late literary icon, Prof. Chinua Achebe. Soludo disclosed this on Sunday during the Independence Day celebration at Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, the state capital. He announced that the airport would now be called, “Chinua Achebe International Airport, Umueri.” Soludo, while explaining the …

Suspected thugs from a nearby school on Saturday broke into the premises of the National Union of Journalists secretariat in Lokoja, the capital of Kogi State The thugs rushed in on motorbikes and automobiles. The Crowther College, which has a sizable number of voting places, is not far from the secretariat. The hoodlums were seen haggling over mobilisation fees for …