The Federal Capital Territory Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has approved N1.5 million as the 2019 Hajj fares for intending pilgrims in the territory. The Public Relations Officer of the Board, Muhammad Lawal, in a statement on Saturday said all intending pilgrims from the territory would also get a flat Basic…

Austrian vice-chancellor, Heinz-Christian Strache, on Saturday resigned following the release of a secret video in which he is seen appearing to offer government contracts in exchange for political support. The far-right leader said he offered his resignation to Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in order to prevent the collapse of the…

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos State Chapter, has urged party members who have won elections into the House of Representatives across the country to support Femi Gbajabiamila as Speaker. Abiodun Salami, APC’s Assistant Publicity Secretary in Lagos state, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of…

Electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) on Friday accused the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) of causing about N1.4 trillion revenue shortfall in the power sector by refusing to review the current tariff since 2016. The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) said under the multi-year tariff order (MYTO) introduced in 2015,…

Ahead of the March supplementary governorship election in Plateau State, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Jeremiah Useni, has called on security agents to maintain neutrality during the exercise. Mr Useni, a retired general, gave the advice on Wednesday while addressing journalists in Jos. He cautioned security agents…

The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State has rejected the governorship and House of Assembly elections results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in the state. The State Chairman of APC, Ini Okopido said in Uyo, the state capital on Monday that the results announced by…

The candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), President Muhammadu Buhari, has emerged the winner in Osun State. Mr Buhari beat his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the presidential election held on Saturday in Osun State and officially announced by Toyin Ogundipe, a professor…

The Presidential Contest In the presidential contest, it is a straight contest between incumbent Muhammadu Buhari of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and his primary challenger Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This will not be the first time Buhari, 76, and Atiku, 72, have faced one…

Nigeria's vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, has denied a rumour circulating online that he has resigned from his office. Mr Osinbajo is the running mate to President Muhammadu Buhari under the flag of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the presidential election rescheduled for Saturday. On Thursday, the rumour trended…

At least 550,000 babies reportedly died as a result of armed conflict between 2013 and 2017 in the 10 worst-affected countries, according to a new analysis by Save the Children. This is an average of well over 110,000 every year, the agency explained. The infants succumbed to indirect effects of…

The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Zubairu Muazu, says the security agency is working with the judiciary to ensure persons arrested for offences on election days are tried immediately. Mr Muazu disclosed this at a Stakeholders Meeting organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos on Tuesday,…

The Naira on Monday maintained stability against the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos, exchanging at N358 to the dollar. The Pound Sterling and the Euro traded at N473 and N410, respectively. At the Bureau De Change (BDC) segment, the Naira was sold at N360 to the dollar, while…

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday denied using his position as a top government official to enrich himself. Mr Abubakar resigned in 1989 as a top official with the Nigerian Customs Service. Host Kadaria Ahmed put Mr Abubakar under the spotlight for his purchase…

A former Nigerian vice president, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday attacked President Muhammadu Buhari saying by the president’s action, Nigeria’s democracy is ‘in peril’. Mr Abubakar who is the presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said this against the backdrop of the controversies surrounding the removal of the…

The Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has said his support for the candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), against that of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), is borne out of his commitment towards ensuring equity, justice and fairness as well as peaceful elections. He said his support…

Iran’s parliament approved a tweaked draft law against funding terrorism on Wednesday which officials hope will bring Tehran closer to global standards and help remove it from investment blacklists as it faces renewed U.S. sanctions. The official news agency IRNA said lawmakers had included amendments requested by a powerful clerical…

There is no discrepancy in the results of the school certificate examination of President Muhammadu Buhari released in 2015 and the results in an “attestation certificate” issued to the president by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) on Friday. The president’s school certificate examination, which was a major controversy in…

The Jigawa State Government, on Thursday, released a migratory osprey belonging to University of Hilshinki, Finland, an official said. The osprey, also called a sea hawk, was trapped by a local fisherman at Ruwan Mosa in Arki community, Mallamadori Local Government Area on October 25 and released on November 1.…

A Katsina state-based NGO, Daura Emirate Youth Progressive Movement (DEYPM), says it earmarked N70 million to prosecute the electioneering campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari and Gov. Aminu Masari toward the 2019 general elections.A Abdulkadir Lawal, the zonal chairman of the NGO, made the disclosure in an interview with the News…

President Muhammadu Buhari wants Nigerians to emulate two security men who returned a handbag filled with valuables forgotten at the Murtala Muhammed Airport by an American returnee, saying such conduct reflects the new Nigeria that we all desire. A Lagos-based medical doctor, Banji Oyegbami, had met a family returning from…

Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, has defended the country’s new social media tax, saying Ugandans were using such platforms for “lying” and squandering the nation’s hard currency on fees to foreign-owned telecoms firms. In May Uganda’s parliament passed new tax laws that introduced a levy of 200 shillings (0.05 dollars) per…

A former captain of the Super Eagles, Segun Odegbami, has prescribed measures he believes the senior national team at the World Cup in Russia should take to defeat Argentina on Tuesday. Nigeria on Friday defeated Iceland 2-0 to keep alive their hopes of progressing to the second round of the…

MTN Group, Africa’s biggest mobile telecoms firm, is aiming to launch a mobile service in Namibia, an executive of the company told Reuters. Hester Marais, an executive at MTN Namibia, said in an interview in Windhoek that the launch might hold in August. “We are working towards end of August,”…

Senate President, Bukola Saraki pays surprise visit to Nigerian Super Eagles ahead of their friendly match against England on Saturday. See pictures below: [gallery type="rectangular" size="full" ids="270243,270244,270242,270241,270240,270238"]

The Katsina State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said on Friday that six persons were killed in Kastina metropolis and environs by a windstorm which occurred in the area. Aminu Waziri, the executive secretary of the agency who disclosed this during a media briefing in Katsina, said 500 houses were also…