King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election for a new presidential term. In a telephone conversation with Mr Buhari on Thursday, the custodian of the two Holy Mosques wished the Nigerian president success and good health in his second term in office. The Saudi king […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari was on Wednesday declared winner of 2019 presidential elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Returning Officer for the 2019 presidential elections, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the declaration at 4.37am. Incumbent President Buhari of the All Progressives Party (APC) polled 15,191,847 votes to defeat the country’s former Vice President Atiku […]
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David Adeleke, Nigerian Afropop star, has been named among the African celebrities to perform at the 2019 Essence Festival. Essence Festival is an annual event by Essence Magazine aimed at celebrating African-American culture and music in the US. Marking 25 years of advancing the African-American music culture, the festival is set to bring renowned African […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has injected 210 million dollars into the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market to ensure adequate supply of foreign exchange to customers. The CBN Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mr Isaac Okorafor, in a statement on Tuesday, noted that 100 million dollars was offered to authorised dealers in the wholesale segment of the market. He […]
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Napping could boost memory, mood, information processing speed and overall cognitive functioning in teens, a new study suggests. Published by the Sleep Research Society, the study sought to find out if splitting sleep across day and night is a healthy alternative to having a main and often insufficient night sleep. The researchers measured cognitive performance […]
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The vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi, has alleged that there were irregularities in the presidential election. Obi alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) disenfranchised “over 8 million” registered voters in the region, as only 20 percent of voters south-east voters cast their votes. Addressing journalists at his Onitsha […]
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The Anambra Police Command, on Tuesday, said it had arrested 14 suspects for various electoral offences committed during the Feb. 23 Presidential and National Assembly elections in the state. Mr Rabiu Ladodo, the Commissioner of Police in-charge of the 2019 general elections in Anambra, disclosed this in Awka during a media briefing. Ladodo explained that […]
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A Zambian court bailed a fierce critic of President Edgar Lungu on Tuesday after he was charged with telling an ethnic Indian that he was stealing local jobs. Chishimba Kambwili, who is still an MP in the ruling party, will go on trial on April 8 for showing hatred, ridicule or contempt for a person […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday in Uyo declared Mr Chris Ekpenyong of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the Akwa Ibom North West senatorial district election. Announcing the results , the INEC Returning Officer in the state, Prof. Peter Ogban, said Ekpenyong polled 118,215 votes to defeat Sen. Godswill Akpabio of All Progressives Congress […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari and Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has polled 580,825 votes to defeat his closest rival, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of PDP in Lagos State. Buhari’s closest challenger, Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 448,015 to come second at the end of the state final collation of the Presidential election […]
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