His Holiness, Pope Francis, has appointed His Grace, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama as the Catholic Bishop of Abuja. Pope Francis, represented by Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, His Grace, Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi, made the announcement on Monday in Abuja, during [...]
Nigerian domestic carrier, Air Peace, says it has no plan to cancel its order for 10 Boeing 737-MAX 800 airplanes following worldwide concerns about the aircraft safety. The airline spokesman said any decision about cancelling the order was premature. Corporate [...]
March 11, 2019
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The Governor of Kaduna State, who is also the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the Governorship election held in the state on Saturday, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has been declared the winner. The Vice-Chancellor, Bayero University, Kano, Prof. Mohammed [...]
Governor Samuel Ortom of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, heads for victory as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the results of the 23rd local government area, LGA, in Benue State. The release of result from the last LGA [...]
Dr Jamilu Gwamna, the Managing Director, Kano Distribution Company of Nigeria (KEDCO) has commended the Federal Government for improving in power generation in the country. Gwamna gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in [...]
Based on the results declared by INEC in Abia State, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has won 19 seats in the Abia State House of Assembly, while the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA and All Progressives Congress, APC, won 3 [...]
The Peoples Democratic Party has rejected the results of the governorship election held in Kaduna State on Saturday. The party’s agent, Mr. Jerry Ishaya, who stated this at the State Collation Centre, said the result was not the true reflection [...]
The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbaje, has attributed his defeat at the poll to the suppression of votes in areas where he was strong. Agbaje said this during an exclusive interview shortly after the [...]
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday started the announcement of the results of governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections held in the country on Saturday. The results released so far revealed some surprises and upsets across the country. [...]