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- 4 Feb 2015
Plot to Stop Feb 14 Elections Thickens as Parties, Candidates Seek Suspension
With 16 out of the 28 registered political parties and five presidential candidates joining the campaign for the postponement of the general elections, whose first stanza holds on February 14, the…
- 15 Dec 2021
5G Auction: NCC not Aware of Senator Bola Tinubu’s Connection to Mafab Communications Ltd
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it was not aware of Senator Bola Tinubu, national leader of ruling All Peoples Congress (APC) connection to Mafab Communications Ltd, the winner of…
- 22 Feb 2013
OPC to Deploy 30, 000 ‘Foot Soldiers’ to protect Oil Facilities
Frederick Fasehun, President of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organization, Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), has committed the organization towards partnering with relevant governmental organization in…
- 31 Aug 2015
APC, PDP at War over Fresh N440Bn Fraud Cases against Jonathan Govt
Arguments swung left and right yesterday as the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) exchanged words over the state of the economy and alleged fresh cases…
- 11 Dec 2013
NIG’s 2013 e-Business Conference Begins Tomorrow
Nigeria Internet Group (NIG) in conjunction with the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) said that preparations have been concluded for the hosting of this year’s annual e-business conference,…
- 2 Dec 2013
ComTech Minister Leads Dignitaries to NIG e-Business Conference 2013
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, will lead other dignitaries in the Nigeria’s information and communication technology (ICT) sector to the annual e-business conference…
- 26 Aug 2013
Online Poll Favours APC to Win PDP in 2015 Elections
If Nigeria’s 2015 presidential election was conducted yesterday (August 26), All Progressives Congress (APC), the newly registered political party would have defeated the ruling People's Democratic…
- 7 Jul 2015
Nigerians Will Beg PDP to Return in 2019 as APC Fails
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that All Progressives Congress (APC) has shown lack of coordination and ideology in handling the national issues, adding that Nigerians will beg the PDP to…
- 28 Feb 2015
Tinubu Plans to Take over as President if APC Wins-PDP
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation (PDPPCO), yesterday alleged that Bola Tinubu, former Governor of Lagos State, and a national leader of the All Progressives Congress…
- 10 Apr 2023
Navigating Away from the Abyss in the 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election
By Austin Okere Reading about the post-2023 Presidential election discourse in Nigeria is exasperating. The politicians have successfully steered the discourse away from logical discussions about our…
- 7 Jun 2014
Sanusi, Ex-CBN Gov Tipped to Succeed Late Emir of Kano
Mallam Lamido Sanusi Lamido, immediate past governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and others are in the race to succeed Alhaji Ado Bayero, Emir of Kano who died yesterday. Others in the race are…
- 28 Jan 2015
Buhari Opens Up Clear Lead over President Jonathan in Online Poll
Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) has opened up a clear lead over President Goodluck Jonathan, who is the presidential candidate of the ruling Peoples…
- 13 Feb 2019
Court Orders EFCC, Banks to Pay Benue N100m
Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi on Tuesday, ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission( EFCC ), United Bank of Africa, UBA and Fidelity Bank to pay Benue state government N100 for…
- 20 May 2015
PDP, APC Govs Unite Against Jonathan, Asks FG to Account for $20Bn Oil Money
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has asked , Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, coordinating minister of the Economy and minister of Finance, to account for $20 billion oil revenue. The governors insisted…
- 15 Oct 2016
Aisha Refuses to Back Buhari, Husband for 2019 Re-Election
First Lady Aisha Buhari drew an instant response from President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday after threatening on air that she might not support his re-election bid in 2019. Speaking in an interview…
- 26 Mar 2015
GEJ vs GMB: Winner is… The Cable's Verdict
Predicting the outcome of an election has never been this difficult. The reason, according to The Cable is not too complex though: this is the first time since 1999 that the opposition party…
- 26 Jan 2016
Reps Say Contractors Cheated Nigeria in $470m CCTV Project
House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the $470m Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) contracts awarded under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that…
- 17 Dec 2014
23% Nigerians Claim They Have Political Party Affiliation
An Election poll results released by NOIPolls Limited have revealed that 2 in 10 (23%) adult Nigerians claim to have political party affiliation as they are registered members of various political…
- 2 Feb 2016
Samsung to Launch Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge February 21
In an event titled ‘Unpacked’, Samsung is going to launch its next Galaxy devices- S7 and S7 edge, on February 21 in Barcelona. The event has been officially set for 7pm CET at the start of the…
- 4 Mar 2024
UK’s New Tech Entrepreneurs Funding to Boost Livelihoods in the World’s Developing Countries
New UK funding for innovative mobile phone technology will help change lives in developing countries around the world, Development Minister Andrew Mitchell has announced. Harnessing AI technology to…
- 4 Mar 2024
How New UK Funding for Tech Entrepreneurs will Boost Livelihoods in Developing Countries
Andrew Mitchell, UK's Development Minister has announced new UK funding for innovative mobile phone technology will help change lives in developing countries around the world. He noted that…
- 31 Jan 2019
NBC Sanctions NTA, Channels Tv, Others for Hate Speech
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has sanctioned four major television stations in the country over hate speech. The Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), African Independent Television…
- 17 Mar 2015
Mrs. Jonathan Fears Buhari will Jail GEJ, Says APC is “Poison”
Mrs. Patience Jonathan, wife of the President, has said she is not ready to feed, President Goodluck Jonathan, her husband in prison and urged Nigerians to re-elect her husband. This is reaction to…
- 27 Jan 2015
Nigeriaelections2015.com Visually Telling Stories in Data
Around the world Big Data, Open Data are topics very much topping the contemporary trends chart in recent time and can be referred to as information management and ease of its availability. Experts…
- 7 Apr 2015
Gbajabiamila, Ogor, Dogara Top Aspirants for Speakership
The tussle for the Speaker of the 8th House of Representatives has thrown up three notable lawmakers for the post that will be vacated in June by Aminu Tambuwal. The Punch reported that the lawmakers…
- 3 Mar 2015
1Bn New Unique Mobile Subscribers by 2020 - GSMA
An additional one billion people will become mobile subscribers over the next five years, according to a major new GSMA report published at Mobile World Congress yesterday. The new report, ‘The…
- 7 Jul 2014
WAFICT Congress to Focus on Big Data, Cloud Computing
As big data and cloud computing increasingly occupy the core of global activities in service delivery for both private and public sectors, how can governments and businesses in West Africa key into…
- 30 Jul 2015
Lagos Seeks Walmart Presence in the State
Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos State, has assured a delegation of Walmart Incorporated that the state is ready to give necessary support to assist the firm in establishing its presence in…
- 18 Nov 2013
Oppositions Ask FG to Account for Missing $5Bn
Opposition parties have challenged the federal government to account for the $5 billion, which has reportedly disappeared from the nation’s Excess Crude Account (ECA) The New Peoples Democratic Party…
- 1 Jun 2021
Wike Fumes on Live TV as Ex-Commissioner Calls Him a Thug
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State, and John Bazia, his former commissioner for Chieftaincy and Community Affairs, on Monday engaged in wars of words over the recent defections between the Peoples…