Politics

Nigeria and africa politics stories.

Ex-governor Nnamani concedes defeat, congratulates LP senator-elect

Senator Chimaroke Nnamani has congratulated the Senator-elect for Enugu East District, Sir Kelvin Chukwu. The former Governor of Enugu State lost his return bid to the Senate. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,...

JUST IN: INEC To Review Election Results From Abia

The Independent National Electoral Commission said it would review the results from the Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State. The review is coming on the heels of the assault...

INEC suspends collation of Rivers guber polls till Monday

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers State has suspended the collation of Saturday’s governorship election results in the state until Monday. Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, the State Returning Officer...

Abdulrazaq bags second term in Kwara + full results

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has been declared the winner of the governorship election held on Saturday in the state. AbdulRazaq won in the 16 local government areas in the...

Finance

2023 Budget Achievable, Says OGIRS Boss

The Executive Chairman of the Ogun State Internal Revenue Service (OGIRS), Mr. Olugbenga Olaleye has assured that his agency would...

A federal judge says she will rule later on Trump’s special master request

A federal judge is not yet ruling on former President Donald Trump's request for a special master, saying she will...

SEC DG, Yuguda, Garba Kurfi, Others To Examine Progress Of Nigeria’s Financial Inclusion Initiative At Oriental News Nigeria Confab

The Director General, DG, of the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Lamido Yuguda, will lead key financial sector experts stakeholders...

Ogun SMEs grant: Govt engages stakeholders

Ogun State Government is set to support Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) across the State with N1 Billion operational grant, through...

Remittances to Reach $630bn in 2022 with Record Flows into Ukraine – World Bank

Officially recorded remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are expected to increase by 4.2 percent this year to...

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Education

Ogun begins distribution of school bags to learners

The Ogun State Government has commenced the distribution of school bags to learners across the state, with the notion to improve the educational pursuit of the younger ones. Speaking at...

JAMB shifts 2023 mock UTME, reveals new date

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has shifted the date for its 2023 mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. JAMB rescheduled the mock UTME from Thursday, March 16, to...

Ogun TESCOM condemns student extortions on WASSCE fee

The Chairman, Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Evang. Olalekan Ifede has condemned in strong terms the report of school principals extorting students from partaking in the West African Senior School Certificate...

YABATECH appoints Oyebanji Ag. Registrar 

The Chairman of Governing Council of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), on Tuesday approved the appointment of Ademola Oyebanji as Acting Registrar of the College. The appointment...

Entertainment

Nigeria, Africa related entertainment stories

Update: Bbtitan: Nana, Miracle OP, Blue Avia evicted

Nana Three Big Brother Titan 2023 Housemates, Nana, Miracle OP and Blue Avia were evicted from the Big Brother House...

Bbtitan: Nana and Miracle OP were evicted from TV show in week nine

Nana Miracle OP Big Brother Titan 2023 Housemate, Nana and Miracle OP were evicted from the Big Brother House in...

9th AMVCA: Actors, filmmakers, content creators battle for nomination as entry portal closes by Paul Agada

The clock is counting down to the last minute of entry submission for the ninth edition of the biggest film...

Back in History: Origin Of The Yoruba Adage “Sebotimo Elewa Sapon”

Once upon a time, there was a woman who sold cooked beans in Abeokuta. Her bean joint at the time...

South African rapper Costa Titch collapses and dies on stage

Popular South African artiste and dancer, Costa Titch, has slumped and died following an alleged seizure episode on stage. The 27-year-old musician...

Sports

In the world of football, tennis... Africa, Europe and the world sport stories

EPL: Graham Potter hails Chelsea’s top midfielder, Kante’s return

Chelsea boss Graham Potter has described midfielder N’Golo Kante as a top player for the club. Kante has not played...

EPL: Paul Scholes tells Man Utd to sign Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez, instead of Osimhen

Manchester United legend, Paul Scholes, has urged the Red Devils to sign Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez instead of Napoli...

Real Madrid: When Hazard, Ancelotti’s relationship was fractured – Courtois

Real Madrid goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois, has identified the moment the relationship between teammate Eden Hazard’s and manager Carlo Ancelotti fractured....

Champions League quarter-final: Carragher picks Napoli to win trophy after draw

Liverpool legend, Jamie Carragher, is backing Napoli to win the Champions League this year after Friday’s quarter-final draw. Luciano Spalletti’s...

2023 AFCON qualifier: Guinea-Bissau open camp for Super Eagles double-header on Sunday

The Djurtus of Guinea-Bissau will open camp for their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double header against the Super...

Business

Concerns over scarcity of new, old naira notes in Kwara

Residents of Ilorin, Kwara State capital are worried over the scarcity of Nigeria’s old and new naira notes despite assurances of the government and the Central Bank of Nigeria to...

Inflation: Food prices still high worldwide, says World Bank

Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world. Information from the latest month between October 2022 and February 2023 for which food price inflation data are available shows high...

FIRS signs pact with UK’s HM Revenue & Customs on capacity building

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the United Kingdom’s His Royal Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster improved collaboration on capacity building...

Access Bank honours phenomenal women to kickoff International Women’s Day 2023 activities

Access Bank, through her W Initiative, has recognized and honored Onyeka Onwenu, Georgietta Yehouenou, Dame Taiwo Ajai-Lycett, and Zainab Alkali for remarkable accomplishments and contributions in their respective fields in...

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