South Africa Unrest: death toll from violent Protests rises to 117   Residents clean rubble and debris from the streets in Alexandra township after protests and unrest linked to the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma, in Johannesburg, South Africa. © Reuters The death toll from violent protests in South ...

See List Of APC Senators That Voted Against Electronic Transmission Of Election Results Members of the All Progressives Congress in the Senate on Thursday voted against electronic transmission of results. The Committee had, in the report, recommended in Section 52(3) that, INEC “may transmit results of elections by electronic means ...

Breaking: Gunmen Murder Army Major General In Abuja, Abducts Wife The former Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army, Maj Gen Hassan Ahmed, has been assassinated in Abuja. It was gathered that the military officer was killed on Thursday night in the Abaji area. A further report revealed that the gunmen ...

Buhari Appoints Jega, Udoma, Others As Governing Council Chairmen President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of a former chairman of INEC, Prof Attahiru Jega and Senator Victor Udo Ndoma-Egba as Chairmen of the Governing Councils of the University of Jos and Bayero University, Kano. Their appointments followed the reconstitution ...

Journalist, Two Others Killed As Armed Robbers Attacks Bank In Ondo Armed robbers on Thursday afternoon attacked a commercial bank in Ilara-Mokin, Ifedore LGA of Ondo State, killing three persons, including Olubunmi Afuye, an Ondo-based journalist. The late Afuye, who was inside his car when the robbers stormed the bank, ...

Senate Confirms Prof Adam As INEC National Commissioner The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Prof. Sani Adam for appointment as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to represent North Central. Recall that the Senate had stepped down the confirmation of Professor Sani Adam because of ...

Nigerian Army releases 1,009 ex-Boko Haram fighters Secretly In Borno The Nigerian military on Wednesday released 1,009 ex-Boko Haram insurgents, who had been in military custody at Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The former terrorists were handed over to the Borno State Government in a secret ceremony ...

‘We will Pull down Nigeria if Kanu dies in detention’ – IPOB Issues Fresh Threat Society gazette Reports that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Wednesday threatened to pull down Nigeria if the Federal Government allows its leader, Nnamdi Kanu to die in the Department of State Service (DSS) ...

Euro 2020 best player, Donnarumma, joins PSG Italy goalkeeper and winner of the Most Valuable Player title at the just-concluded Euro 2020, Gianluigi Donnarumma has joined French team, Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer. The 22-year-old saved two penalties as the Azzurri beat England in a shootout to win the ...

Crisis Rocks Synagogue Days After TB Joshua’s Burial, As Leadership Rejects Wife As Successor It appears all is not well in the Synagogue Church of All Nations, as stakeholders of the church took a U-turn and debunked the news that Mrs Evelyn will be taking over the affairs of the ...