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Ethiopian Airlines to establish passenger information, telephone numbers Read MoreIt has come and gone. 2019 presidential election in Nigeria is now history. In my opinion, no victor, no vanquished. A lot of lessons to learn though. It was a …
My take on 2019 presidential poll Read MoreWith the emergence of civil rule in 1999, President Olusegun Obasanjo established two anti-corruption agencies—EFCC and ICPC, to complement the efforts of the Nigeria Police and the Code of Conduct …
Anti-corruption agencies not compliant with international standard in fighting graft—Lawyers Read MoreAll Progressives Congress Gombe state governorship candidate Alhaji Mohammad Inuwa Yahya in Saturday’s governorship election has won in 7 out of 8 local government areas so far announced by the …
Gov poll: APC wins 7 out of 8 LG announced in Gombe Read MoreThe All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the ongoing governorship election in Yobe state Mai Mala Buni has taken an early lead after the declaration of nine local government councils …
Guber poll: Buni leads in Yobe as observers commend peaceful conduct Read MoreThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Zamfara has postponed the governorship and state Assembly elections in two wards in Shinkafi local government area of the state. This was made …
INEC reschedules elections in Kwaren, Shinkafi, Kurya wards in Zamfara Read MoreReports reaching Blueprint indicates that some armed men are about now burning houses in Angwan Barde village, Kajuru local government area of Kaduna state. TheCable reports that a community leader, …
Breaking: Anxiety grows in Kaduna as Gunmen currently wreck havoc in Kajuru Read MoreThe governorship candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC) Alhaji Abdulrahahman Abdulrasaq is as good as the winner of Saturday’s governorship elections held across the state. Though the Independent National Electoral …
Breaking: APC’s Abdulrasaq is next Kwara state governor, guber results show Read MoreAll passengers on board an Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed shortly after take-off on Sunday have died, the airline says. It said 149 passengers and eight crew members were believed …
Breaking: All Passengers, crew on board crashed Ethiopian Airline confirmed dead Read MoreTwo suicide bomber on Sunday morning attacked Shuwa community in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, killing himself and a resident, a witness said. The attack occurred at about …
Breaking: Suicide bomber blows self up, resident near Adamawa Church Read MoreThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Nicholas Tofowomo of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of Ondo south senatorial district election He was declared winner of the election after …
Breaking: PDP wins Ondo South senatorial district Read MoreUnconfirmed reports from Anambra indicates that the ruling party in the state All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) have won 24 out of the 30 House of Assembly seats contested for …
Assembly poll results: APGA clinches 24, PDP wins 6 seats in Anambra Read MoreYIAGA AFRICA Watching the Vote (WTV) has called on President Mohammadu Buhari to call the military to order at polling units across the country and ensure appropriate punishment for erring …
Polls: Call military to order, YIAGA tells Buhari Read MoreAn Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet has crashed on a flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi. The flight had 149 passengers and eight crew members on board, Reuters news …
Breaking: Ethiopian Airline with 149 passengers on board crashes Read MoreBwari Council Elections Returning Officer, Prof. Wesley Nafarda, has declared the elections in the council inconclusive due to what he described as hitches at some polling units. Nafarda said this …
Like Kuje, INEC declares Bwari council polls inconclusive Read MoreThe Chairmanship and Councillorship election in Kuje Area Council of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has been declared inconclusive. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) electoral officer in Kuje Zainab Gbefwi who …
INEC declares Kuje council poll inconclusive, APC wins Gwagwalada, Abaji Chairmanship seats in Abuja Read MoreAfter a middle-age man was killed on Saturday in Enugu, another young man has been shot dead in Ibadan, Oyo state capital. The victim was reportedly killed by a bullet …
Policeman shoots another young man in Ibadan Read MoreThe All Progressives Congress (APC) appears to be heading to victory in the governorship election held in Ogun, Lagos, Kaduna, Kwara, Kebbi, Sokoto and Bauchi States. Victory is being predicted …
Guber poll result: APC leads in Ogun, Lagos, Kaduna, Kwara, Sokoto, Bauchi; PDP reigns in Adamawa, Enugu, Delta, Ebonyi, A’Ibom Read MoreThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday defeated All Progressives Congress (APC) at Manchok Registration Area (RA), the electoral ward of Mr. Barnabas Bantex, Kaduna State Deputy Governor. The RA …
PDP defeats deputy Gov in Kaduna as guber results trickle in Read MoreThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Rotimi Olowo of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of Somolu 1, Constituency in the Lagos State House of Assembly. The …
Assembly poll: APC sweeps Lagos Island Read MoreAlternative Party of Nigeria (APN) has called for cancellation of governorship election result in Kwara state over ommission of the party’s name and logo from the ballot paper by the …
Kwara guber: APN rejects result, sues for election cancellation over omission Read MoreThe All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate and incumbent chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Abdullahi Adamu popularly known as Candido has been declared winner of the area council election. …
In FCT, APC’s Candido wins AMAC Read MorePeoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Oyo State, Oluseyi Makinde, has taken an early lead after governorship election on Saturday. Earlier after ballot was cast, PDP won Makinde’s polling …
Guber poll: PDP opens early lead in Oyo Read MoreThe Kaduna state correspondent of Blueprint Newspapers, Malam Usman Abdullahi Ibn Lapai has died. Lapai died at 9:20am Saturday morning at the Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna after suffering an …
Blueprint mourns as Kaduna correspondent, Lapai dies at 73 Read MoreThe chairmanship election in Kwali and kuje has been adjudged to be peaceful by electorates and residents of the area. Chairman of Kwali area council, Joseph Shazin expressing his satisfaction …
FCT Area Council election adjudged peaceful Read More