THE Comedy Central Roast of AKA is set to rally Africans from Lagos to Cape Town, to join in the celebration of poking fun at the celebrities they love the most. Taking place at the Teatro at Montecasino, Johannesburg, South Africa, on February 21, 2019, the show welcomes three wise men to unite Africa’s socio-political differences in a spectacular show ... Read More »

President Muhammadu in Daura, Katsina State, has said he is disappointed by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s decision to postpone the presidential and National Assembly elections earlier scheduled for today, February 16, by one week. Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced the postponement early on Saturday morning. Buhari regretted that despite INEC’s assurances that it was ready, the long ... Read More »

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Buruji Kashamu, has said the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar, cancelled his visit to the state to avoid causing chaos. Kashamu, who spoke to our correspondent on Thursday, also said despite the controversy that surrounded his emergence as the candidate of the party, he would win the ... Read More »

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday said he has not fled Nigeria, contrary to a social media report that he had travelled out of the county ahead of the presidential election scheduled for Saturday. Obasanjo spoke with newsmen at his Presidential Library, Abeokuta, describing the Social media post as “fake news.” The former president was reacting to a Facebook post ... Read More »

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that nobody will unseat him. He made the remark in a short interview published by CNN Africa on Friday. The President also dismissed suggestions that he has no stamina to run the country for another four years. He said he would do his best to curtail the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast while thanking ... Read More »

Ecobank Nigeria has stated that its innovative digital products are available to make this Valentine season an exciting one for its customers. The bank’s customers are being offered mouth-watering deals and offers when they pay with EcobankPay at designated merchant locations in Aba, Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt . Executive Director, Commercial Banking, Carol Oyedeji, who stated this in Lagos, said ... Read More »

      The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan, has launched EcobankPay zone at Alaba International Market, Lagos, and expressed the bank’s commitment to continue innovating more payment and financial solutions to best serve traders across the country. According to Akinwuntan, the bank has designated Alaba market as an EcobankPay zone, meaning that patrons of the market, Ecobank and ... Read More »

People’s Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in Zamfara state, Dr. Muhammad Bello Matawalle has accused the President of Court of Appeal of manipulating the appeal filed by Zamfara state chapter of All Progressive Congress (APC) seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept its Candidates for the forthcoming elections. Matawalle, in a statement he personally signed and ... Read More »

Chieftainf the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Arise who represented Ekiti North Senatorial District between 2007 -2011, has said the embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen deserves no sympathy but rather apologize to Nigerians. Arise expressed reservations on the stance of the National Judicial Council (NJC) on the trial of the suspended CJN Justice Walter Onnoghen. Speaking with The ... Read More »

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, threw a jibe at former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday when he said President Muhammadu Buhari doesn’t have time to write letters. Obasanjo has been known for writing letters of criticism to his successors, including Buhari on multiple occasions. Speaking at the All Progressives Congress presidential rally in Lagos, Fashola ... Read More »