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The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are wooing the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore for support ahead of Thursday’s governorship re-run…

The Abuja Rail Mass Transit on Monday commenced commercial train services on the Airport-Idu-Central Area metro line, Mr Okey Ugwuanyi, Airport Station Manager, told journalists. Ugwuanyi said the Federal Capital Territory Administration…

LONDON (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were far from the auditorium by the River Thames when Luka Modric broke their decade-long grip on FIFA's award for the world's best player. Football's biggest individual accolade was handed…

UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, called on countries of the world to build on Nelson Mandela’s legacy, as the UN honoured the late South African leader at a peace summit on Monday. This year marks the centenary of the birth of…

Peoples Democratic Party presidential aspirant, Senator David Mark, has said that should he fail to clinch the party’s ticket, he would work with any candidate chosen to fly the PDP banner at the 2019 presidential poll. Mark, a former…

Britain’s Anthony Joshua retained his world heavyweight titles by inflicting the first stoppage defeat of Alexander Povetkin’s professional career with a ruthless seventh-round finish at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. A previously close…

Osun guber election: How parties fared in local govts The results Osun governorship election in each of the 30 local councils as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission: Ede South LGA: PDP : 16,693 APC:  4,512…

Osun Governor, Rauf Aregbesola failed to deliver his home base of Ijeshaland to the All Progressives Congress candidate, Gboyega Oyetola, as the opposition Peoples Democratic Party swept almost all the local councils. The PDP won Obokun…

Local divers have recovered six bodies out of nine people involved in a boat accident at Zabarmari area in Jere Local Government Area of Borno. The incident occurred on Friday during a boat journey from Zabarmari to Dusuman settlement.…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday afternoon declared the Osun State governorship election inconclusive. INEC Returning Officer, Joseph Abiola Afuwape announced that the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, …