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Tiwa Savage awarded honourary degree Doctor of Music by the University of Kent

MULTIPLE award-winning Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage has been honoured by her alma mater the University of Kent in Canterbury with an honorary doctorate degree as part of this year's congregation ceremonies.

 

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PDP secures court victory preventing Osun government from deploying Amotekun for tomorrow's polls

REGIONAL security outfit Amotekun has been barred from participating in tomorrow's gubernatorial elections in Osun State by an Osogbo high court which ruled that it does not have a constitutional mandate to do so.

 

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Nurses association urges Nigerians not to vote for any politician engaged in medical tourism

NIGERIA'S University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (Ugonsa) has urged the electorate not to vote for any candidate involved in medical tourism in next year's elections as the practise is destroying the nation's healthcare sector.

 

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Osinbajo denies he asked for permission to leave APC over its Muslim-Muslim ticket

VICE president Professor Yemi Osinbajo has denied rumours that he wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari asking for permission to resign from the All Progressives Congress (APC) over its decision to pick a Muslim-Muslim ticket for next year's elections.

 

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Super Falcons qualify for Women's World Cup after beating Cameroon 1-0 yesterday

NIGERIA'S senior women's football team the Super Falcons have qualified for the Fifa World Cup taking place in Australia and New Zealand in July August 2023 after qualifying for the semi finals of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations yesterday.

 

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If Tinubu wanted to etch his name in gold he would have picked a northern female Christian as his running mate to make an unprecedented statement to the whole world

Ayo Akinfe

[1] No matter how much he tries to sweep this matter under the carpet, the fact remains that Bola Tinubu will be judged for life for his selection of a Muslim running mate in the forthcoming elections

[2] Up until now, Tinubu has tried to sell himself as this liberal, inclusive, understanding and sensitive leader. He has just ruined everything with the Muslim-Muslim ticket he has just gone for

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Securities Exchange Commission boss says capital market can fund Nigeria's infrastructural deficit

NIGERIA'S capital market has the capacity to generate enough revenue to fund the country's infrastructure deficit and provide the government with breathing space to focus on other issues according to the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) boss.

 

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Akpabio faces setback as he seeks senate return with Inec and court both recognising his opponent

FORMER Niger Delta Affairs minister Godswill Akpabio has suffered a major setback after an Abuja high court refused his request to stop an opponent from standing as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District.

 

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Osun State gubernatorial candidates sign peace accord as July governorship election looms

GOVERNORSHIP candidates participating in the forthcoming Osun State gubernatorial election taking place on July 16 have all signed a peace accord committing their parties and supporters conducting themselves in a gentlemanly manner.

 

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Tinubu's campaign team say there is no going back in the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket

ASIWAJU Bola Tinubu's loyalists have declared that their principal will not be hounded into dropping former Borno State governor Kashim Shettima as the All Progressives Congress (APC) vice presidential candidate despite the harsh criticism his selection has attracted.

 

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