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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Sunday in Lagos urged Nigerians to adhere to traffic rules as safety measures to reduce the high rate of road accident. Mrs Chiwendu Iwuoha, the FRSC Unit Commander, Ikotun-Egbe, Lagos, made the appeal during a church service at SS Timothy and Titus Catholic Church, Isheri-Oshun, Lagos. She called for attitudinal change by Nigerians …

The Chairman of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Yobe, Alhaji Umar Kukuri, on Sunday advised Governorship candidates in next Saturday’s election, to emulate the sportsmanship of President Goodluck Jonathan, by accepting defeat if they lost in a transparent election. Kukuri, who made the call at a press conference in Damaturu, said Jonathan’s courageous action had opened a new chapter in …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says the number of internet users on the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) networks has increased from 76,322, 802 in 2014 to 81,892,840 by January 2015. This is contained in the NCC Monthly Internet Subscriber Data, obtained by our source on Saturday in Lagos. According to the data, there is an increase of 5,570,038 …

Benin, Edo, Nigeria – By Ola Airenakho Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State says the peace which has prevailed in Nigeria’s post-election is enough reason for Nigerians to give thanks to God this Easter season. He said there were apprehensions of violence during and after the elections, “but God has decreed peace “and there is peace everywhere.” In his recent …

The President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has urged supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to come out en masse on April 11 to vote for the party’s governorship and house of assembly candidates. This is contained in a statement issued by Mallam Garba Shehu, Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Organisation. In the statement made available to the newsmen …

The United Nations’ Chief, Turkey Prime Minister and other world leaders on Saturday congratulated the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, over his election victory on March 28. This is contained in a statement by the Director Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Organisation, Mallam Garba Shehu, on Saturday in Abuja. The statement said the UN Secretary General, Ban-Ki Moon, and Turkish …

Alhaji Minkaila Abdullahi, the Resident Commissioner, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Kano state, is dead. Abdullahi died along with his wife and two children in the early hours of Friday following an outbreak of fire in his official residence on Kashim Road, Nasarawa GRA, Kano. The INEC Assistant Director, Public Affairs, Alhaji Lawal Garba, confirmed the incident to our …

Benin, Edo, Nigeria- By Ola Airenakho Benin City, the capital of Edo State was, Wednesday, thrown into jubilation as faithful and supporters of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state, led by Governor Adams Oshiomhole, rolled out their drums and held a procession to celebrate the victory of General Muhammadu Buhari in the March 28 Presidential Polls. Starting from …

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, has declared that he is not interested in another term when his current tenure expires in June. Jega was appointed by President Goodluck Jonathan in 2010 to replace Prof Maurice Iwu. Speaking in an interview with the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC Hausa) Thursday night, Jega …

Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, on Wednesday congratulated Hajia Aisha Buhari, wife of the President-elect on her husband’s victory during the Saturday’s presidential election. In a three-paragraph statement by her media aide, Ayo Adewuyi, Mrs. Jonathan appealed to Nigerian women to support Hajia Buhari in order to succeed in her new assignment. The statement read, “The First Lady Dame …