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Gov. Fashola, his wife Abimbola, Lagos Gov.-elect Akinwunmi Ambode, his wife and other relatives observe Ambode’s triumph at the polls yesterday. See more pics bellow..

Senator Musiliu Obanikoro took to Facebook this morning to congratulate Lagos state Governor-elect Akinwunmi Ambode. He wrote; “I congratulate Akinwunmi Ambode on his election into the office of Governor of Lagos State. I urge Lagosians to support the new Governor-Elect ...

PDP governorship competitor in Delta state, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has been pronounced champ of the state governorship decision. Representative Okowa pulled an aggregate of 724,680 votes to thrashing his fundamental rival Chief Great Ogboru of the Labor Party, who pulled ...

The chief executive of the Russian state-run arms trader Rosoboronexport has confirmed that China clinched a contract with his company for the purchase of the S-400 air defense systems.   China has signed a contract with the Russian state-run arms exporter ...

APC governorship competitor in Benue state, Samson Ortom has won the governorship decision in the state. He pulled a sum of 422, 932 votes to secure triumph from PDP’s applicant, Terhemen Tarzoor who pulled an aggregate of 313,878 votes.

  Buhari was at the villa in connection to setting up a transition committee for handing over. At the meeting, Goodluck asked for the list of representatives of APC and the required remuneration. Buhari was surprised that Goodluck’s list and ...

Thousands of Ijaw Youths under the auspices of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Worldwide met on Sunday, the 5th of April, 2015 at Tuomo Community, Delta State to review the outcome of the March 28, 2015 Presidential election and the ...

The US Air Force and Navy plan to pursue the development and acquisition of sixth-generation F/A-XX fighters; they consider the fleet of existing jets incapable of handling their Russian and Chinese fifth-generation counterparts, something which they feel constitutes a real ...

Eleko of Eko, Oba Adeniji Adele at a function in London, England circa, 1950s. He reigned between 1949 – 1964 when he died. His predecessor was Oba Falolu who reigned between 1932 and 1949 and successor was Oba Adeyinka Oyekan ...

APC candidate Simon Lalong is elected Plateau governor after securing 564,913 votes ahead of PDP’s Gyang Pwajok who polled 520,627 votes, INEC says.