The exit poll showed Mr Zelenskiy had beaten Petro Poroshenko by a landslide with the incumbent winning just 25% of the vote. Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy has won Ukraine’s presidential election with 73% of the vote, according to an exit poll. Mr Poroshenko conceded defeat on Sunday and said he wouldContinue Reading
Abubakar Atiku, the defeated presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party has debunked notions that he was Cameroonian by birth and thus not qualified to contest the election of 23 February 2019. Atiku who was born in Jada in 1946, in present day Adamawa state, but then part of NorthernContinue Reading
The Edo State Police at the weekend in Benin explained how four members of the dreaded Boko Haram Islamic sect were nabbed at Auchi, Etsako West local government area of the state. In a statement by the spokesman, Mr Chidi Nwanbuzor, he said that their arrest was based on credibleContinue Reading
Veteran Nigerian actor, James Ikechukwu is popularly known as Jim Iyke has welcomed a baby boy. The 42-year-old who started his acting career in 2001 is one of the highest paid actors in Nollywood. Popularly known for playing “lover boy” roles, the actor took to Instagram to announce the arrivalContinue Reading
At least five British citizens, including two US-UK dual nationals, were among more than 200 people killed in a coordinated wave of bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, the island’s foreign ministry has confirmed. A government-ordered social media blackout in Sri Lanka has hampered efforts by friends and familyContinue Reading
Uncertainty now surrounds the constitution of the next federal cabinet by President Muhammadu Buhari who sources say is keeping All Progressives Congress (APC) governors, ministers, associates and loyalists guessing on who are likely to be part of his team. The situation notwithstanding, some of the outgoing ministers are lobbying to remainContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has faulted claims by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that they won February 23 presidential election. Buhari describes the claims as laughable because Atiku has never won any political contest with him (Buhari) and because he is more popular and acceptable among theContinue Reading
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara has warned that there was no apology over bombing of bandits and urged the Nigerian Air Force to continue to flush out the hoodlums from their hideouts. Yari alleged that some people were working against the state and warned that there was apology over allegedContinue Reading
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun probe of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The Nation reports that the investigation, which covers 2010 to 2016, was launched over alleged N8.7billion fraud in the board. Some zonal and state coordinators as well as a female accountant, PhilomenaContinue Reading
Pope Francis on Sunday condemned attacks that killed at least 156 people in three churches and four hotels in Sri Lanka as “such cruel violence” and said he was close to the Christian community, hit while celebrating Easter. The blasts, which hospital and police officials said wounded more than 400Continue Reading
