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  • Google announces $4m funds for startups in Africa, Europe

    By Ifunanya | February 28, 2023 | Comments Off on Google announces $4m funds for startups in Africa, Europe

    Google has announced applications for the third cohort of its Black Founders Fund for startups in Africa and Euroupe. This was made known in a statement by the Head of Startup Ecosystem, Google, sub-Saharan Africa, […]

  • Argentina loses to Dominican Republic, misses basketball World Cup

    By Ifunanya | February 28, 2023 | Comments Off on Argentina loses to Dominican Republic, misses basketball World Cup

    Basketball powerhouse Argentina will miss this year’s FIBA World Cup for the first time since 1982 after they lost 79-75 to the Dominican Republic in qualifying on Sunday. The Dominican Republic won despite trailing by […]

  • Serbia defeats Britain, qualifies for Basketball World Cup

    By Ifunanya | February 28, 2023 | Comments Off on Serbia defeats Britain, qualifies for Basketball World Cup

    Serbia booked the final qualifying spot for the basketball World Cup by beating Great Britain 101-83 in their final qualifying game on Monday. The Serbs, traditionally one of Europe’s strongest basketball nations, ended on their […]

  • APC wins two senatorial seats in Delta

    By Ifunanya | February 28, 2023 | Comments Off on APC wins two senatorial seats in Delta

    APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu The candidate of All Progressives Congress, Ede Dafinone, has emerged as the winner of Saturday’s National Assembly election in Delta Central Senatorial District. The Independent National Electoral Commission Returning Officer […]

  • Election result: Tinubu lost Lagos – Buhari told to ignore Obasanjo

    By Ifunanya | February 28, 2023 | Comments Off on Election result: Tinubu lost Lagos – Buhari told to ignore Obasanjo

    Retired General Olu Bajowa, a former Adjutant General of the Nigerian Army, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to yield to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s call for the cancellation of the results of the February […]

  • Presidential election: Cancel results, announce date for fresh polls – NNPP tells INEC

    By Ifunanya | February 28, 2023 | Comments Off on Presidential election: Cancel results, announce date for fresh polls – NNPP tells INEC

    The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has demanded the immediate cancellation of last Saturday’s general election and told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to announce a new date for fresh elections. The national chairperson […]

  • Election result: Labour Party’s Ireti Kingibe wins FCT Senate seat

    By Ifunanya | February 28, 2023 | Comments Off on Election result: Labour Party’s Ireti Kingibe wins FCT Senate seat

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mrs Ireti Kingibe of the Labour Party (LP) as the winner of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Senate seat. Prof. Sanni Saka of the University, the INEC […]

  • Lagos government refutes Blue Line Rail fire in Marina

    By Ifunanya | February 28, 2023 | Comments Off on Lagos government refutes Blue Line Rail fire in Marina

    The Lagos State Government has refuted reports that the Blue Line Rail went up in flames on Tuesday. News websites and social media blogs published the story earlier in the day but most have deleted […]

  • Election results: Christian leaders bemoan INEC’s stance on results portal

    By Ifunanya | February 28, 2023 | Comments Off on Election results: Christian leaders bemoan INEC’s stance on results portal

    The Christian leaders of Nigeria have expressed discontent over the Independent National Electoral Commission’s refusal to shift ground on upload of Saturday’s general elections on its result portal. The Convener of the group, Rev Williams […]

  • Halt collation, announce results uploaded on IREV, group tells INEC

    By Ifunanya | February 28, 2023 | Comments Off on Halt collation, announce results uploaded on IREV, group tells INEC

    INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu The Peter Obi Support Network has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to stop the collation of the presidential results and comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act which stipulates […]

  • Labour Party ends PDP candidate’s 12 years in Senate

    By Ifunanya | February 28, 2023 | Comments Off on Labour Party ends PDP candidate’s 12 years in Senate

    The senatorial candidate of the Labour Party for the Federal Capital Territory in the 2023 election, Ireti Kingibe, has been declared winner of the FCT Senate seat. The Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral […]

  • Organise fresh election, NNPP tells INEC

    By Ifunanya | February 28, 2023 | Comments Off on Organise fresh election, NNPP tells INEC

    INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu The New Nigeria Peoples Party on Tuesday demanded that the Independent National Electoral Commission should stop the collation process, cancel the 2023 general elections and organize a fresh exercise. The party […]

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