By Ahmed Kaigama The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has in in addition to winning the governorship election in the state, also clinched majority of the seats in the Bauchi House of Assembly. The PDP, according to details of the results of the March 18 governorship election and state houses of Assembly released on Tuesday won … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party has won majority seats of 22 out of the 31 Bauchi State House of Assembly seats in the March 18 governorship and state Assembly elections. This is contained in the list issued by the Deputy Director, Voter Education, Independent National Electoral Commission, Bauchi, Mr Aliyu Shaba, on Tuesday. The list also … Read more
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Gary Lineker has won his £4.9 million tax battle with HMRC. The Match Of The Day host was told by the taxman he should have been classed as an employee of the BBC … Read more
Benin singer Angelique Kidjo won the 2023 Polar Music Prize, one of Europe’s top music prizes on Tuesday along with Britain’s Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records, and Estonian composer Arvo Part. The five-times Grammy winner, described by the organisers of Sweden’s Polar Music Prize as “one of the greatest singer-songwriters in international music”, sings … Read more
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A photographer who snapped McFly singer Tom Fletcher mid-concert has been awarded a top gong at the inaugural So.Co Music Photographer of the Year Awards. The picture by … Read more
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Humza Yousaf has narrowly won the bitterly-fought contest to replace Nicola Sturgeon as the SNP leader and Scotland’s first minister, winning by just over 2,000 votes. The 37-year-old is set to become Scotland’s … Read more
By Vanessa Obioha Commissioner for Finance in Lagos, Dr. Rabiu Olowo has emerged winner in the just held Forty under 40 Africa Awards, one of only few winners from Nigeria. The 37-year-old Olowo was awarded for his stellar track record in the governance category. The Lagos State Ministry of Finance under his strategic leadership assisted … Read more
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Wednesday’s estimated Lottery jackpot is £5.3 million after no player bagged the top prize in Saturday’s draw. The winning Lotto numbers were 11, 13, 30, 40, 43, 44 … Read more
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A London woman who complained after a local council offered her accommodation more than more than 150 miles away in Stoke-on-Trent has won a legal fight. Mother-of-three Nadia … Read more
Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Umuahia and Gideon Arinze in Enugu The controversial collations of governorship election results in Abia and Enugu states came to an interesting end last night, with Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) emerging winner of the Abia election, while Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clinched victory in Enugu. … Read more
