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Atiku Abubakar  has won FCT Abuja, the third officially declared presidential election result by Independent National Electoral Commission,  INEC. In the result announced by the returning officer,  Atiku Abubakar  of the Peoples Democratic Party got  259,997  votes, while President Buhari of the All Progressives Congress polled  152,224  votes. See the breakdown below...

President Buhari  has won Kwara State, the fourth officially declared presidential election result by Independent National Electoral Commission,  INEC. In the result announced by the returning officer,  Prof. A. Bala,  Atiku Abubakar  of the Peoples Democratic Party got  138,184  votes, while President Buhari of the All Progressives Congress polled  308,984   votes. See the breakdown below...

Craig Coley, 71, will be compensated with $21 million after he was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole for a crime he didn't commit. Coley spent 39 years in prison after Rhonda Wicht and her 4-year-old son, Donald was found murdered on November 11, 1978. Donald had been smothered, Wicht had been strangled with a macrame cord and it appeared someone had staged the scene to look like a burglary. Wicht, 24, had also been raped.

The Lagos state police command has dispelled rumors that some Area boys are attacking Igbo traders in Oshodi, Lagos state. Reports were rife online earlier today that some hoodlums in Oshodi were attacking Igbo traders in Oshodi and stopping them from openning their shops. The Lagos state police command spokesperson, Chike Oti, in a statement released this afternoon, said there is no truth to the reports. Read the statement below

Cardi B & Offset are stronger than ever following their reunion after a brief split in December 2018. The rapper shared this adorable photo with Offset and their baby Kulture who was born in July 2018. She revealed the photo was taken when Kulture was three months old.

President Buhari  has won Osun State, the second officially declared presidential election result by Independent National Electoral Commission,  INEC. In the result announced by the returning officer,  Professor Ogundipe , President Buhari of the All Progressives Congress polled 347, 634 votes, while  Atiku Abubakar  of the Peoples Democratic Party got 337, 377 votes. See the full list of the result from Osun State as announced by INEC below...

PDP Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is narrowly leading in the recently announced election results in Adamawa State. Results received thus far from 16 of the state’s 21 local government areas shows Atiku Abubakar is in a slim lead with 22,000 votes.

The 91st Academy Awards were handed out Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Bohemian Rhapsody was the big winner for the night with four trophies ,followed by Green Book, Roma, and Black Panther with three wins each.

Nigerian media personality , Toke Makinwa looks gorgeous in photos she took yesterday. The petite star struck her best poses against the alluring floral backdrop.

A  well-known observer group, YIAGA AFRICA Watching The Vote, WTV, recently revealed that the Presidential and National Assembly elections that happened on Saturday was not a better exercise than the one Nigerians partook in 4 years ago. Disclosing its research done on the conduct of the election at a press conference in Abuja, yesterday, the group concluded that the country missed a massive opportunity to improve on the election that chased GEJ as it was blemished with lots of violence and killings.

President Buhari has departed Daura, his hometown in Katsina and is heading to Abuja. The president departed Katisna this morning after he joined other Nigerians to participate in last Saturday's presidential and National Assembly elections. He is expected back in Katsina state next week to participate in the Governorship election .

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday in Okitipupa, Ondo State, declared Ondo South Senatorial election inconclusive. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Otunba Nicholas Tofowomo of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 79,029 votes, while his closest rival, the current Senator, Mr Yele Omogunwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scored 51,993 votes at the Saturday’s National Assembly elections.

Supermodel  Kendall Jenner  put on an eye-popping display as she arrived for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday.  The 23-year-old reality star arrived at the venue in a risky slinky black gown which flaunted her long legs and exposed her hip bones on the red carpet at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills.

Mel B claims Lady Gaga broke the "women's code" for her sensual and intimate performance with Bradley Cooper at last night's Oscars - right in front of his 'jealous' girlfriend, Irina Shayk. Bradley and Gaga set tongues wagging with their live rendition of Shallow from their film A Star Is Born when in front of millions of viewers they put on a steamy and loved-up display up on stage.

Broadway actor Billy Porter has just shut down the Oscars red carpet with a stunning 'Cinderella' velvet tuxedo dress. The 49-year-old Kinky Boots star may not be be nominated at the 91st Annual Academy Awards but he has stolen the show in a Christian Siriano designed outfit.

Okorocha gets a Senate seat! Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha has been declared Senator-elect for Imo West Senatorial zone. The Collation Officer, Professor Ibeawuchi Francis, announced Okorocha winner, after he polled a total of 97,762 votes to defeat his closest rival, Jones Onyereri of the PDP who scored 63.117 votes.

Senator Dino Melaye has won the race for Kogi West Senatorial District, beating his arch-rival Senator Smart Adeyemi of the APC. According to an announcement by INEC Returning Officer, Professor Emmanuel Bala, Melaye polled 85, 395 votes to defeat Sen. Smart Adeyemi who scored 66, 901 votes.

The deputy president of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has been declared the winner of his Enugu West Senatorial District for the fifth consecutive time. Mr Ekweremadu’s political party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), also won the two House of Representatives seats in the district. The district has five local governments’ areas of Oji River, Aninri, Ezeagu, Awgu, and Udi.

Tonto Dikeh is in Dubai at the moment. The actress claims she saw and unusual thing and couldn’t keep it to herself.  Tonto claims she just saw an actress with her best friend’s husband and she couldn’t wish more than God to come now, lol. Above is what she wrote on her insta-story now.

Dele Momodu has written an open letter to Dr Bukola Saraki, the Senate President who on Saturday lost his chance to remain in office. Writing on social media, the strong supporter and friend of Saraki wrote; My dear Oloye, DR ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, I appreciate the battles you fought for Democracy. But for you, and a few others, Nigeria would have been sentenced to a full-blown dictatorship. Because you stood, like the Rock of Gibraltar, elections and politics became full-scale war in Nigeria. In the last four years, despite your epic support for the Saints, they threw everything at you, but God kept you going, miraculously. Today, as always, I salute your doggedness. You're a General. The best is yet to come...

A video of  Pastor Alph Lukau  of  Alleluia Ministries International  in  South Africa  bringing a 'dead man' back to life during church service has gone viral on social media. During his service on Sunday, the coffin with the man's body was placed outside the church as a crowd gathered around it.

Press statement from the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed.  Read below:-