![A Saudi women's rights activist looks at her Twitter account on her mobile phone in Jeddah city [AP]](https://www.today.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/17122350-218x150.jpg "Another Saudi woman takes to Twitter to ‘escape abusive family’")
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Election: President Buhari’s integrity will earn him second term – APC chief
Alhaji Abdu Ringo, Chairman, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s integrity will earn him second term in office.
PDP: Atiku Abubakar has templates for massive job creation, economic revival
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation has said that its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has perfected templates for massive job creation and business opportunities for Nigerians immediately he is elected into office as President.
Malawi vice president turns opposition candidate in election race
Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima has launched a bitter attack on his own government ahead of elections in May, when he hopes to win power as head of a new opposition party.
Simon Lalong presents N148.7 billion for 2019 fiscal year
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has presented the sum of N148.7 billion as budget for the 2019 fiscal year.
![The stadium is located in Lusail, 15km north of Doha's city centre [Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy]](https://www.today.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/17114937-324x235.jpg "Qatar unveils design for Lusail Stadium, World Cup final venue")
Qatar unveils design for Lusail Stadium, World Cup final venue
Officials in Qatar revealed the design for Lusail Stadium, the venue at which the opening and final games of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will take place.
Yemi Osinbajo heads to Berlin, to address German business community on Monday
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to address a group of notable German business leaders in Berlin, Germany, on Monday
Japan passes law to allow more foreign workers
Japan passes controversial new law to let in hundreds of thousands of foreign workers to ease labour shortages
Demolition: Ikorodu landlords appeal to Lagos for compensation
Landlords in Igbogbo-Baiyeku in Ikorodu, whose houses were demolished for road construction, have appealed to the Lagos State Government to hasten compensation.
Presidency: Extension of Batch 1 N-Power scheme has no political undertone
Mr Afolabi Imoukhuede, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to President Muhammadu Buhari on Job Creation, says the extension of the Batch 1 of the N-Power scheme for 200,000 volunteers beyond the November 2018 deadline has no political undertones.
Rebels declare holiday ceasefire in Philippines
Maoist rebels in the Philippines declared a ceasefire on Friday for the Christmas and New Year holidays, but the government said it would not be fooled into joining the truce.
Senegal unveils museum of black civilisations
President Macky Sall has inaugurated Senegal’s new Museum of Black Civilisations in the capital, Dakar.
Prison Service gives reasons for jail breaks
The Nigerian Prisons Service says human element, infrastructural gaps and aggression by inmates are some factors that account for jail breaks in prisons across the country.
Senate approves N338.925 billion refund to two states, contractors, others
The Senate, on Wednesday, approved the payment of N338.925 billion as refund to two states, six contractors and 269 companies for projects executed for federal government as well as claims from Export Expansion Grant (EEG) scheme.
Canada desperately looking to fill 430,000 vacant jobs
A business group warned on Tuesday that a labor shortage in Canada is deepening, with more than 430,000 jobs at small and medium-sized firms remaining unfilled for at least four months.
Nyesom Wike sets up panel on collapsed seven-storey building
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Tuesday set up a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the circumstances that led to the collapse of a 7-storey building at Woji road in New GRA, Port Harcourt.
Ekiti lawmaker removes EFCC marking on building
A member of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr Samuel Omotoso, has removed markings of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from a two-storey commercial building in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.
FRSC: Julius Berger plans to open diversions on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway during Yuletide
Julius Berger Nigeria Plc., the construction company reconstructing the Lagos to Shagamu section of the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, has promised to open all diversions within the section during the Yuletide.
SSG: Ebonyi begins processes of establishing three cement factories
The Secretary to Ebonyi Government, Dr Hyginus Nkwokwu, said on Tuesday that the state had begun the process of establishing three cement factories in Nkalagu, Effium and Okpoto.
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Governor Ortom: No cattle routes in Benue
He said the president’s overall performance was shameful and a confirmation of what his wife stated that having lost control, a cabal had taken charge.
Apple’s Tim Cook calls for privacy bill with right to delete data
Apple chief executive Tim Cook called on US lawmakers Thursday to pass privacy legislation enabling consumers to see and delete their harvested online personal data from a central clearinghouse.
Ex-CDS Alex Badeh for burial January 23 in Abuja
Former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh, who was murdered along the Abuja-Keffi/Kaduna road, would be buried on January 23.
Election: Aisha Buhari, APC governors’ wives campaign massively for party
Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, and wives of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors in the North-East have called on women and youths to vote massively for the party in the forthcoming general elections.
INEC: 209,721 PVCs yet to be collected in Cross River
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 209,721 Permanent Voter’s Card (PVCs) have yet to be collected in Cross River ahead of the 2019 general elections.
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Refinery begs federal government to support local refiners with loans
Eko Refinery and Petrochemical Company has appealed to the Federal Government to support local refiners with sovereign guarantees loans for the completion of their modular refineries.
Jesse Lingard: Manchester United’s Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has tough side
Jesse Lingard has revealed how Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer can deliver a 'hairdryer treatment' if necessary.
NIQS projects QSA to bolster Nigerian construction industry
The Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) has projected that the Quantity Surveyors Academy (QSA) would bolster activities in the Nigerian construction industry, saying that it would be patronised by Africans for re-training on construction managerial resource skills.
Petra Kvitova digs deep to outlast Ashleigh Barty in Sydney final
Petra Kvitova outlasted Ashleigh Barty in a final-set tiebreak to win the Sydney International for the second time on Saturday.
Barnabas Bantex: Victory sure for President Buhari, Governor El-Rufai
Kaduna State deputy governor, Barnabas Bantex, has expressed optimism that President Mohammadu Buhari and Governor Nasir El-Rufai would emerge victorious in the 2019 general elections.