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Many youths in Kano jubilated as the news broke of President Muhammadu Buhari’s intention to run for second term come 2019. They said they were happy to learn that the President declared his interest in the 2019 Presidential race at the APC headquarters in Abuja on Monday. Click here to...

New York (USA) —Nigeria has paid its regular UN dues for 2018, making it the 74th out of the 193 member states of the global international organisation to fulfill its financial obligations. The Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric said in New York that Nigeria paid its...

The National chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), John Oyegun, on Monday denied planning to secure tenure elongation. He said this in his address at the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party. Click here to read more

Almost a week after Minister of Defence Mansur Dan-Ali told State House Correspondents that President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the release of $1 billion for the procurement of security equipment to fight the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria’s northeast, the Presidency seems to have made a...

Shehu Sani, Senator representing Kaduna central district in the National Assembly has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s intention to seek a second term. The president gave the indication during a closed-door meeting of the National Executive Council, NEC, of the All Progressives Congress...

The Ekiti State council of Obas on Monday warned and also appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against manipulating the July 14 governorship election, urging it “not to outsmart the smart card readers, so that the state can have a credible election that will be...

A man identified as Samson Otuedon has been arrested by The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at Masaka, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State for currency counterfeiting. He was caught in his possession with about $400,000 of fake currency...

Veteran actors, Richard Mofe Damijo and Ego Boyo have reunited in a new TV series 22 years after their last movie together,’Violated’. They are acting on the small screen for a new TV series, Mr X Family produced by RMD, which is set to premiere next week. Click here to read more

Ikeja – An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced two unemployed teenage boys –Adebayo Sunday and Emmanuel Chukwu — to 11 months imprisonment each for breaking into a shop and stealing items valued at N120, 000. Click here to read more

Academic activities were on Monday grounded at the Abia State Polytechnic Aba, the commercial nerve of the party state as Staff and students of the institution held a peaceful protest against 11 months unpaid salary arrears. Click here to read more

The Delta state government has shut down the Asaba International Airport in the state capital, to enable the completion of the resurfacing of its runway. The Secretary to the State Government, Mr Ovie Agas, announced the closure of the airport on Monday during an interview with reporters in...

President Muhammadu Buhari has left Abuja the Federal Capital Territory for the United Kingdom, London. President Buhari on Monday left the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport for London after the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership...

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress to remain united and continue to work together to sanitise Nigeria’s political environment. The president made the remarks Monday at the party’s National Executive Committee meeting where the report of...

Niger state governor, Abubakar Bello on Monday said the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to seek re-election in 2019 has rekindled the hope of Nigerians. A statement by Mr Jide Orintunsin, Coordinator, Media and Publicity to the governor in Minna, said that the decision of the President...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo will react to President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration to contest for the 2019 Presidential election, a close confidant of the former president has said on Monday. Perry Opara, who is also the National Chairman of the National Unity Party (NUP) told...

Ahead of monday’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which promises to be tension-soaked, the Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has explained that the reason party members, who initially opted for the tenure elongation but had turned...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said there is no going back in the deployment of technology in the conduct of elections in the country. The European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES)‎ however, said there were reports of how technology has been used to rig elections...

Omololu Omotosho is a 33-year-old Nigerian based in the United States of America who has taken the advantage of the Not Too Young To Run bill recently passed by the Senate. A trained Accountant who graduated from the Texas Southern University, Omotosho who is from Ekiti State, was a … Read...

The Organised Labour has officially presented a fresh demand for higher new National Minimum Wage for workers to the Federal Government Tripartite Committee using current economic indices. Dr Peter Ozo-Eson, General Secretary, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), made this known in an interview with...

Despite being the most controversial and troublesome housemate in the Big Brother house, Cee-C has been regarded by viewers as a major title contender and also the strongest female housemate in the house. Click here to read more