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The leader of the North West caucus in the House of Representatives, Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa has said former President Olusegun Obasanjo lacks the moral credibility to advice President Muhammadu Buhari against seeking re-election in 2019. Doguwa, who is the chief whip of the House, while...

She made the allegation after members of the BBOG were denied access to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa on Wednesday. Former Education Minister and co-convener of Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) advocacy group, Oby Ezekwesili, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of placing more effort on … via...

The Presidency on Wednesday reacted to the letter by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, stressing that Nigeria is doing better under the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration than previous governments. They claimed Obasanjo is too busy to notice Buhari’s achievements.Obasanjo in a letter...

Philippines Catholic Priest is under investigation after he was caught on video dancing in front of an altar of a church in a Northern Province, Church Officials said on Wednesday. In the video, Fr. Wilfredo Lucas, parish priest of the San Miguel Archangel Parish Church in Plaridel town, just...

Steven Mnuchin PHOTO:AFP The dollar tumbled against major rivals on Wednesday, with the euro reaching a three-year high, as US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that a weaker dollar was good for the US economy. "Obviously a weaker dollar is good for us … via The Guardian Nigeria...

The Bayelsa State Government has flatly denied the claims that the Seriake Dickson administration has allocated over 250 hectares for the Federal Government proposed cattle colony in the state. The state government explained that though it allocated 250 hectares of land owned by the State Palm …...

President Muhammadu Buhari PHOTO: BAYO OMOBORIOWO The South East Caucus of the Senate Wednesday reviewed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s remarks about President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and submitted that the verdict clearly vindicated its earlier position on President Buhari’s...

As part of calculations aimed at strengthening its hold on power beyond 2019, the All Progressives Congress(APC) may have turned it’s searchlight to wooing more active women mobilizers across the country. To this end, the APC Women Forum led by Aisha Bala early this week visited a … via...

Lai Mohammed currently briefing State House Correspondents on Olusegun Obasanjo letter to President Buhari not to seek re-election. via TODAY.NG – http://ift.tt/2DvyK51 -- Get More Nigeria Political News

As the long anticipated date for the implementation of the Anti-Open Grazing law in Taraba State arrives, Governor Darius Ishaku has reiterated that the law has come to stay and nothing would stop its full implementation. Speaking through his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Bala … via...

Residents of Direct Labour Agency and Jesus Saves Roads in Asaba, the Delta State capital, will soon heave a sigh of relief as the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa-led administration has commenced construction of storm drainage to solve the perenial flooding challenges in the area. The Chief Press...

Ten persons died and five others were seriously injured in an early morning accident that occurred on Akure/Owo Expressway at the Agbogbo area of Akure, the Ondo State capital on Wednesday . An eyewitness told LEADERSHIP that the crash involved a Toyota 14-passenger commercial bus with...

Alexander Okere, Benin A gang of suspected armed robbers have shot dead a lecturer at the University of Benin, Dr. Godwin Omofonwa, in Ugbowo, Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. It was gathered that the robbers invaded the residence of the university don, located in Evbuomore...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan zonal office has arrested a suspected internet scammer, Ilesanmi Babatunde Yemi, 31, a final year Accounting student of Ekiti State University for alleged internet fraud. Babatunde, who poses on the internet as an American Army Officer by the...

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The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has sought a role for Qatar-based Nigerian, who hails from Edo State, Mr Michael Jonathan Asemota, in Nigeria’s quest for role models for Nigerian youths. Dabiri-Erewa said that...

Former Pres. Olusegun Obasanjo and all those opposed to a second term bid for President Muhammadu Buhari may say and write all they wish but the federal cabinet – for now – is marching on with overt campaigns for the president. On Wednesday at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, …...

Abiola Ajimobi, Governor of Oyo State. PHOTO: TWITTER Oyo State Government has declared as “illegal” the three-day warning strike embarked upon by its workers and urged them to resume work immediately. A statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, (SSG), Mr … via The Guardian...

WASHINGTON ― For weeks, President Donald Trump and his supporters on Capitol Hill have attempted to undermine Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation by claiming that the FBI was working behind the scenes during the 2016 campaign to stop Trump from winning. To back up this theory, the...

The Kogi state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has said only God can stop President Muhammadu Buhari from winning the 2019 presidential election. The governor said no amount of gang up could prevent the president from contesting and winning the election whenever it is held. Bello, spoke Tuesday...