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Angered by the statement credited to Shehu Sani , the senator representing Kaduna central, Lauretta Onochie, social media aide to president Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday took a swipe at Sani, saying that he is an ‘APC disappointment’ that will fall inside the red sea with his cohorts. READ...

The Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna this morning remanded the former governor of Kaduna state, Ramalan Yero in prison custody pending the hearing on his bail application. Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2so6HAa -- Get More Nigeria Political News

The town of Wukari was on Tuesday thrown into disarray and mourning after gunmen in the early hours of Tuesday killed a man and his wife at their residence in Wukari local government area of Taraba state while their child was spared. Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2svBJX5...

Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has assured Nigerians that the long awaited Petroleum Industry Bill law will be ready before the end of this legislative season. Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2LFAUUe -- Get More Nigeria Political News

Justice Mojisola Dada of the special offences court sitting in Lagos, on Thursday declared the Chairman of Innoson Motors Nigeria Ltd, Innocent Chukwuma wanted over his failure to make an appearance in court for his arraignment for the fifth time. READ MORE HERE

Nollywood actress, Chinazo Ekezie, will tell you she was born with the acting DNA in her system even though she has struggled so hard to rise through the ranks in the movie industry. continue here ------------- Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

THE Presidency, yesterday said that President Muhammadu Buhari who is on a four-day trip to the United Kingdom, where he will see his doctors did not need to transmit a letter to the Senate and the House of Representatives before embarking on such a trip. READ MORE HERE

THE General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye on Friday warned the current Nigerian government to urgently end the unending orgy sectarian killings in different parts of the country, stressing that Nigeria as it is presently constituted may cease to...

Dayo Johnson AHEAD of the Ekiti state governorship election, a Non Governmental Organisation, Patriots for Better Nigeria (PBN) has threatened to challenge Dr Kayode Fayemi’s suitability to contest the election. Fayemi The group said it would mount a judicial challenge to stop the Independent...

By Onozure Dania Son of former governor of old Oyo State, Dr Victor Olunloyo, Akinkunle Olunloyo, was yesterday arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for allegedly defrauding a financial institution to the tune of N40 million. Read more via Vanguard News –...

Former Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said former President Goodluck Jonathan acknowledged that he did not know economics but had a clear direction of where he wanted to take Nigeria to. Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2JHFyPI -- Get More Nigeria Political News

THE leadership of All Progressives Congress, APC, in the South-South zone, met in Benin City, yesterday, and adopted the immediate past governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, as the zone’s choice for the party’s national chairman. Read more via Vanguard News –...

It has been revealed that the 12 suspects currently being interrogated by Police operatives in Kwara State over the recent bank robbery in Offa were arrested through the tracking of mobile phones the robbers collected from victims. READ MORE HERE

National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Chief Olu Falae, yesterday, said he regretted supporting President Muhammadu Buhari’s ambition in the 2015 presidential election. Falae He also passed a vote of no confidence on the Buhari administration saying “he has failed.” Read...

Zamfara Government says it will hold special prayer sessions to seek Allah’s intervention in the current security challenges bedevilling the state. An official, Malam Aminu Danjibga told newsmen on Tuesday in Gusau that the prayers would hold from now till the end of May. Danjibga who is the...

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, withdrew the two-count criminal charge it filed against the Director of Finance and Account in the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Ibrahim Tumsah over his alleged failure to declare his ownership of 86 exotic cars. Tumsah was docked before...

Nigerian Prophetic-Apostolic pastor, Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Latter Rain Assembly has recently said that he wants to be President and that Omoyale Sowore of Saharareporters want to be president too. Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2JQNr6o -- Get More Nigeria Political News

APC chief flays Omo-Agege’s suspension By Emmanuel Aziken A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Delta State, Prince Christopher Agaga has flayed the suspension of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege from the Senate. Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2vlPXOz -- Get More...

Immediate-past Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan has said he wants to represent Delta South Senatorial District at the Senate in 2019 because of his desire to pursue quality legislation that will lead to the end of the crisis in the Niger Delta Read more via Vanguard News...

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Saturday declared for the governorship race on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), boasting that the party will defeat Governor Ayodele Fayose in the July 14 poll and ensure that he goes to jail afterwards. Fayemi said the...