Politics

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The Buhari Campaign Organisation has launched an immediate attack on former President Obasanjo for declaring his support for PDP’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar,  in the February’s presidential election who he hosted in his residence in Abeokuta yesterday. The organization described the Olusegun ...

The presidency has listed President Muhammadu Buhari top 64 achievements, in response to former vice president, Atiku Abubakar #BuhariChallenge.   Buharis media aide, Lauretta Onochie, released the achievements in a statement on Facebook titled ‘Sixty Four Achievements of President Muhammadu ...

Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has launched the #BuhariChallenge, with 14 questions to President Muhammadu Buhari on the achievements of his administration.   The Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation, released a statement in which it accused the Buhari administration and the All Progressives ...

UK Prime Minister, Theresa May has appointed the first ever Minister for Suicide Prevention dedicated to reducing suicide across the country. The PM promoted junior health minister Jackie Doyle-Price and pledged £1.8million to fund The Samaritans helpline for four years.   ...

  The Federal Government of Nigeria under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, has mandated all Nigerians with foreign assets to pay tax on those assets or face prosecution. In a statement posted on social media by Garba Shehu, the Senior ...

Hon Dapo Lam-Adesina, son of a former governor of Oyo State, late Alhaji Lamidi Adesina has hinted the public on his proposed plan to leave the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC over an alleged disagreement with the Oyo State Governor, Abiola ...

Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun set to dump APC alongside his loyalists over the refusal of the National Working Committee of the party to declare his candidate Adekunle Akinlade as the winner of the party’s governorship primary election, New Telegraph reports. A ...

The outgoing Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has stated that he is fully ready to face the investigation team of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and he is not afraid of the anti-graft agency. According to a ...

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, on Wednesday, said the Federal Government and the organised labour have yet to reach an agreement on the new minimum Wage as being reported in the media. He said the government was ...

The Ekiti State Governor-elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has mentioned that Governor Ayodele Fayose has the liberty to attend his inauguration slated for October 16, 2018, being the current leader in the state, Daily Post reports. At a press conference addressed by the ...

South Africa’s finance minister, Nhlanhla Nene has resigned after he was embroiled in a corruption scandal. Nhlanhla Nene adnitted meeting members of the Gupta family, who have been accused of corruption and President Cyril Ramaphosa said he accepted the resignation ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC ineligible to field a candidate in Zamfara come 2019. img src=”https://lailasnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2019_-INEC-blocks-APC-from-fielding-candidates-in-Zamfara-lailasnews-600×400.jpg” alt=”2019_ INEC blocks APC from fielding candidates in Zamfara lailasnews” width=”600″ height=”400″ class=”aligncenter size-medium wp-image-84375″ /> According ...

Maria Ude ‘Nwanyi Afikpo’, a Nigerian lawmaker who represents Afikpo North East Constituency in Ebonyi State House of Assembly, who was once accused of initiating a ponzi scheme which some of her followers on social media allegedly lost money to,  is now enmeshed ...

              Senate President, Bukola Saraki has accused the National chairman of the ruling party APC, Adams Oshiomhole, of igniting a civil war in the party by his actions. In a statement released yesterday, Saraki said ...

A policeman is currently on the run after allegedly shooting dead a police sergeant in Osun state during the elections. The deceased, identified as Owai Owai a.k.a ‘Temple’ was among the police officers deployed to secure Osun governorship election last ...

  The National Assembly on Tuesday adjourned plenary over the death of a serving colleague, Honourable Olufunke Adedoyin of Kwara State. Plenary by both the Senate and House of Representatives was adjourned in line with the practice of the National ...

  The National Assembly came alive again on Tuesday following resumption of plenary by the lawmakers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the premises of the assembly was busy with lawmakers and national assembly workers seen going about ...

  Nollywood actor and politician, Yul Edochie has said that  the widow of late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu’s, Bianca Ojukwu deserved an automatic ticket at her party and it’s an abomination that she lost at the party’s primary election. According to ...

  The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, and two other senators, Ben Murray-Bruce and Dino Melaye, on Monday have sued the inspector-General of Police and claiming N500million, over an alleged harassment they suffered during the protest they staged alongside other leaders ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose’s threat to dump the party and he is being urged not to make such decision. Fayose on Monday threatened to dump PDP, over what he described as ...

  The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the proposed defection of Governor Ayo Fayose and the party stated that he will not escape prosecution even if he joins the party at the expiration of his tenure. Reacting ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has warned candidates and political parties not to start campaigns yet, Premium Times reports. The chairman of the commission, Mahmood Yakubu, made this known on Monday in his speech at the workshop for election professionals from the Commonwealth ...

Former Minister of Education and presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Oby Ezekwesili, says former Vice-President and PDP presidential candidate in the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, cannot effect the change Nigeria needs to progress if he is given the ...

Remi Sonaiya who was the presidential candidate for KOWA party in the 2015 election, was annoyed by the comment of a Nigerian man who obviously does not believe in the dream of former Education minister, Oby Ezekwesili, to become president in ...