Politics

  Hajiya Ireti Kingibe, former wife of one-time Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babagana Kingibe, has denied that her husband abandoned MKO Abiola at the height of the struggle to validate the result of the June 12 election. ...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that there is no going back on its decision to bar the All Progressives Congress (APC) from fielding candidates for the 2019 general elections in Zamfara State. INEC’s stand came just ...

  Barely 128 days to the 2019 general election, Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has faulted Professor Kingsley Moghalu, presidential candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), on his lack of definite plans on minimum ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has not issued certificate of return to any candidate after its primary elections across the country. The Acting National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Yekini Nabena, made this known in an interview in Abuja on ...

  The Senate yesterday approved N189.2 billion for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of the 2019 general elections. A sharp disagreement may have broken out between the Presidency and the upper chamber over the source of ...

Two eminent jurists, Prof.  Itse Sagay (SAN) and Prof. Akin Oyebode yesterday expressed divergent views on former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of his one-time deputy, Atiku Abubakar, for president. In separate telephone interviews, Sagay, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) ...

Dino Melaye and his supporters club, sang anti-Buhari and anti-Yahaya Bello songs at his residence in Kogi state yesterday October 11th.   Watch the videos below  

Nigerian Singer, Yemi Alade, has now joined the league of celebrities who are not happy with the way the politics of this Nation is being ran. In a tweet she made hours ago, Yemi talked about bad roads, poor educational ...

Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, has disclosed he will not be attending the inauguration of his successor, Kayode Fayemi. The inauguration is billed to hold on Tuesday October 16th. According to Governor Fayose, he has an appointment with the Economic and Financial ...

Doyin Okupe who was a media aide to former presidnet Goodluck Jonathan, tweeted this while reacting to the endorsement PDP presidential candidate ,Atiku Abubakar, got from ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday.  

The presidency has reacted to yesterday’s endorsement of Atiku Abubakar’s presidential bid by former president Olusegun Obasanjo.   In a statement released by the Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the presidency says it ...

As he shared via his twitter handle.  

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 ...