Politics

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday mentioned that he he believes a fellow presidential aspirant, Sule Lamido, will step down for him, Premium Timesreports. Atiku Abubakar stated this at the PDP headquarters in Dutse, Jigawa State when he met party leaders ...

Senate President Bukola Saraki has opened up on why he wants to become Nigeria’s president and according to him, his presidential aspiration was driven by an obsession for justice, fairness and respect for the rule of law.   Saraki aid this on ...

Former Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe, has revealed how his love affair with his wife, Grace started. Mugabe, while speaking at the funeral of his mother-in-law, revealed that he just grabbed and kissed his then secretary, Grace Marufu, and it marked ...

Popular critic of the current administration, Reno Omokri, has blasted The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, for asking Nigerians to Clap for Buhari for the President’s feat so far in his first term of overseeing the affairs of the ...

President Buhari has told Catholic bishops that he has no plans to islamise Nigeria.   Speaking at the closing ceremony of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) yesterday in Sokoto, President Buhari said contrary to the propaganda and narrative being promoted by ...

  Okezie Ikpeazu, current Governor of Abia state, knelt down at an Assemblies of God church branch in Abia state and over 5 pastors prayed for him to win a second term. Members of Assemblies of God Church, Ukaegbu road Aba, ...

  Senator Joshua Dariye, the recently convicted former Governor of Plateau State, who is serving 14 years jail term at Kuje prisons has reportedly purchased APC nomination form from prison. According to reports, Joshua Dariye’s personal assistant, Itauna Dinka, obtained the nomination form for Dariye’s ...

  Tongues have continue to wag as a video purportedly shot of the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in which he claimed to be richer than Osun State and its people begins to ...

A former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Tiwei Orunimiye has led over 98 leaders and 5000 members of the opposition APC to the People’s Democratic Party In Bayelsa State. Those who defected to the APC on Saturday included ...

The Presidency has condemned the allegation that President Muhammadu Buhari’sChief of Staff, Abba Kyari, collected a N29 million bribe for the awarding of a contract. A statement on Saturday by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, stated that Kyari did not have ...

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State who before now announced his interest in contesting for the Presidency in the 2019 Presidential election, has pulled out of the presidential race.   Governor Ayodele Fayose who received the duo of former governor Rabiu Kwankwaso and former minister, Kabir Turaki Taminu, disclosed when ...

It was a moment of celebration in a community in Isiala Ngwa South LGA of Abia Stateas the State’s Assembly Speaker’s aide, empowered an old woman with a bicycle.   The Assembly Speaker’s aide posed for photos with members of Kweremee, a ...

Former CBN deputy governor, Kingsley Moghalu who made headlines few days ago after pulling out of a pact that saw Fela Durotoye become a consensus presidential candidate, has gone ahead to emerge the presidential candidate of the Young Progressive Party.   The former UN officer who scored ...

Nigeria’s Speaker House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, who sat for a chat with Daily Trust, disclosed that he hated politics, noting that betrayal and backstabbing were the two major factors that clouded his mind from joining it.   Yakubu Dogara who revealed why and ...

All quarrying/mining activities and borehole drilling have been suspended in parts which experienced a tremor in Abuja. This was announced by the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Minister Muhammad Bello.   The suspension of the mining activities was in reaction to ...

Kwara State incumbent governor, Alhaji Abudulfatah Ahmed has picked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senate nomination form.   Alhaji Abudulfatah Ahmed has declared his intention to contest for the Kwara South Senatorial seat under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Senior ...

Over 3,700 card readers have been destroyed by flood at the Edo State headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), prompting the commission to consider relocating the state headquarters.   According to The Nation, workers usually had to scamper ...

Ogun state governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has picked House of Representative member and husband of former MBGN, Chinenye Ochuba, Kunle Akinlade, as his successor.   Akinlade will now fly the APC governorship flag of the state in the 2019 election.   ...

There was commotion and firing of gunshots at the PDP National Secretariat earlier today as former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar submitted his presidential nomination form.   Officers of the Nigeria police force and some supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clashed at the party ...

Following her successful lobbying of Donald Trump earlier this year, Kim Kardashian West returned to the White House today for another high-level meeting to ask for a pardon. The reality television star sat down with Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, ...

Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, says  defecting politicians would not be shielded from prosecution by the anti-graft agency. Speaking during a parley with editors in Lagos on Wednesday, Magu said there is no hiding place ...

Popular Nigerian comedian, Bovi has slammed his colleague, Igodye for criticizing former Governor of Delta state, Emmanuel Uduaghan.   Igodye took to his Instagram page to write on Uduaghan, he wrote; IF YOU CAN RENT 1000 KVA GENERATOR FOR 1,536,000,000 ( ...

The presidency has alerted members of the public that the son of the president, Yusuf Buhari, who was being impersonated on Instagram by unscrupulous elements, is not signed up to any social media platform.   Femi Adesina, the president’s Special ...

A pro-Buhari group, Nigeria Consolidation Ambassadors Network (NCAN) on Wednesday has  purchased the APC Presidential nomination form President Muhammadu Buhari, Premium Times reports. The group’s action comes barely 24-hours after the formal announcement of dates for the APC primaries and fees for forms for ...