Politics

Former Kano state governor now Senator, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has moved his presidential declaration to the Chida Hotel Evenet center after the Federal government denied his application to use the Eagles Square Abuja for the declaration.   A statement released by ...

The Osun State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress is beginning a three-day warning strike today, Wednesday, August 29, to press home their demands for the payment of the arrears of modulated salaries of workers as well as pensions and ...

Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, frontline PDP presidential hopeful, has restated his commitment to the implementation of the principle of restructuring to ensure peace, justice and fairness needed for the acceleration of development in the country. He was speaking at the Unity ...

Prime minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, who will be visiting Nigeria later this week, has stated that Nigeria is home to the highest number of “very poor people” in the world.   Theresa May who spoke in Cape Town, South Africa, on Tuesday, said Africa has the highest ...

Nigeria’s Presidency has reacted to the viral audio release in which Leah Sharibu, the only remaining Dapchi school girl in Boko Haram captivity was heard pleading with President Buhari to secure her release.   Leah who has been held captive for 7 months now by ...

Former Plateau governor, Jonah Jang, has joined the growing list of Nigerian politicians who have indicated interest in contesting for the country’s presidency in the 2019 general election.   Jonah Jang who had repeatedly linked his ordeals to his presidential ambition insisting that ...

Moshood Salvador, the Lagos State PDP chairman has dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress(APC) and he said his exit marks the death of PDP in the state.   Salvador announced his defection on Monday while addressing his supporters ...

A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Attahiru Jega, has mentioned that Nigeria needs competent leaders and not necessarily strong leaders. According to Jega, an incompetent leader who is strong will end up destroying institutions.   The former ...

Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, yesterday hosted the 5 Anambra Schoolgirls who won the World Technovation Challenge held recently in San Francisco, USA.   The students of Regina Paecis, were presented cheques for one million naira each by the Anambra State Government at the reception held at ...

The Buhari Media Organisation, BMO, has fired back at U.S President Donald Trump for calling President Buhari ‘lifeless’ following their meeting in April.   In a statement signed by the group’s Chairman and Secretary, Niyi Akinsiju and Cassidy Maduekwe, Buhari Media Organisation stated that Buhari is fit ...

A list of the 69 ongoing road and bridge projects in the South east, have been released by the Federal government (FG).   The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who released a statement on the ongoing projects, disclosed that the 69 ...

The National Assembly Joint Committee after a 30-minute closed-door meeting in Senate Committee Room 117 on Monday, approved N143 billion for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in line with the proposal of President Buhari for the funding of the 2019 general elections.   The National Assembly Joint ...

Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, has alleged that the Nigerian Police are plotting to kill him. In a series of posts he made via his Twitter handle on Monday, Melaye said the police and Kogi government “want to forcefully ...

  He actually responded to Buhari’s tweet

The forrmer Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has reacted to the recent inviation by the police.   FFK via his counsel has now written to the police, asking for a new date for his appointment. In the letter to the police, ...

  As tweeted by former vice president, Atiku Abubakar who is currently in the race to become Nigeria’s next president come 2019      

UK’s Theresa May will lead an ambitious trip to Africa this week on her first visit to the continent as Prime Minister. She’ll be the first British Prime Minister to visit Sub-Saharan Africa since 2013, and the first to go ...

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, while speaking to newsmen in Awka, the Anambra state capital, disclosed that the State Governor, Willie Obiano will join the APC after his tenure.   According to Daily Sun, Ngige said: “When ...

Tiger Woods has urged Americans to respect Donald Trump and the office of the U.S. President no matter who is occupying it. “He’s the President of the United States. You have to respect the office. No matter who is in ...

Former Cross River State governor, Donald Duke in a recent interview with Falz and Laila on the viral show ‘On The Couch’ has explained his views on how he intends to lead the country saying ‘I think we are an under-performing ...

A new article released by world leading global business publication, Financial Times, claims that US president, Donald Trump, after his meeting with President Buhari on April 30th, told his aides that the Nigerian president was so ”lifeless” and that he doesn’t want to see ...

The Imo State Independent Electoral Commission has declared candidates of the All Progressives Congress as winners of Saturday’s local government election across the state.   Ethelbert Ibebuchi, chairman of the electoral body, announced the results of the polls on Sunday ...

Last Friday August 24th, the Nigerian police sent a letter to former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, inviting him over to their office in Abuja on Tuesday August 28th for questions over what was termed a ”Criminal publication”. The police in ...

U.S. Senator John McCain who died on Saturday, will be buried at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland on Sunday, September 2, 2018 culminating a week of memorial services to celebrate his life.   McCain died on August 25 at the ...

The ruling party, APC, has dared senate president Bukola Saraki, to reconvene the house, if really he is not scared of impeachment.   Saraki on Saturday during a meeeting with the Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, said he is not ...