Politics

Former Police Inspector General, Suleiman Abba, has disclosed that former President Goodluck Jonathan was forced to concede the 2015 election to President Buhari.   Suleiman Abba who alleged that he was under pressure from the stalwarts of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to compromise the 2015 elections, ...

The 2019 election ‘politics’ is getting much more interesting as Governor Okowa’s aides and 5,000 others, reportedly dumped the PDP for  APC.   Two Special Assistants to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State alongside other defectors, vowed to team up with other APC leaders to “rescue the ...

The Presidency has reacted to reports of President Buhari, reportedly using recovered loot to fund his re-election, while also using the anti-graft agencies to muzzle his political opponents.   Special Assistant to the President on Justice Sector Reform, Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu, who spoke on behalf ...

Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, in his new tweet today about his friend who is a medical doctor, stated that ‘dreams die’ here in Nigeria.   According to Yul Edochie, his medical doctor friend who left Nigeria after practicing medicine for 10 years, is ...

The U.S. President, Donald Trump, has come under fire over his tribute to John McCain. The 81-year-old war veteran who was captured by the North Vietnamese passed on Saturday night after battling with brain cancer.   He was diagnosed with the ailment during ...

ISIS leader, Abu Sayeed Orakzai, who is said to be responsible for recent bombings that left hundreds of civilians dead, was killed in an American drone strike, along with 10 other fighters.   The counter-terrorism strike in Nangarhar province targeting a senior leader of ...

Pastor Tunde Bakare, founder of the Latter Rain Assembly who spoke last weekend in Glasgow, Scotland as a guest speaker at an evening with Association of Nigerians in Scotland, disclosed that he gave a whopping N160 million to the present Kaduna StateGovernor, Nasir El-Rufai during ...

Cross River lawmaker, Simon Egbong, who represents Ikom II Constituency at the State House of Assembly, is reportedly dead.   The Cross River lawmaker who battled a protracted illness that has seen him travelling off-and-on India for treatment, died last night at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital. Cross ...

                                 Veteran Republican senator and former presidential nominee Senator John McCain has died at the age of 81. The Arizona representative died following a battle with an ...

Emmerson Mnangagwa has been officially sworn in as president of Zimbabwe on Sunday after winning a bitterly contested election that marked the country’s first vote since Robert Mugabe was ousted from power. Mnangagwa ascended to power last year when Robert Mugabe was ousted. ...

    The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, who had a critical deliberation in Awka, Anambra State, have disclosed that it would field a Northern presidential candidate for the 2019 election. The announcement which was conveyed ...

Pope Francis who paid a historic visit to Ireland today, met with 8 Irish abuse victims after expressing “pain and shame” over the “failure” of the Catholic Churchauthorities to deal with the abuses.   Pope Francis who stated that he “cannot fail to ...

Senate President Bukola Saraki, who is currently in Delta State on a courtesy visit to the state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, disclosed that he is not losing sleep over plots and calls to impeach him.   Though the purpose of his visit was not disclosed, however Saraki ...

The white wedding of ex-Cross Rivers state governor and presidential hopeful, Donald Duke’s daughter, Nela, took place today in Switzerland. Nela got married to Asuquo Ekpeyong, the commissioner for Finance in Cross Rivers state. The couple had their traditional wedding in ...

Before departing Katsina state where he spent his Sallah holiday, President Buhari this morning paid a surprise visit to special troops deployed to curb activities of bandits and other criminals in Zamfara and neighboring states under Operations Sharan Daji & ...

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has described Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha as the Adolph Hitler of Igboland, following the arrest of 112 IPOB women who were protesting and demanding the whereabouts of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu.   In a statement released by IPOB ...

Former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has reacted to the decision of a High Court in Imo, to free the 112 IPOB women.   Fani-Kayode wrote on his verified Twitter handle on Saturday morning; “I am delighted to hear that the 112 Igbo ...

On Friday, President Buhari received different Groups at his country home in Daura, Katsina State.   President Buhari is captured in these photos with different groups including former classmates, Kano Traders Association, Chairmen of ALGON Katsina State, Members of CAN Katsina Chapter, ...

A Nigerian lady who turned up with others to get her PVC, however deceived everyone present as she turned up with a fake pregnancy to get attended to before others.   According to her, for over 4 days she struggled to get ...

US Senator John McCain, who was diagnosed with aggressive glioblastoma in July 2017, is stopping treatment for his aggressive terminal brain cancer, his family revealed Friday morning.   The 81-year-old’s daughter, Meghan McCain made this revelation in a statement shared ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission has reacted to reports that N6bn was budgeted for Police feeding in the 2019 general elections.   According to INEC, ‘the estimated budget for this is more than 25% less than what is being bandied around and ...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday boasted that the All Progressives Congress, will win the 2019 presidential election.   According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President spoke in his hometown, Daura, Katsina ...

Former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan will receive a state burial in Ghana on September 13. This was made known earlier today by the Ghanaian president, Nana Akufo-Addo.   The announcement was made by President Nana Akufo-Addo following a meeting with ...

The Nigeria Police Force has invited former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, for alleged conspiracy, criminal and inciting publication.   This was made known in a letter dated August 20th with Ref. No CR/3000/IGP.SEC/MU/T.G/ABJ Vol.54/226. The police force asked Fani kayode ...

                                          On Wednesday, German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, will be visiting three West African countries, which includes; Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria.   Angela Merkel who will ...