Politics

Yusuf Abdulwahab, the Chief of Staff to the Kwara state governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, arrested for his alleged involvement in the April 5, 2018 Offa bank robbery, has been granted bail in the sum of N10 million by a state High ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday, July 24, called for criminalisation of vote-buying to stop the trend in the political system of the country. Adedeji Soyebi, National Electoral Commissioner in charge of southwest, made the call in Abuja ...

Supporters of Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso burnt their brooms today as the senator defected from APC to PDP.

President Donald Trump is considering revoking the security clearances of at least half a dozen well-known former national security officials, his spokeswoman said Monday, in an extraordinary expression of his desire to punish increasingly vocal critics from past administrations. Among ...

There are indications that a former governor of Benue state, Gabriel Suswam, may have concluded plans to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of 2019 general elections. Leadership reports that Suswam on Monday, July 23, held a meeting ...

Suspected Boko Haram militants killed 18 farmers and kidnapped nine. Women in western Chad, authorities said, part of a wave of violence that has spread from neighbouring Nigeria across the region. Gov. Mahamat Saleh told Reuters that the attackers came ...

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has read a letter from 13 members of the All Progressives’ senators declaring their defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. The lawmakers include Rabi’u Kwankwaso (Kano-Central), Dino ...

43-year-old Hajiya Saratu, daughter of former Executive Secretary Science and Technology Education Kebbi State and later Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Kindi Zauro, were among the victims of Sunday’s armed robbery attack along Kaduna -Abuja highway. Unspecified number of people,  including ding ...

According to reports, the suspect made the plan in connivance with one Ifeoluwa Ogunbanjo, her friend, who provided location and a phone to contact her parents.   The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, said that the suspects were arrested ...

Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said Monday that Russia is “never going to be our friend,” but downplayed concerns over President Trump’s meeting and press conference last week with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We don’t trust ...

The footage, which was released by BBC Africa Eye, was captured by Ghanaian journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas in September 2017.  In the video, Yusuf was seen taking cash from men posing as football agents.   Yusuf, who is the chief ...

A 20-year-old woman confessed to killing four people between December last year and last week after she was arrested by police operatives attached to Ilasa Division, Lagos.   Mariam Abiola on Monday said she joined the Eiye confraternity after fleeing from ...

Yesteday, fire gutted the office of the Osun State governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola.   According to reports, the fire was devastating because the security doors leading to the office could not be opened as the fire raged.   Aregbesola was reportedly ...

It’s been reported, just over two months after Harry and Meghan tied the knot, the Queen has finally presented her understated and subtle wedding gift to the newlyweds in the form of a picturesque, extremely extra new home. Suddenly, your ...

North Korea appears to have started dismantling key facilities at a rocket-engine test center, a group of experts said Monday, potentially marking a significant step after last month’s summit between Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump. According to ...

  The Chairman of the Reformed All Progressives Congress (r-APC), Buba Galadima, was involved in a ghastly motor accident along Hadeija-Kano Road today Monday July 23rd.   A member of the break-away group from APC, Emmanuel Sawyerr, told the Cable ...

Oshiomhole threatened to sanction Ngige on the heels of the Minister’s refusal to constitute the board members of Federal Agencies’ and parastatals under his ministry.   Shortly after assuming office, Oshiomole directed all Ministers in the cabinet to constitute the ...

Yesterday, a convoy of the Minister of Youth Development and Sport, Barrister Solomon Dalung, was involved in an accident near Akko village along Gombe Airport road. The minister was in Gombe for the elective national congress of the National Youth ...

The immediate past Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has said that the promises of oil well and automatic tickets to some leaders of rAPC by the presidency won’t stop their planned ...

 Mr. Haruna, The PDP Secretary in Abejukolo, headquarters of Omala LGA of Kogi State, was today killed in a fatal accident yesterday. According to reports, the accident happened along Ochadamu Junction. It was gathered that the driver of the vehicle lost ...

Rev. Fr. Mbaka’s yesterday live message  titled ‘disaster is coming’. Here are some excerpts from the message….. 1.President Buhari,a former coup plotter has no reason not to stop the ongoing killings in the country.He has no reason to not have ...

Ahead of Sept. 22 Osun governorship election, Mr Olapade Okunola, a Pastor at Redeemed Christian Church of God , has been declared winner of Accord Party primary election. Alhaji Dokun Babarinde, who is the returning officer, while announcing the results ...

Former interior minister Abba Moro has announced he will stand next year for the Benue South senatorial seat, currently occupied by Senator David Mark. He told a news conference in Otukpo that after touring the nine council areas that comprise ...

The governor of Adamawa state, Muhammadu Bindow, has denied funding the Saturday, July 21, rally of former vice president, Atiku Abubakar. Bindow said reports that he spent N70million to foot the rally where Atiku declared his intention to run for ...

Akin Ogunbiyi, the Chairman of Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc, on Sunday, July 22, kicked against the result of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s governorship primary election held on Saturday, July 21, in Osun state. Ogunbiyi said that he will do ...