Mr. Jide SanwoOlu has responded to the governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode over two grave allegations against him.
Ambode had during a Press Conference on Sunday alleged that his opponent is not fit to occupy the office of the governor because he was once arrested in the United States…Lagos APC: Jide Sanwoolu-Olu replies Ambode over Fake Dollars and Rehabilitation Allegations
BY OrobosaOmo-Ojo, JP
The honourable Minister for Power, His Excellency Babatunde Fashola has been quoted to have said that, “It is no longer news that the power distribution companies are having difficulty funding distribution infrastructure. Therefore, as a collective 40% shareholders, we c…The Dilemma of Nigerian Investors in the Power Sector: The Story of Dr. Tunde Ayeni
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lampoons the Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) for posting fictitious figures as votes secured by President Muhammadu Buhari at the APC Presidential primary, just to hoodwink Nigerians and create an impression of massive support for…APC posted Fake Presidential Primary Result To Rig 2019 Election For Buhari – PDP
says Lagos governorship primary will not be a selfish ambition
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu has commended the rank and file members of the party for their contribution to the rapid growth of the party.
Bola Tinubu arriving yesterday
As the party head…APC the fastest growing party in Nigeria – Tinubu
President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the resignation of Senator Aisha Jummai Alhassan (Mrs) as Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development from the government with immediate effect.
In a letter signed by him today, Sunday, President Buhari said, “I have received your letter offering your …Buhari accepts resignation of Women Affairs Minister
says he had gone for rehabilitation before.
The fight for the Alausa come May 2019 escalated on Sunday when the Lagos State Governor, Akinwumi Ambode alleged that his opponent is not fit for the position he is vying for.
Akinwunmi Ambode
Ambode, according to TheCable report, addressed a press…My opponent was arrested for spending fake dollars in the US – Ambode
CONGRATULATES APC, OSHIOMHOLE FOR SUCCESSFULLY HOLD DIRECT PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the just concluded presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been described as the sure sign that Nigeria’s process of national development is…2019: Buhari’s Victory At Primary, Signs Of Nigeria’s Evolving Greatness – APC
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “intensify his government crackdown on corrupt money and recovery of other illicit wealth by public officials and institutions to fund the proposed N65,000 national minimum wage by the Nigerian L…‘Intensify crackdown on corrupt money to fund minimum wage,’ SERAP tells Buhari
Berates Nigerian elites for keeping quiet under years of misrule
The Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari launched an attack on the Nigerian elites for their silence during the period of what he termed “misrule” under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Buhari returns to…I Packed Politicians In Prison In 1983 – Buhari confesses
By Ehi Ekhator
A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has expressed displeasure at the sudden change of event in Osun State as an aspirant of the Social Democratic Party, Iyiola Omisore suddenly throw in the towel for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Omisore
Omisore has asked…Osun State Election: Omisore’s Decision to Support APC Tomorrow is Shameful, says Fani-Kayode
The President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari tended to other world leaders at the United Nationals General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.
Donald Trump and Muhammadu Buhari
Not surprisingly, Buhari is great at laud singing since his void and cluelessness can’t gauge with whatever is left of…Buhari At The UN: Licking The Feet Of UN Leaders To Avoid Embarrassment
By Erasmus Ikhide
The recent judgement at the Edo State High Court presided over by the state’s Chief Judge Hon. Justice Esohe Frances Ikponmwen which nullified Edo State Waste Management Law passed by the State House of Assembly in 2010 has thrown major markets across the state into heaps…Epidemics Loom, As Edo High Court Judgement, Throws The State Capital Into Garbage Heaps
Ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries, the National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole, says the party will not field candidates he described as opportunists seeking the platform of the party to achieve selfish interests.
Buhari and Oshiomhole
Referring to the defection of…We will not offer our ticket to politicians like Dogara, Dogara ever again, says Oshiomhole
A female kidnap suspect, Fatima Muhammed, says she has no regrets kidnapping the four-year-old son of Bukar Dalori, the Borno Chairman of All Progressives Congress.
Fatima made this known when she was paraded before newsmen shortly after her arrest in Maiduguri on Monday
“I committed the crime be…I have no regret for kidnapping APC Chairman’s son – Female Kidnapper
By Jude Ndukwe
“You need continuity. You need a commitment and continuity” – Jeff Fisher
As the 2019 general elections approach, Abia State is agog as different groups and communities in the stat jostle among themselves to host and celebrate one of their brightest stars, known to some as the “Sch…Okezie Ikpeazu: When Performance Justifies Equity and Deserves Continuity
Being an endorsement statement by the Benin Unity Coalition (BUC), Sunday, 23rd September 2018
Distinguished and irrepressible members of the press, we have invited you to this epoch-making moment aimed at breaking our protracted silence on the senatorial ambitions of some pretenders, and to…Erhabor Emokpae is our clear choice for the Edo South Senate 2019 mantle
By Ehi Ekhator
A former Member of the House of Representatives, lawyer and policy expert Dr. Ehiogie West-Idahosa has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) decision to declare the just conducted Osun State Governorship election inconclusive is more political than …Osun State Election: INEC Decision More Political Than Legal – Dr. West-Idahosa
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the just conducted Osun State Governorship election inconclusive.
This was announced by the INEC’s Returning Officer Joseph Afuwape on Sunday afternoon.
Professor Mahmood Yakubu – INEC Chairman
According to the result…INEC Declares Osun Election Inconclusive, Fixes September 27 For A Rerun
By Chigozie Effe
As the world commemorates the International Day of Peace, the Community of Sant’Egidio has called on youths in Nigeria to become ambassadors of peace by shunning all acts of violence and substance abuse, capable of igniting conflicts.
The Country Representative of the Community o…2018 WORLD PEACE DAY: SANT’Egidio advocates youths involvement in peace building
The Minister of Water Resources Engr. Suleiman Adamu has told the Federal High Court in Lagos to “grant the Ministry more time within which to compile and furnish Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) with information on the spending on water, and locations of specific pro…‘I need more time to account for spending on water projects’, minister tells court
As voting ends in many polling units across Osun State, results from such polling units have started coming in.
With the deployment of about 180 observers across the 30 local governments in the state, the Premium Times Centre for Investigative journalism in partnership with the Centre for…#OsunDecides2018: Official results from polling units – PremiumTimes
Tragedy struck on Friday when a tenant, identified as Orobosa, allegedly stabbed his neighbour to death on Ekiosa Street, in the Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State.
Police
The suspect was said to have had an argument with the deceased, one Okereke Chinonso, over the use of a bathroom…Edo Man Stabs Tenant To Death Over Use of Bathroom
The Federal Government has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), to with immediate effect, put an end to the payment of fines by Nigerians holding dual citizenship at the nation’s International Airports.
President Buhari
The Honorable Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. (Rtd) Abdulrahman D…FG abolishes payment of overstay fees by Nigerians With Dual Citizenship
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Friday that the revelation that the Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu, dodged his compulsory one-year national service further validates its position that President Muhammadu Buhari has many persons of questionable character in his…PDP demands Shittu’s arrest over certificate forgery
Skye Bank would now be taken over by Polaris Bank, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria Godwin Emefiele disclosed during a press briefing in Lagos on Friday.
CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele
The CBN revoked the operating license of Skye Bank PLC with immediate effect, and Polaris Bank bank…Skye Bank to be called Polaris Bank as CBN revokes its Licence
The Presidency has called on supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari not to respond to the Senate President Bukola Saraki over series of attacks against the President.
Saraki and Buhari
Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu on Thursday said Saraki, who defected to the Peoples Democratic Party,…Do Not Reply Saraki’s Attack on Buhari – Presidency Tells Supporters
The Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a former governor of Rivers State now Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi as the Director-General of his campaign organization for his re-election in 2019.
Amaechi after defecting to APC
The news filtered out months ago that…Buhari re-appoints Rotimi Amaechi as DG of his campaign organization
The Lagos State Governor Akinwumi Ambode met with the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Thursday, News Agency of Nigeria reliably reports.
ambode with tinubu
The meeting was reported to have taken place at the Presidential Villa.
Ambode is in crisis with his political godfather,…Ambode Cries To President Muhammadu Buhari For Help
By Agency Reporter
Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday night burnt down three villages in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno, in an attack that left at least seven people dead.
boko Haram and ISIS
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the insurgents attacked and set Wanori, Kaleri…Nigeria Govt Struggles With Terrorists as Boko Haram Kills Seven in Borno
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State, Hon Daniel Nwafor, has said that the party has implicit confidence in the party Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, to lead the party to victory in the 2019 general elections.
Buhari and Oshiomhole
He said Oshiomhole is the best …APC Will Win 2019 Election Under Adams Oshiomhole
By Ehi Ekhator
The Speaker of the House of Assembly, Hon. Yakubu Dogara formally announced his exit from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday.
Dogara stormed the National Secretariat of the PDP where he announced his exit before many of his…Dogara storms PDP secretariat, formally announces exit from APC
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode may have bitten more than he can chew as his several efforts to tackle the rifts between him and the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress Asiwaju Bola Tinu have hit bricks.
Akinwunmi Ambode
The situation got worse yesterday when leaders of…Ambode dares APC and Tinubu, plans to join party primary election
Police disputes casualties
It was a sad yesterday evening at the Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma as angry gunmen shot several dead while others were severely injured.
It was supposed to be a peaceful graduation party at the institution when two boys brawled at the venue, Judges quarters,…Several killed and many injured as cultist opened fire at graduation party in Ekpoma
An Edo social-cultural group, Benin National Congress has sent a strong wordings to the political parties, including the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, warning them not to plunge the state into avoidable political crisis.
Benin National…Don’t plunge Edo state into avoidable political crisis: BNC caution APC, PDP
By Ene Demilola
Gboko, Benue State .- A tanker carrying over 5000 litres of petrol overturned when trying to avoid hitting an oncoming vehicle at the T-junction in Gboko, Benue State.
The incident which occurred yesterday, the 17 of September 2018 at around 4 pm. A lot of petrol was spilt on the …Tanker with 5000 litres petrol spill while avoiding oncoming vehicle in Benue State
The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is presiding over a divided country.
Saraki said this on Monday while addressing the executive council of the Peoples Democratic Party led by the Sikirulahi Ogundele faction in Ogun State.
Bukola Saraki
The Senate…Buhari presiding over a divided country – Saraki
An ex-Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has said that it would be in the interest of the country for the President, Muhammadu Buhari to win the 2019 general election.
Nuhu Ribadu
The former EFCC Chairman said this in an interview with journalists on …It’s in the interest of Nigeria to let Buhari win 2019 election – Ribadu
Boko Haram has killed one of the health workers kidnapped from Kala-Balge, Borno State, Saifura Khorsa, a midwife with the International Committee of Red Cross.
In a video seen by an online newspaper, The Cable, the deceased who was wearing a white hijab was shot from behind.
Abubakar Shekau
The …New Video: Boko Haram kills kidnapped health worker, threatens to kill Leah Sheabu – Punch Newspaper
A former Military ruler, Ibrahim Babangida has declared support for one of the presidential candidates on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Senate President Bukola Saraki.
Babangida made the pledge on Sunday after he received Saraki at his hilltop resident in Minna,…You Have My Support In 2019 – IBB assures Saraki
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has ordered demolition of an unauthorised village shrine, ogue-edion as well as sealing of the village market at Igbekhuen in Orhrionwmen Local Government Areas of Edo State.
Oba of Benin
He was presiding over matters affecting individuals, villages and groups in…Oba of Benin orders demolition of village shrine, seals market
The Senate President Dr Bukola Saraki has doused speculations that the postponement in the resumption of the National assembly had anything to do with him.
He also stated categorically that he was not afraid of impeachment.
The Senate President made these known on Sunday during his visit to…I am not scared of Impeachment – Bukola Saraki
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent a Freedom of Information request to the Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, urging him to “urgently provide information about details of actual spending of allocations to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, (LUTH) Id…Account for spending on LUTH, other hospitals, SERAP writes Adewole
By Ehi Ekhator
Chief Medical Director (CMD) Central Hospital Benin City Dr Philip Ugbogada said he has mixed feelings over the resignation of Nigeria’s Minister of Finance Mrs Kemi Adeosun.
Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun
Mrs Adeosun had tendered her resignation to the President, Mu…Kemi Adeosun Must Return All Salaries Earned – Nigeria Doctor
Members of the All Progressives Congress, APC have sworn to unseat the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Yakubu Dogara over a report that he had defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Yakubu Dogara
Like the Senate President, Bukola Saraki the APC members said Dogara must be prepared to…Yakubu Dogara must resign or be impeached – APC vows
Alleges Plots by FG To Help Her Flee Nigeria.
Despite details explanation into the National Youth Service Corps exemption certificate by the just resigned Finance Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has demanded her arrest and prosecution.
Kemi Adeosun
The…Kemi Adeosun Must Be Prosecuted – PDP
While Nigerians are reacting over the appointment of the new Acting Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS) Mr. Yusuf Bichi, the President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Zainab Ahmed to oversee the ministry.
Zainab is the Minister of state for budget and national…Buhari appoints Zainab Ahmed to oversee Kemi Adeosun’s Ministry
The embattled Minister of Finance Mrs Kemi Adeosun who resigned her appointment on Friday said her Certificate of Exemption from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was screened by the Department of State Service before she was appointed.
Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun
This was…Copy of Kemi Adeosun’s resignation letter submitted to Buhari
The Federal Government says President Muhammadu Buhari is not lopsided in the totality of appointments made into public offices and cannot be judged only on the isolated case of the security sector.
Lai Mohammed, APC
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave the defence…DSS Appointment: Stop judging Buhari on security appointment alone – Lai Mohammed
By Jude Ndukwe
Ever since his emergence as Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has been the undeserved target of mudslinging, character assassination, frivolous court cases, undue media trial, executive harassment and humiliation, propaganda, half-truths and outright falsehood among other…Saraki: APC’s Nightmare, Presidency’s Mortal Fear
A former Minister of Aviation Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has said that President Muhammadu Buhari has proven him right over the appointment of Yusuf Bichi as the Acting Director-General, Department of State Services
Chief Fani-Kayode
Fani-Kayode said Buhari has dominated the intelligence agency in…DSS Appointment: Buhari proves me right, says Fani-Kayode
President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to appoint an indigene of Kano, Yusuf Bichi has attracted more negative reactions than expected as the Southern and Middle Belt Leadership said the appointment exposed the President to his rabid nepotism.
Edwin Clark
Buhari had on Thursday replaced…Edwin Clar, others lash Buhari over Bichi’s appointment as DSS boss
By Emmygold Daudu
The political creamlessness within the sphere of Bassa local government political ideology in politics, the Bassa/Dekina Federal constituency (House of Reps), East Senatorial District has metamorphosed into a Double Yellow Card in the field of politics to the political …The emptiness and the end of the saying ” Igala/Bassa Agenda”
The Spokesperson for the Buhari’s Presidential Campaign Organisation, Festus Keyamo (SAN) said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP only exists on Twitter and Whatsapp.
Festus Keyamo
Keyamo was responding to the allegation that the President Muhammadu Buhari had suppressed internal democracy…PDP only exists on Twitter and Whatsapp – Keyamo replies PDP
…the leadership of the PDP should respect the principles of democracy
Soalabo West, a governorship aspirant under the aegis of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has threatened to leave the party if it jettisons the principle of zoning and direct primary when it selects its…Rivers 2019 Guber Poll: We will leave PDP if zoning, direct primary is not adopted – West
