The Director General of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Organisation, Bukola Saraki, has reacted to reservations expressed by the federal government over moves by the United States to grant a visa to the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai, has ordered for a thorough investigation over the discovery of militia camp at NYSC Orientation Camp, Nonwa Gbam, Tai Local Government Area (LGA), Rivers State. The camp was discovered by…
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has listed 10 areas that must be addressed in Nigeria, ahead of the 2019 general elections. Saraki enumerated the issues during the inaugural press briefing of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign management committee on Friday.…
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to Nigerians not to politicise religion. He noted that Muslims and Christians can flourish together in an article released by the presidency on Friday. Full text below In 1844, the Revd Samuel Ajayi Crowther returned…
The National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Dr. Victor Ike Oye says Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu has not been fair to him or the party in spite of all the support and privileges she enjoyed. Oye told newsmen in…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the International Police, INTERPOL. The memorandum is part of a collaboration aimed at tackling corruption in the country. The acting Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu,…
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has alleged that some Service chiefs in the country were making money from the war against Boko Haram insurgents. The group expressed dismay that despite the huge funds being earmarked for the procurement…
The Nigeria Police has replied the allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris over his perceived romance with the ruling party. The PDP National Chairman, Mr Uche Secondus, had accused the…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has insisted that the Boko Haram sect has been degraded. It, however, blamed the resurgence of the insurgents on the “remnants” operating within the Lake Chad Basin, insisting that the dreaded insurgents have been totally…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in N’Djamena, Chad, renewed call for quick interventions and measures to curb the menace of Boko Haram insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has reacted to insinuation by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu that President Muhammadu Buhari was cloned in London. Speaking during a media briefing in his office…
Hundreds of Ogbomoso residents of various religious divides on Thursday gathered at the popular Randa area in Ogbomoso to seek divine intervention for the quick completion of the new Ogbomoso-Oyo Express Way. The construction of the new Ilorin-Ogbomoso-Oyo-Ibadan Express Way,the…
Ace human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has stated President Muhammadu Buhari and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) leaders must obey court orders in the interest of political stability. Tayo Soyemi, a member of staff of the Falana…
Alhaji Abdulganiyu Galadima has emerged as the running mate to the presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili. Ezekwesili announced this on Wednesday in Ilorin, Kwara State, where she also unveiled her manifesto. Galadima…
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, has cautioned politicians against misuse of public funds for the forthcoming general elections. Magu gave the warning in a statement signed by the commission’s Acting Head,…
The Nigerian Army has reacted to series of Boko Haram attacks on its troops deployed in the North East. It confirmed that the sect has been using drones and foreign fighters. Brigadier General, Sani Usman, spoke to the press on…
As the former Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola exits power as the executive governor of Osun State, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state has called on the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris to resume charges…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has accused the Federal Government of politicizing the negotiation for the new proposed N30, 000 minimum wage for workers. This was as the National President of the NLC, Ayuba Wabba alleged that the Federal Government…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday visited injured soldiers in Maiduguri, Borno state. On November 18, the Al Barnawi faction of Boko Haram attacked the 157 Task Force Battalion based at Metele in the northern part of Borno State, killing scores…
President Muhammadu Buhari has told soldiers that the war against Boko Haram is a “must w Buhari said this on Wednesday, while delivering the keynote address at the 2018 edition of the the Chief of Army staff Annual conference (COAS)…