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Buhari will get 2.5 million votes from Katsina alone, says Governor

The Governor of Katsina, Aminu Masari, has said President Muhammadu Buhari will get nothing less than 2.5 million votes from the state in...

President Weah plays 79 minutes for national team against Eagles at the age of 51

President of Liberia George Weah lined out for the national team in a friendly against the Super Eagles of Nigeria on Tuesday, aged...

Former Minister Bolaji Abdullahi enters race for Kwara governor

Former Minister of Youth Development and Sports Bolaji Abdulahi, will officially jump into the race for Kwara governor on Wednesday, setting off what...

2019: A brief manual of Nigerian politics by Reuben Abati 

The political primaries are scheduled to hold between this month and the next and definitely by the end of October 2018, the hustling...

Corruption allegations aimed at tarnishing my image – Kachikwu

Allegations of corruption against Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, were made in an attempt to tarnish the image of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources,...

PVC not condition for N10,000 loan, says Presidency

The Presidency has denied that beneficiaries of the Federal Government Trade moni, N10,000 collateral free loan must present their Permanent Voters Cards (PVC), before...

Tax Evasion: FG to seize accounts of nearly 7,000 billionaires

By Ruth Olurounbi Head of Nigeria’s tax agency, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says Nigeria is now strategizing on how to seize bank...

Presidency dismisses allegation against CoS as ‘fiction’

Untrue; a work of fiction; nothing more than falsehoods from disgruntled people. That’s what the Presidency says about report linking the Chief of...

Fayose drops out of presidential race

Governor Ayo Fayose ended his presidential bid on Saturday according to his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi. The Ekiti governor had long ago been...

Minister of Sports Dalung To Buhari: Declare State of Emergency in Plateau, Benue, Zamfara

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to impose State of Emergency in Plateau, Benue,...

Tremors cause panic among Abuja residents

Tremors were felt in some parts of Abuja on Friday morning. In the city scores of people took to the streets to see...

Direct Primaries: Delta APC leaders supports Oshiomhole-led party plans

The Leaders and Elders of the  mainstream of APC in Delta State, led by Olorogun Otega Emerhor and Chief Hyacinth Enuha, on Wednesday...

MTN in another trouble with Nigerian govt, accused for withholding $2bn in taxes

MTN Nigeria is in fresh trouble with the Nigerian government accusing it of withholding $2 billion in taxes. The Nigerian government has, therefore,...

Forex: CBN gives Market $210m boost

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made available the sum of $210 million, to meet customers’ requests in various segments of the...

Nigeria-China partnership results in $5bn projects for W/African country – Buhari

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday in Beijing that his country’s partnership through e Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) has resulted in...