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2019: Buhari will get 2m votes in Delta – Emerhor
The leader of Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Olorogun Otega Emerhor, on Thursday assured president Muhammadu Buhari of two million votes from Delta...
Plans to impeach Buhari will fail overwhelmingly, group to Saraki and Dogara
All Progressives Congress (APC) Grassroots Youths for Change has described the impeachment threat issued against President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday by the National...
FG declares June 12 Democracy Day
The Federal Government Wednesday has declared June 12 Democracy Day. Many in Nigeria has described June 12, 1993 as the most suitable and...
Ojudu Distances Himself From Fake Media Interview
Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu denied on Wednesday that he granted an interview with a deliberate intent...
Bizarre! Woman says she killed husband for beating their cat – Police
A U.S woman confessed to police on Sunday she shot and killed her husband because he was beating the family cat, according to...
SERAP urges Buhari to ‘prosecute beneficiaries of N17bn election expenses’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to use his leadership position to...
Appeal Court clears former NIMASA DG Akpobolokemi of N2.6bn alleged fraud
In a decision handed down Friday, the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, discharged and acquitted a former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime...
How Nigeria Has Changed During Buhari’s 3rd Year In Office, By The Numbers
Over President Buhari’s 3rd year in office, Nigeria underwent some changes that he would probably cheer. The economy continued strengthening (including, yes, the...
Erosion, weeds headache returns to Okhuarobo street, Benin City
Weeds are growing out of control on some streets and roads in Benin city, prompting residents to launch a campaign for better maintenance. Erosion...
Ex-governor of Taraba state Reverend Jolly Nyame jailed for 14 years for corruption
Former Governor of Taraba State, Jolly Nyame has been jailed for 14 years for his role in a sensational corruption case which drew...
2019: US, UK and 22 others Call for Free, Fair and Inclusive Elections in Nigeria
The United States government Tuesday urges Nigeria to hold free, fair and inclusive elections in 2019 as Nigerians celebrate the day on which...
Buhari urges voters to seize the moment as election nears, get PVC and vote their choice
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday advised Nigerians to ensure they get their Permanent Voters Card and vote anybody of their choice devoid of religion...
Former PDP minister Adeyeye dumps party for APC, vows to work for Fayemi’s victory
A former Minister of state for Works Prince Dayo Adeyeye, has defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
3 years later…and you didn’t fail to disappoint
By Ephraim Adiele Happy Democracy Day, Mr. President How are you, work and family? Dear Sir, I have not been a fan of you...
2018 Budget: Presidency explains why Buhari is yet to assent signature
The Presidency has reacted to enquiries on why President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to sign the 2018 appropriation bill into law. “This document...
Twenty-six countries sign commitment to AU’s Single African Sky without Nigeria
The African Union Commission chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has said that twenty-six African countries have so far committed to the establishment of the...
