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President Buhari gives conditions for Nigeria’s support for African single currency agenda
It’s been nearly two decades since the idea of a single currency for West Africa was first mooted. Yet the sub-region is still...
2019 General Election: Adeosun’s resignation unsettles Amosun’s political camp in Ogun
…questions imposition of candidates through consensus nomination option The resignation of the minister of finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, from the cabinet of...
Read Kemi Adeosun’s Resignation Letter
Dear Excellency, Let me commence by thanking you profusely for the honour and privilege of serving under your inspirational leadership. It has been a truly...
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...
