The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it cannot probe Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, who is accused of receiving millions of dollars in bribe because he enjoys
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Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang, has assured that the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill is receiving due presidential attention. Enang made this
Labour Party, LP, has accused Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, of planning to organise an “illegal and unconstitutional convention”. LP in a statement on Thursday
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to tell Nigerians the kind of support the military is receiving in
Zainab Duke-Abiola, wife of late Moshood Abiola, has said the new book written by ex-president Goodluck Jonathan is a “monumental manipulation of historical facts and figures”. Jonathan on Tuesday, launched
Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has been booed and shouted down by an angry audience for attempting to reel out the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government. The drama ensued
The Nigerian Election Debate Group (NEDG) and Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) have announced dates for the 2019 presidential and vice-presidential election debates. The presidential debate is fixed for December
Donald Duke, the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has said that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP “baggage” will not allow its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar perform excellently
The Presidential Candidate of the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN), Mr. Fela Durotoye, has named Mrs. Khadijah Abdullahi-Iya, as his running mate for the 2019 poll. The Director General of
The Presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, ACPN, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has lamented the desperation of some presidential candidates to be in power. She said “Some of
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, Mr. Steve Oruruo, the spokesman of the Senator Ayogu Eze campaign organization has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Senator Eze, the gubernatorial
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Oye, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party
Spokesperson of the Atiku Campaign Organisation, Segun Sowunmi, and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, have clashed over the privatisation programme of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, when Chief Olusegun Obasanjo
A Kaduna State High Court sitting in Zaria has sentenced one Abdullahi Ibrahim to death by hanging. Justice Kabiru Dabo, while delivering the judgement, said that the offence committed by
The Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Danbatta, on Thursday raised the alarm over shutting down of telecommunications base stations by some state governments and agencies.
The House of Representatives said it would investigative circumstances surrounding the death of Michael Adikwu, a key suspect in the Offa, Kwara State robbery attack that claimed scores of lives
A Bill for an Act to amend the Public Holidays Act in order to declare June 12 as Democracy Day in Nigeria has passed the second reading at the House
The Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere, has told Governor Rochas Okorochas and his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, that it was over for them in the state. Madumere was
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that the ongoing strike by the union will continue until the federal government resolves all the issues in contention. The union,
The Presidency, on Thurday, hit back at former president, Goodluck Jonathan, over claims that there is more corruption in President Muhammadu Buhari’s government. This was contained in a statement signed
