President Muhammadu Buhari has requested Senate’s authorization for a fresh $2,868,540,000 external loan. This request was contained in a letter to the Senate yesterday which was read on the floor
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Winner of the just concluded All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, governorship primary election in Abia state, and former Group Managing Director of Diamond Bank, Dr. Alex Otti, has been presented
A former Peoples Democraic Party (PDP) Deputy Chairman, Chief Bode George has advised the party’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on his choice of deputy. He said Atiku should consider the Southwest
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Emeka Ihedioha has expressed confidence that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar will win the presidential election in 2019. Last week, Ihedioha emerged
Akwa Ibom chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused former governor of the state, Senator Godswill Akpabio of planning media attacks against the PDP leaders and chieftains. The chapter
Hundreds of passengers were on Wednesday stranded as protesting members of the aviation unions shutdown operations at the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2, operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited. The News
The Federal Government is set to commence the final verification and payment of N22.6 billion entitlements to all former staff of the defunct Nigeria Airways. This was contained in a
Sequel to the resurgence of violence in some communities of Plateau State, a group under the aegis of Plateau Indigenous Christian Ministers’ Forum (PIMFO), has called for the withdrawal of
Kenneth Omeruo says Nigeria will play well in their home and away 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, qualifiers against Libya this month. The Super Eagles are at home to
The Senate is to set up a technical committee to study some bills that President Muhammadu Buhari declined assent to. This followed a Point of Order raised by the Leader
Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, IBB, has charged the National Defence College to urgently initiate policy for the purpose of enhancing governance and security in Nigeria. He said
The Yoruba community in Northern Nigeria has lamented incessant cases of violence in Jos, Plateau State, leading to the loss of lives and valuable property among its members. Last week,
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has set up a special team to grill the outgoing Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose. The Governor will lose his immunity in
The Senate Majority Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan, (APC) has made a u-turn in his threat to remove Senate President, Bukola Saraki from office. Lawan had told the leadership of the
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has fired another shot at President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement from his media office in Abuja on
A group in Enugu North Senatorial District of Enugu State, known as “Nsukka Zonal Strategic Group (NZSG)”, has unanimously endorsed Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for a second term in office, resolving
The Ondo State police command has arrested one Mr. Ebenezer Adedimola, the boyfriend of late Ajila Seun, who was allegedly raped and stabbed to death in her mother’s house. This
Mr Tanko Beji, Chairman of the PDP in Niger State has said that outgoing Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has no reason to leave the party over the outcome of
Members of the Pan Yoruba Socio-cultural group, Afenifere, on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, the Ogun State cpaital, over the 2019 polls. At
A 330KVA transformer to improve electricity supply to Daura Local Government Area and surrounding communities in Katsina State, will receive contributions from the European Union and the French Development Bank,
