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I Have No Hand In Move To Impeach My Deputy — Yahaya Bello
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State on Wednesday denied having any knowledge about the move by the state’s House of Assembly to impeach his deputy, Elder Simon Achuba. With just few weeks to the Nove…
Rise in non-communicable diseases worries health authorities
The UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, has called on the government to concentrate on tackling non-communicable diseases in the country, warning that they would soon surpass communica…
APC suspends Jibrin for anti-party activities
The All Progressive Congress (APC) has suspended a House of Representatives member, Abdulmuminu Jibrin, representing Bebeji /Kiru Federal Constituency. According to a statement by APC Chairman Bebeji…
Another Two Storey Building Collapse In Lagos
According to reports, the building collapse which took place in the morning of Thursday, did not lead to any casualty. Moreover, officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) are …
Buhari’s role: Omokri reacts to APC’s warning of Atiku
Reno Omokri, an ex-aide to former president Goodluck Jonathan, has reacted after the All Progressives Congress (APC) strongly condemned the 2019 presidential candidate of the opposition’s Peoples Dem…
Presidential election tribunal: Supreme Court fails to hear Atiku, PDP’s application
The Supreme Court failed on Tuesday, July 30, to hear the application filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate in the 2019 election. &…
Submit ministerial list to EFCC, PDP tells Senate
Nigeria’s main opposition party, the PDP, has urged the Senate to further give credibility to its ministerial screening by sending the names of the nominees to the anti-graft agency, EFCC. The party …
APC has uprooted ex-Senate president and his cronies in Kwara - Oshiomhole
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has said that former Senate president Bukola Saraki, and his cronies, have been uprooted politically in Kwara state by …
Drama as Oshiomhole, Obaseki meet in Aso Rock
The hostilities between the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole and Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, seemed to have come to an end on Wednesday. …
Ministerial list: Omokri makes corruption claims against Buhari’s nominee, Sylva, involves Keyamo
Reno Omokri, an ex-aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, has made some claims against some of the ministerial nominees undergoing screening at the Senate. &n…
Yahaya Bello faces legal battle with his deputy over alleged unpaid allowances
According to Achuba, the total sum accruing to his office since 2017 amounts to over N819 million. Achuba made the allegation in a letter he wrote to Governor Bello to intimate him of his plan to see…
Ministerial screening: Senate asks 3 nominees to ‘bow and go’
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday, July 24, began the screening of ministerial nominees asking three of them to simply ‘take a bow and go’ since they were former lawmakers. Those asked to ‘take a bow …
Ministerial list: APC in Enugu rejects Geoffrey Onyeama, asks Buhari to drop nominee
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Enugu chapter, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to drop the name of Geoffrey Onyeama, his former foreign affairs minister, from the cabinet list he sent to th…
BREAKING: Buhari’s Ministerial list: Akpabio, Keyamo, Saraki, others make list
President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial list to the Senate contains several former governors and Senators. Also in the list is human right lawyer, Festus Keyamo (Delta State). Other notable personal…
Akwa Ibom tribunal: REC instructed me to cancel Akpabio’s votes - PDP witness confesses
A witness of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom state, Alloysius William, made a stunning revelation on Saturday, July 20, about the February 23, National Assembly election in the state.…
Edo crisis: Oshiomhole denies instigating takeover of state assembly by Reps
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has denied the allegations that he instigated the takeover of the Edo state House of Assembly by the House of Represent…
Tribunal: I was shocked by results from areas under herdsmen attack – Witness
A Ward Collation Agent, Aliyu Abdullahi, on Wednesday, told the presidential election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja that he was shocked when he heard results the Independent National Electoral C…
Edo crisis: Reps give Gov. Obaseki seven-day ultimatum, threaten take over of Assembly
The House of Representatives has asked the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, to issue a fresh proclamation to convene the 9th House of Assembly in the state. The House issued a seven-day ultimat…
Tribunal summons INEC chair Yakubu to produce documents requested by Atiku, PDP Read
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) sitting in Abuja has ordered the chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and the Resident Electoral Commi…
Femi Taiwo Responds To Reno Omokri's Allegation About Election Results Server
Former presidential adviser, Reno Omokri yesterday alleged that an IT expert Femi Taiwo was the person behind INEC's election results server. The PDP has alleged that INEC transmitted election result…
