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Less than two years after the Independent National Electoral Commission deregistered 74 political parties due to their poor performance in the 2019 general elections, the commission says no…

A former Jigawa State governor and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has accused members of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the National Assembly of…

Troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army(NA) in conjunction with other security agencies while conducting Exercise GOLDEN DAWN have arrested one Godwin Nnamdi, a notorious leader of the proscribed…

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says the money left behind for Nigeria by former President Goodluck Jonathan at the point of his departure on May 29, 2015 was not enough to run the affairs…

As the COVID-19 disease seem to have made a comeback in Nigeria, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Saturday banned opening of night clubs. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that in addition, the FCTA also…

There was wild jubilation in Imo State Secretariat Friday, December 24, as workers received their 13th-month salary as promised by Governor Hope Uzodinma. As alert of the payment started hitting their phones from Wednesday…

At least 500 Muslims have attended a Christmas church service in Kaduna as part of efforts to promote peace and unity among the faithful of the two religions (Christianity and Islam). While receiving the congregation in his…

The service chiefs  got a fresh marching order from President Muhammadu Buhari to crush the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), which has overtaken Boko Haram in the North…

An Ekiti-based traditionalist, Dada Ifasooto, spent six months in the custody of the Department of State Services in Abuja. He tells KAYODE OYERO how the secret police pronounced him innocent and released him on December 24,…

A former member of the House of Representatives in Ogun State, Hon. Oladidupo Adebutu, has said, “the security challenges facing Nigeria this time should not be used as an avenue to divide the…

In 2019, the Nigerian Senate spent about N3.6 billion that it could not account for, an audit report has revealed. There was also no evidence to show what the funds were used for. The Senate also failed to remit taxes to the…

The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) on Saturday in Abuja described Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State as Nigeria’s politics shining light as he celebrates his 72nd birthday. Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State and…

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, has slammed President Buhari’s government for being “totally oblivious to the cherished values of the sacredness of life”. He also warned his northern brethren that…

Analysis of data obtained from the General Medical Council of Britain has revealed that 805 Nigeria-trained doctors were licensed between July and December 25, 2021. Also, the number of Nigerian-trained doctors in the United…

There is an outbreak of COVID-19 at Nigeria’s seat of power, with some presidential aides testing positive. Premium Times had named those affected as the President’s Aide-de-camp…

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has ordered the release of the female soldier who got engaged to a corps member at the Yikpata Orientation Camp of the National Youth…

The Department of State Services has released one Dada Ifasooto, about six months after he was secretly arrested. Ifasooto was wrongfully detained on July 16, 2021, and thrown into an underground cell after he was accused of…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) said the Iyana-Odo/Baruwa pipeline fire will not disrupt the supply of petroleum products across the country. Malam Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director of NNPC gave the assurance…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says bulk power transmission has been restored around Akangba in Lagos after an inferno caused the collapse of five transmission line towers. Spokesperson of the commission, Ndidi…

A mobile phone technician who was arrested for kidnapping a nine-year-old pupil of a private school in the New Nyanya area of Nasarawa State said his intention was to use the proceeds of the crime to start a mobile phone retail…

There was massive turnout at the wedding fatiha of the daughter of former governor of Kano state, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau. Kwankwaso served as Waliyyi, who gave out the daughter of…

Amidst excitement and amazement, Nigerians trooped out to board the free train rides offered by the federal government which took effect yesterday across the entire Nigerian…

The Anambra state government has described the news that herders invaded the newly-built airport in Umueri, as a fiction taken too far. In a statement, Anambra State Commissioner for…

Hajiya Rabi Shinkafi, the former Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs in Zamfara State, is originally from Imo, according to sources. Shinkafi made the headlines after she…