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Contrary to its earlier stand on procedure for primaries, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it would now apply direct mode of primary for all the elective offices in the 2019 general election. The new position by the…

The National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes, NANP, has declared support for the candidature of Bukola Saraki ahead of the 2019 presidential election. The association, therefore, called on all Nigerians to back the President of…

The reports that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State is planning to defect to the PEOPLES DEMOCARTIC PARTY PDP is a lie and a fake NEWS. The reports said that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has entered into an emergency…

Bank of America is facing backlash over reports that the company has frozen customer accounts over questions about their citizenship status. A report published Thursday by the Miami Herald profiles numerous Bank of America customers…

The illegal repatriation of foreign exchange to South Africa by MTN Nigeria aided by four banks has been contributing to the pressure on the exchange rate in Nigeria, financial experts have told Daily Trust. The repatriation has also…

NOT less than 3,000 residents of Ikoyi/Obalende/Eti-Osa Constituency 2 will benefit from free eyecare sponsored by the lawmaker representing Eti-Osa Constituency 2 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Gbolahan Olusegun Yishawu aka…

Bukola Saraki has purchased the presidential nomination form of the Peoples Democratic Party. The form was obtained on his behalf by the Director-General of the Saraki Presidential Campaign Organisation, Honourable Mohammed Wakil, at the…

Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, says he will remain in the upper legislative chamber forever, if he wants. Ekeweramdu said this on Thursday while speaking at the event organised by the Not Too Young To Run movement. The…

About 7,000 members of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) in Delta State, including two aides of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, have dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The decampees, mainly from Oleh…

President Muhammadu Buhari says those who take the risk of going through the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea are on their own. The president said this in Abuja when he played host to Angela Merkel, prime minister of Germany on…

A Kubwa Grade1 Area Court on Friday sentenced one Kingsley Emeahera to two weeks of community service for attempting to defraud a beer seller of N5,000. The judge Abdulwahab Mohammed ordered Emeahera to clean the court’s premises and…

The venture capital arm of Google-parent company Alphabet is leading a $56 million funding round in SambaNova Systems, a start-up building computer processors and software for artificial intelligence and data analytics. It's the…

The Hajj Commission in Zamfara on Friday confirmed the death of three local government chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the state in an auto crash in Saudi Arabia. The Public Relations Officer of the commission,…

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Thursday night declared that the government of the outgoing Osun State Governor, Rauf Aragbesola, has laid good foundation for the party to retain the…

According to Wizkid, he is Starboy’s new star, and going by his debut single, he may yet live up to the billing. Terri on Friday released ‘Bia’, his first solo effort under Starboy Entertainment, a long-awaited taste of his…

Opeyemi Bamidele, a former member of the house of representatives, has returned to Nigeria after two months treating gunshot injury in the UK and US. Bamidele, who served as the director-general of the Kayode Fayemi campaign in the…

Rinsola, daughter of MKO Abiola, presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 election, has resigned her membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a letter to the leadership of the party, Rinsola cited the reasons she…

The Charge d’Affaires en titre of Nigeria in Libya, Alex Kefas, has disclosed that about 165 Nigerian migrants arrived from Libya. This is even as he said the situation is so bad that the Nigerian Embassy in Libya usually rush…

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aspirant for the Abi/Yakkur Federal constituency, Jerome Egbe, has been abducted by gunmen in Calabar. An eyewitness, Cyprian Ido, said that the incident occurred on Thursday at about 11 a.m. at a…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday hosted the South West Caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to a dinner at the First Lady Conference hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met behind closed doors with the German Chancellor, Ms Angela Merkel at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Merkel’s visit to Nigeria is part of her visits to some African countries. The meeting…

Media Mogul, Dele Momodu has reacted to Senate President, Bukola Saraki’s declaration to run for presidency in 2019 election. The publisher of Ovation Magazine, while fielding questions from Nigerians on Twitter about the Senate…

Except it is carefully handled, the selection or election of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 elections may set the party on the path of fresh crisis and ultimately dash its hope of returning…