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Senate President Bukola Saraki says his declaration to run for office of the president was not meant to put the Not Too Young To Run movement in a difficult position. On Thursday, the senate president declared his intention to run at…

Presidential aspirant and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore has rejected the emergence of Fela Durotoye as the consensus candidate of the Presidential Aspirants Coming Together, PACT. DAILY POST reports that Durotoye, who…

The revenue reporting template to be used by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for remittances to the federation account allocation committee (FAAC) will be ready in September. Kemi Adeosun, the minister of finance,…

A young lady identified as Esther narrated how she jumped from a moving vehicle to escape being kidnapped in Rivers State. She took to her twitter handle yesterday, to narrate how she jumped from a moving vehicle just to save her…

Kingsley Moghalu, presidential candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), has withdrawn from the Presidential Aspirants Coming Together (PACT) which produced Fela Durotoye as its consensus candidate ahead of 2019 elections. PACT…

A custom-made jacket worn to Nigeria by Theresa May, British prime minister, caught the attention of many. The jacket particularly turned heads because it was made by Nigerian designer, Emmanuel Okoro. May visited Nigeria on…

Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto state, has picked the presidential nomination form of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The politician, who defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the PDP earlier in the…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says poor remittances by electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trader (NBET) has deepened liquidity challenge in the sector. In the 2017…

The National Assembly joint committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday gave a harmonised final figure on the budget of INEC for the 2019 general election. The committee, after considering the initial…

The Federal Government is determined to achieve food security. It plans to revive 20 fertiliser blending plants this year. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the revival of 11 of the plants is saving the country $200 million yearly.…

The ‘Not Too Young To Run’ movement has dissociated itself from the formal declaration by Bukola Saraki to run for president on the platform of the opposition party, PDP. Mr Saraki, the senate president, formally made his intention…

President Muhammadu Buhari will Friday depart for China to participate in the 7th Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) scheduled to hold September 3 – 4, 2018 in Beijing.The president’s first engagement in Beijing…

Not less than 41 Nigerian prostitutes were arrested in Weiba, Ghana around a place called Choice where several pubs operate at night. The arrest of the prostitutes followed a tip-off from some residents in the area who had commented over…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday said he would not defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) anymore, even if he failed to secure the party’s presidential ticket. Atiku stated this in Minna while addressing…

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the recent gale of defections in the All Progressives Congress could not upset what he called the ‘super structure’ of the party. Buhari, who was addressing the party leaders during the National…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has adopted indirect primary for all elective positions apart from the presidential election. The decision was taken at the 6th national executive committee (NEC) meeting of the party in Abuja on…

Senate President Bukola Saraki has declared his intention to run against President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. Buhari is seeking a second term on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking on Thursday at a…

Barcelona are confident they will sign Paul Pogba from Manchester United before transfer deadline. The English transfer window is closed, but the rest of Europe (except Italy) is still open for business. The summer window…

A 7 year old girl has confirmed to two housewives that she slept with their husbands. It has been discovered that two married men continually defiled a 7-year-old girl in their compound in Lagos after the girl opened up. The…

The recent activities of churches in Ghana could result in taxation by the government, President Akufo-Addo stated. The President speaking at a synod of the Global Evangelical church at the University of Ghana, remarked that the church…

The 57 suspected homosexuals, arrested by the officers attached to the Lagos State Police in Egbeda area of the state have been granted bail. They were arrested at the Kelly Ann hotel in Egbeda, Lagos state, last weekend, have been…

• Ogbeh: No excuse for loan default • Nigeria saves $800m from local rice production The federal government has disbursed N150 billion to local farmers under the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) in…

The Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) has embarked on the construction of the $120 million Bonny-Bono road. The road which will connect Bonny to Port Harcourt is slated for completion within 40 months. The company also plans…

Telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria has claimed that all dividends it paid to its shareholders between 2007 and 2015 were approved by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The telecoms company was reacting to the claim by the apex…