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…No, you’ve been on our wanted list — PoliceA 37-year-old suspected member of a notorious robbery gang, Philip Rome has been having difficulty convincing operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response…

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been crowned Premier League manager of the month, becoming the first person in the Manchester United dugout to win the award since Sir Alex Ferguson. The 1999 treble hero has won nine of his first 10…

The PDP governorship candidate for Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje, has slammed the government for clearing the tankers which normally cause traffic gridlock in Apapa. S The tankers where cleared off the highways and bridges in the…

Policemen attached to politicians in the ruling All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party as well as others serving Very Important Persons in the country will be withdrawn ahead of the February 16 elections. The…

ALEXANDER OKERE and TUNDE AJAJA take a look at the antecedent of President Muhammadu Buhari’s phenomenal support base in the North-West and North-East, and highlight some factors that will test his popularity in the zones during…

The African Democratic Congress, ADC has condemned the Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano for supporting the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The national chairman of the…

The presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has promised to work to hand over power to the younger generation if elected. He said yesterday at a rally in Calabar that if he becomes president next Saturday, he…

Nigeria and other African countries will soon heave a sigh of relief from the sloppy economic situation occasioned by price instability with the imminent completion of the Dangote Refinery and other modular refineries in Nigeria,…

Two female members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, serving in Ebonyi state have become the latest victims of the pants for rituals practice presently ravaging the country. The two corps member, it was gathered, were…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again made interventions in the Retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS) of the Foreign Exchange market totaling $279.13 million and CNY 46.92. Figures of the sales consummated on…

A Kaduna state high court on Friday issued a warrant of arrest against Muhammed Isah, chairman of Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). The warrant of arrest was issued by Mario Mohammed, a judge, after the chairman ignored several…

President Muhammadu Buhari would go into next Saturday’s Presidential Election, banking on what he calls his unassailable records of achievements and perhaps, his near cult followership in some parts of the country, especially in…

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Uche Secondus has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to ensure that the general election is free, fair and credible warning that his party…

…as Buhari arrives Lagos •APC, PDP in war of words•Yoruba don’t like PDP – Joe Igbokwe•APC has passed vote of no confidenceon itself in Lagos – Gani Taofeek President Muhammadu Buhari is set to touch down in Lagos today to…

Eurasia Group, reputed as the world’s largest political-risk consultancy, says President Muhammadu Buhari will win the February 16 presidential election. In its final Eurasia Group Politics First election forecast seen by…

The Peoples Democratic Movement, a pressure group founded by the late Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, has endorsed Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The group endorsed Atiku as its choice…

Olusegun Osoba, former governor of Ogun state, says those calling the TraderMoni initiative of the Buhari administration vote buying are fools. Speaking at a book presentation “Nigeria on Firmer Ground Towards Lasting Peace and…

PRESIDENT BUHARI PRESIDES OVER SIGN OF NSECOM AND ITS INVESTMENT PARTNERS B. L-R; President Muhammadu Buhari, Managing Director and Chief Executive officer Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA). Mr. Uche Orji and Minister of…

The Ohaneze Ndigbo has apologised to President Muhammadu Buhari over the endorsement of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), by Nnia Nwodo, its president-general. The group led by Uche…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,  has decried the alleged directive by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Presidency to shut down the venue for its Presidential campaign mega rally in Abuja billed for Saturday, describing it as…

Ethnic community leaders Association, Kano State (ECLAK), on Friday appealed to non-indigenes not to flee the state over the fear of violence during the forthcoming general elections. Rising from a joint executive council…

The euro held at a two-week low on Friday as traders nursed losses in a week of bad data that indicated an economic slowdown in Europe was spreading as trade tensions between United States and China remain high. The single…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over its attempt to demonise the APC, President Muhammadu Buhari administration and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…

Cristiano Ronaldo’s mum, Dolores Aveiro, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, and is currently fighting for her life. S The 64-year-old mother of four, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007, and underwent surgery and radio…