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The  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is spending about $1,080,000 (about N388million) on its ongoing lobbying in the United States, The Nation has learnt. The party is also polishing its image in the United Arab Emirates (UAE),…

The smart card reader will not fail as it did during the 2015 elections at some polling units, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Cross River State, Dr. Briyai Frankland, has said. “Our smart card readers have…

One of the victims, little Miss. Nwaba receiving treatment at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki in Ebonyi State. Ebonyi state Police Command on Wednesday arrested a 35 year-old man identified as Simeon Ogbala, who had killed…

The spokesman of the Caretaker Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, Tunde Oladunjoye, has raised the alarm of a threat to his life, saying the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, should be…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has told the National Council of State that it has concluded the identification and recruitment of 814,453 ad hoc staff for the forthcoming general elections. According to the…

Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili on Thursday morning stepped aside from the presidential race and has rather opted to help build a coalition to defeat the All Progressives Congress and the People’s Democratic Party in the February 16, 2019…

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says, it will test run the Lagos-Abeokuta standard gauge line early February. Mr Fidet Okhiria, the NRC Managing Director, who disclosed this on Wednesday at Ijoko in Ogun, while inspecting…

GROWTH INDUSTRY: CEO Brendan Kenned with marijuana 'tissue culture clones' at a Tilray’s Nanaimo headquarters. Photograph by Spencer Lowell for Fortune It’s just after 6, on a pitch-dark morning in December, and Brendan Kennedy is…

The wife of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mrs. Titi Abubakar on Wednesday called on the women in Ondo State to vote for her husband, Atiku Abubakar in the forthcoming presidential election. Mrs. Abubakar said…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate for the 2019 elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has denied a Lagos based coalition, claiming to be supporting him. < A coalition claiming to be Atiku’s Support…

A mammoth crowd of thronged the Sokoto stadium on Wednesday as President Muhammadu Buhari held his reelection campaign rally in the state. Buhari, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), pledged to…

Aliko Dangote, the President of Dangote Group, has disclosed that Dangote Petroleum Refinery will create $11 billion per annum market for Nigerian crude. The Africa’s richest man said the Nigerian crude was specifically designed…

A prosecution witness yesterday said Maryam Sanda, accused of killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, told the police that the fight between her and the deceased that allegedly led to his death was caused by a nude picture of a lady…

Influencer marketing is $10 billion industry without many rules. Photo: Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images In August, the YouTube beauty vlogger Marlena Stell uploaded a nine-minute video titled “My truth regarding the beauty community” to…

Senate President Bukola Saraki says the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, did not travel to the United States as an aide to the Senate President. The All Progressives Congress had said…

Abdul’aziz Yari, governor of Zamfara, says the 36 state governors will work towards the successful reelection of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Zamfara governor is the chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF). He made…

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged not to compromise in providing good leadership that would guarantee a better life for all Nigerians. Buhari made the pledge when he led All Progressives Congress presidential campaign team…

WhatsApp users in the country on Wednesday rejoiced that the messaging app did not crash on Tuesday contrary to what was experienced in some parts of the world. It would be recalled that several users worldwide, both on Android…

Ellie Goulding, Rita Ora and other celebrities have agreed to spell out in social media posts if they are being paid to promote a brand, Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority said on Wednesday. The agency said it has…

Alex Badeh, Nigeria's former Chief of Defence Staff, has been buried in Abuja. Badeh died from gunshot injuries sustained when his vehicle was attacked on his way from his farm along Abuja-Keffi Road on December 18, 2018. A…

Detectives may have found more “suspicious” funds in Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen’s accounts, The Nation has learnt. There are also “suspicious” transactions, including an $800,000 Standard Chartered Bank…

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON)  is  seeking new investors to take over nationalised lender, Polaris Bank after elections next month. It is also taking stock of the bank’s assets ahead of the sale, its…

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Tuesday denied endorsing any presidential candidate. It also advised Christians to avoid violence before, during and after the forthcoming 2019 general elections. The body further…

The House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected the recommendation of its committee that the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) reinstates its contract with Intels, a logistics maritime operator. The House said the company which…