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The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved the review of the timetable for the conduct of the 2018 primary elections of the party. By the original schedule, presidential primaries were to…

The Mandate Movement, a group within the Lagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which is rooting for emergence of Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the next governor, has reportedly reached out to another aspirant, Dr Femi Hamzat.…

Jimi Agbaje, Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2015, has confirmed he will run again in 2019. Speaking with NAN on Wednesday, Agbaje said he initially didn’t want to, but his supporters convinced…

The sale of 21 percent  shares  of the Federal Government in the Nigerian  Security Printing and Minting (NSPM) Plc to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will contribute over N17 billion to the national treasury, Director General of the…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has confirmed that the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State, Ademola Adeleke sat for its examination in 1981. WAEC made the…

Ekiti State Governor-Elect, Kayode Fayemi, has set up a 37-member Inauguration Committee, charged with the responsibility of organising a hitch-free ceremony to usher in the new administration on October 16, 2018. The Committee is to…

Rep. Umar Bago (APC-Chanchaga) says he will support the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor. Abubakar Bello of Niger with 100 cars. Bago, who stated this on Tuesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in…

A United States, US-based Nigerian group has protested strongly against the threat to kill the lone Christian captive in the hands of Islamic militant group, Boko Haram, ’Leah Sharibu, asking the Federal Government to allow interested…

PRESSURE was, yesterday, mounting on the Lagos State governor, Mr. Akinwnumi Ambode to drop out of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship contest in the face of increasing differences between him and the grassroots of the…

The controversy trailing the amendment of the Electoral Act by the National Assembly appears to have been laid to rest. The National Assembly joint committee on Electoral Matters yesterday adopted a comprehensive Electoral Act…

Saturday’s governorship election in Osun state is unique not because it goes into history as the first to be contested by 48 candidates but for the fact that unlike most two-way horse race, there are four strong candidates. Political…

Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, the director general of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), says the mandatory use of the national identity number (NIN) will begin in January 2019. In a statement released on Tuesday, Aziz said…

The Ekiti governorship election petition tribunal will continue its sitting in Abuja. The decision to relocate the tribunal from Ekiti state followed a request made by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the panel. When…

A group, Grassroot Movement for Buhari/Osinbajo on Tuesday, declared it’s resolve to obtain West African Examination Council, GCE, form for the governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sen. Ademola Adeleke. The group,…

The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAM), on Tuesday announced its support for one of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirants, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The aspirant is the Managing Director of Lagos State…

Former Governor of Abia state, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, on Tuesday disclosed that the erstwhile leader of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is in London, where he had earlier fled. Kalu made the revelation in an…

Last year saw the teaser of Between released, a movie written and directed by Daniel Ademinokan. Set in Atlanta, Georgia, Between stars Stella Damasus in what will be her return to acting on a big project since the 2015 Roberts Peters…

Orji Kalu, former Abia governor, on Tuesday pleaded with Ibrahim Babangida, former military head of state, to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election bid. Kalu, who met with Babangida in Niger state, told journalists that he…

Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel claims Liverpool’s last-gasp 3-2 win over his side at Anfield on Tuesday night was “not logical or correct”. The French champions came from two goals down to level the Champions League Group C…

Fresh facts have emerged on why the sale of 9mobile still lingers despite the declaration of Teleology Holdings Limited as the preferred bidder by Barclays Africa, the financial adviser handling the sale. The Executive Vice Chairman…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has explained why it has resorted to contractor-financing of its pipeline and other facilities development in recent times. Delivering the keynote speech at the Nigerian…

Managing Director of Aero Contractors, Captain Ado Sanusi, yesterday faulted the claims that the disputed Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 jets were stolen at the Lagos airport. Sanusi, who stated that the processes of moving an aircraft are…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again intervened in the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market to the tune of $210 million. According to the figures obtained from the CBN on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, the Bank offered $100million…

A Kubwa grade 1 area court, Abuja, on Tuesday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Hope Uzodinma, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator from Imo state, accused of issuing N200 million dud cheque.‎ Uzodinma, Smiec Engineering…