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Sanwo-Olu names campaign co-ordinators Hamzat: I am preparing for screening The fate of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State hung in the balance last night as President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Leader of the All…

Bribery is a fact of life for most people in Nigeria, whether it's a daily "dash" of a few naira to traffic police or payment of an "administration fee" to speed up maddening bureaucracy. On another level there's the preferential…

A commercial bus driver, Obinna Obasi, was sentenced to one month imprisonment for stealing a police officer’s wallet containing some items, including N33,000 and $20. The Magistrate, Mrs Ope Agbe, who sentenced Obasi, said he was…

There were indications on Thursday that the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, had yet to back down on his decision to find an alternative to the incumbent governor of the state, Akinwunmi Ambode, in…

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Yusuf Bichi as the new director-general of the Department of State Service (DSS). Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday. The statement…

As part of its moves to curb multiple taxes, the Federal Inland Revenue Service has urged local government autorities to recognise stickers presented to them from other regions in the country. It stated, “To avoid incidence of double…

Rene Meulensteen believes Manchester United would be in a much brigher situation today had they appointed Ryan Giggs as Sir Alex Ferguson’s successor in 2013. The legendary Scottish manager left Old Trafford after 26 years in charge…

Ahead of his formal defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), this Saturday, immediate past chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state, Hon. Moshood Salvador, has directed his followers to urgently register…

Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) said on Thursday it had signed U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka as its next brand ambassador. Nissan wants to tap the tennis star’s youth, drive and Japanese roots to appeal to younger…

Three lecturers at the Lagos State University (LASU) may be sacked anytime from now over cases of alleged sexual harassment of their students. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt in Lagos on Thursday that the governing council of…

The leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide (OYC) has dismissed the sit-at-home order issued by the leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (ipob) slated to hold on Friday, September 14, 2018. It distanced itself…

Drinks giant Coca-Cola has agreed its biggest UK sponsorship deal by becoming Premier League football’s seventh and final commercial partner. It will become the official soft drink partner of the league, joining other sponsors…

The All Progressives Congress said on Thursday that it was not disturbed by the effective defection of Speaker Yakubu Dogara to the Peoples Democratic Party, saying the top lawmaker has no political value to be considered a loss.…

The police are still holding former Director-General of the State Security Service Lawal Daura without charges 37 days after he was first taken into custody following his dismissal by then-Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. Human…

A federal high court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to pay N10 million in damages for the illegal detention of Jones Abiri, a Bayelsa-based journalist. Abiri, publisher of Weekly Source Newspaper,…

Barely 24 hours after Femi Otedola news of running for Lagos state governorship was reported, a fan has made music to show support for the news. The Business Mogul and Chairman of Forte Oil PLC is to run under the Peoples’ Democratic…

The Ekiti State House of Assembly has approved the N10 billion supplementary budget presented by Ayodele Fayose, the outgoing Governor of the state. On September 11, Fayose had forwarded a supplementary bill, titled ‘2018 Revised…

The Accord Party has expelled the former Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, over alleged anti-party activities, which the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party said had caused chaos and anarchy…

A group known as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) New Youth Circuit has urged the party’s leadership to field Lagos State Governor, Akinwumi Ambode, as its automatic candidate ahead of the 2019 elections in the state. The group…

Olusegun Mimiko, immediate past Governor of Ondo State, has joined the presidential race ahead of the 2019 general election, SaharaReporters just learnt. Mimiko and his supporters are currently in Abuja, where he will "officially…

A Presidential aspirant, Fela Durotoye has called on Nigerians to donate towards the purchase of a N3.5 million nomination form to enable him contest in the presidential primary election of the Alliance for a New Nigeria (ANN). The…

Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Babatunde Balogun, has dismissed reports of a plot to impeach Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for obtaining and submitting his form to go for a second term. He made this known…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has given an order mandating the West African Examination Council (WAEC), through its Director General or any other designated officer of the council to depose to an affidavit confirming or denying…

The Federal Government has said it doesn’t want MTN Nigeria to die but that it must abide by the rules and regulations guiding business transactions in the country. This is coming just as Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited said…