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Former Ogun State governor, Olusegun Osoba’s son, Olumide Osoba has cried out over an alleged threat on is life and that of his family. He said he has been receiving threats since he released a statement condemning the alleged ‘consensus…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has ordered electricity distribution companies to refund monies paid by persons who did not receive meters under the scrapped Credited Advanced Payment for Metering Initiative…

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has denied replacing his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, with the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. George Eche, as his preferred successor in 2019. DAILY POST gathered that Mr. Eche allegedly…

Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola yesterday announced today as public holiday to commemorate the new Islamic year, 1440 After Hijrah (A.H). Also, Kano, Jigawa and Oyo states have declared today public holiday. A statement…

A former Chairman of the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers, King Theophilus Princewill, has stated that the co-founder of Sahara Group, Pastor Tonye Cole, is needed to give leadership in the Niger Delta state. Princewill,…

Former Vice-President and PDP presidential aspirant Atiku Abubakar is pleading with former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido to step down for him in the party’s presidential primary. The former vice president made the plea yesterday…

A cartoonist is facing calls to apologise for a ‘racist’ depiction of Serena Williams facing Naomi Osaka. It shows Serena Williams, 36, as a petulant child jumping in the air with a smashed racket on the ground, with a dummy lying on the…

We are aware of a conjectured write up and false alarm by the Kwara state chapter of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, under the supreme leadership of Senate President Bukola Saraki, claiming 'some staff of a privately owned radio…

Representatives of the Association of Cattle Sellers, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), NATO, Sheikh Gumi Market Association, among others, have purchased the expression of interest form and nomination form…

Urhobo political leaders and elders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Delta Central senatorial district, have expressed dissatisfaction with Ovie Omo-Agege, the senator representing the area in the National Assembly, They made…

Supporters of Joshua Dariye, the imprisoned former Governor of Plateau State, are claiming he has purchased his election forms to contest for a seat in the National Assembly in the 2019 elections. According to a post on Facebook by one…

Suleiman Abba, former inspector-general of police, picked nomination and expression of interest forms at the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja, on Monday. He is seeking to clinch the party’s ticket…

Jonah Jang, a former governor of Plateau state, says his priority if elected Nigeria’s president will be to fight corruption. Addressing reporters in Abuja on Monday, Jang said he is the best candidate to pick the presidential ticket…

Enrico Monfrini, the Swiss lawyer hired by Nigeria to recover Abacha Loot, says Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of the federation (AGF), is trying to change the facts on the $321 million recovered from Luxembourg. TheCable had…

The Osun State governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, on Sunday vouched for the competence of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the September 22 Osun governorship election, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, to succeed him. He assured that…

The Army, Police and other security Agencies in Imo state, Monday warned members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) against disrupting public peace over the September 14 sit-at-home order. The state Commissioner of…

French football club, Saint-Etienne have confirmed the death of their former defender William Gomis after he was ‘shot dead with an AK47′ at the age of 19. According to reports in France, the defender was killed in a shooting…

…Definite hearing commences October 2 A Wuse Magistrate Court in Abuja has dismissed all applications brought before it by BGL Plc and her subsidiaries objecting to their trial before the court. Chief Magistrate, Chinyere…

Forbes has ranked Nigeria 3rd best in Africa in terms of “investor protection”. Rwanda and South Africa were rated above Nigeria on the African continent. A total of  153 countries were surveyed. The American business magazine…

…Group CEO assures of amicable settlement MTN Nigeria Monday said in order to protect its assets and shareholder rights within the confines of the law, it  has approached the Federal High Court for injunctive relief to restrain the…

The Executive Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday picked his nomination form for second term race to govern the state. He picked the form at the All Progressives Congress (APC) Headquarters in Abuja. Ambode arrived…

The Presidency on Monday said it hopes the certificate forgery allegation against the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, would soon be proven as false, disclosing that investigations are still on, even after more than 60 days since the…

Chelsea boss, Maurizio Sarri has finally revealed the person that can make him to stop smoking cigarettes. The Italian, however, said that his father, Amerigo is the only one person who can make him quit smoking. “When my father…

The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has spent about N1.310 billion in various power project expansion, with intended additional supply of power meant to boost supply to residents of Oniru, Maroko and Lekki…