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•Anyaoku, Tinubu, Ukiwe eulogise statesman at 90 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who has been campaigning against President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election, has been described as a failure by elder statesman Chief Ayo Adebanjo.…

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State fell off while alighting from his official car last Friday and injured his left foot, a statement from the Kogi State Government House, Lokoja, said on Tuesday. The statement signed by Mr Kingsley…

The Alake of Egbaland, Adedotun Gbadebo, says President Muhammadu Buhari deserves to be re-elected to enable him consolidate on the policies and programmes he has initiated to transform the country. Mr Gbadebo stated this when a…

A 13-year-old son of a policeman is suspected to have hanged himself in Gombe, the police said on Tuesday. Mary Malum, police public relations officer in Gombe state, said the boy identified as Muhammadu Al-amin, was found hanging in…

The Nigeria Police Force says it will arraign Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, at the federal high court in Lokoja, Kogi state capital, on May 10. Also to be arraigned alongside the lawmaker are the four suspects…

Some gunmen on Tuesday invaded the police station at Gegu village on Lokoja–Abuja road, killing two of the policemen on duty. William Aya, spokesman of the Kogi state police command, confirmed this to TheCable. “It is true that…

A member of the National Executive Committee, NEC, of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Alhaji Nasiru Danu has asked Nigerians to continue to support President Muhammadu Buhari saying the statements credited to former President…

Nigerian Lawyer, Festus Keyamo has reacted to reports of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo berating President Buhari who he called a failure and further warned Nigerians not to elect in 2019 election. In series of tweets. Festus Keyamo…

President Muhammadu Buhari will be returning to the United Kingdom but this time around for his annual vacation. Last year, Buhari spent up to 154 days in the UK treating an undisclosed ailment. He returned to the country on…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it seized 174,015 litres of smuggled petroleum products worth N27, 755,492 in one year. Seme, the border town between Nigeria and Republic Benin notorious for smuggling, is the preferred choice…

MOPED thugs are snatching tens of thousands of phones on UK streets to supply a booming black market run by crime lords in Nigeria. The mobiles, seized by acid-armed yobs, are shipped 4,500 miles to be sold for up to £560 to…

The body of young man was found hanging on a tree this evening at Efab Junction, Lokogoma, Abuja. The deceased who reportedly pulled off his clothes before hanging himself, according to online sources did it out of frustration. It was…

A former Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu,  and the lawmaker representing Delta North Senatorial District, Peter Nwaboshi,  have faulted the  fresh looters’ list released by the Federal Government on Sunday. Aliyu, in a…

Abdul Hamed Salawu aka Dullar the Chairman of Somolu Local Government, Lagos is lying critically ill in hospital after being assaulted at a street carnival on Easter Sunday. His brother, Sulayman, and personal assistant, Seun were also…

LAGOS State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday praised tax payers for performing their civic duty as he opened 21 roads and two bridges to mark Easter in Alimosho, the largest federal constituency in the country. He said the…

The Presidency on Monday night said the administration of President Muhammad Buhari would not join issues with former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his comments on Buhari administration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…

Former Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is to explain how about $250million of the $500million recovered from the family of the late Head of State, Gen.Sani Abacha, was withdrawn, The Nation learnt yesterday. The cash was…

A team of soldiers serving in Talasse town in Balanga local government of Gombe state have finally freed the senator representing Gombe south, who was held hostage by protesters. The…

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has rejected his inclusion in a list of alleged looters released by the Nigerian government on Sunday. Mr. Fani-Kayode is number 18 in a list of 24 individuals accused of having looted…

Joshua Lidani, senator representing Gombe south, has been held hostage by some youth of his constituency. Ibrahim Wala, an activist, disclosed in a Facebook live video on Monday. Wala said the senator who is in the Peoples…

Doyin Okupe, a former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, says all elections in the history of Nigeria have been rigged, with all political parties allegedly involved in the act. Okupe said this in reaction to the confession of…

Godknows Igali, a former permanent secretary in the ministry of power, says his name was smuggled into the “looters” list recently released by the federal government. In the 23-man list released by Lai Mohammed, minister of…

Ibrahim Babangida, former military president, says older Nigerians must give way for the young ones to take over. He said the youth, with their passion and zeal, can propel the country on the path of development. Babangida, the…

Kabiru Seidu a.k.a Osama, the last of the suspected criminals linked to Dino Melaye, a Senator representing Kogi West was allegedly planned and coordinated their escape from Police cell with the aid of some Nigeria Police officers at…