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Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he believes the “rebellion” within the ruling party will be crushed. On Wednesday, aggrieved members in the APC floated a new faction — the Reformed APC…

Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, did not participate in the mandatory one-year national youth service scheme. Instead, she forged an exemption certificate many years after graduation, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report.…

Ali Ndume, the senator representing Borno South in the National Assembly, has revealed why his colleagues are allegedly afraid of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and compromise on critical issues. He claimed that senators…

Facebook Inc. co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has overtaken Warren Buffett as the world’s third-richest person, further solidifying technology as the most robust creator of wealth. Zuckerberg, who trails only Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has paid $1billion out of its $5billion cash call arraers. The Group Managing Director Dr. Maikanti Baru stated this in Abuja while addressing the corporation’s workers via a mail…

Ahead of their defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC), leaders of Reformed All Progressives Congress(R-APC) have tabled tough demands before the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). While some of the demands have been…

Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Ayodele Fayose, Governor of Ekiti State, thinks next Saturdays election will be rigged because, like an armed robber, he is afraid that his instruments of…

The Nigeria Police Force said it has arrested five suspects for their alleged involvement in the death of seven policemen in Abuja. The policemen who were on stop and search duty in Galadimawa area of Abuja were killed by gunmen on…

State chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC), one of the parties that joined up to form the All Progressives Congress (APC), have disowned the leader of the Reformed All Progressives Congress (R-APC), Alhaji Buba…

In a video released on Friday night, Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, announced his return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Melaye was elected to the house of representatives under the platform of the PDP in…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the recent policy of 500 per cent increase in tariff on locally produced alcohol, spirits and tobacco, saying the policy would be counter-productive and lead to job loss. In a letter to…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, on Friday, July 6, granted N500 million bail to a former governor of Benue State, Mr Gabriel Suswam. Suswam, who was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) two…

Prof. Itse Sagay, Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption ( PACAC) has described the breakaway faction of the ruling All Progressives Congress ( APC), Reformed APC as itinerant politicians who decided to leave…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it registered no fewer than 10 million Nigerians in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at the…

Scores of loyalists and supporters of Senate President Bukola Saraki marched through the major streets of Ilorin, Kwara state capital on Friday to celebrate the victory of Saraki at the Supreme Court. The Ilorin emirate community…

The Police authority has dismissed the Policeman who shot a Corp member, Miss Linda Angela Igwetu in Abuja on Wednesday night. The Police also said the policeman, Benjamin Peters  has been  arraigned before a court of competent…

Uruguay were seeking to make the semifinals for the second time in the last three World Cup tournaments while France had not gotten as far since the 2006 tournament. But two goals in either half gave France a hard-fought 2-0 win. A…

Richard Akindele, a professor of Management Accounting at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has finally raised the veil on events that culminated in his dismissal by the institution. Mr Akindele was recently dismissed…

Buba Galadima, National Chairman of the Reformed All Progressives Congress (R-APC), says the breakaway faction of the ruling party has enough support in the National Assembly to impeach…

A three-storey building which has apparently gotten weak with age, has come crashing down in a community in Ibadan. A building has collapsed at Yemetu area in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, causing serious commotion in the area. No less…

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday refused a bail application filed by Fred Ajudua, a serial fraud suspect. Ajudua is facing trial alongside one Joseph Ochunor on a 12-count charge…

Former Senate President and elder statesman, Senator Ameh Ebute has called on Bukola Saraki, President of the 8th Senate to immediately resign in order to save the image of the entity called Nigeria. Ebute, who was President of the…

Senate President Bukola Saraki is delighted after the Supreme Court freed him of the charges of false asset declaration brought against him by the Federal government. Saraki, who had been involved in a series of court cases for…

President Muhammad Buhari is visiting Borno State to commemorate the 2018 Nigerian Army Day celebrations with the troops in the state. He was welcomed to the state by Governor Kashim Shettima, as well as the Chiefs of Army Staff and…