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The minister of women affairs and social development, Senator Aisha Alhassan has resigned her position in order to contest the 2019 governorship election. President Muhammadu Buhari confirmed the resignation in his acceptance of her…

Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress  (APC), has asked Senate President Bukola Saraki to step down. Speaking with journalists after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari and some APC senators in…

President Muhammadu Buhari inspected the proposed his campaign office in Abuja on Wednesday. This happened less than 48 hours to his 10-day trip to London. Femi Adesina, spokesman of the president, said Vice-President Yemi…

Hadiza Abdullateef, the 3rd wife of the Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs Archives, Dr Abdul-Hakeem Abdul-Lateef, has raised concern after sharing a post on her IG page. The mother of two, who recently bagged a Masters degree…

Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says Senate President Bukola Saraki slowed down the progress of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mohammed said this on Wednesday while briefing state house correspondents after the weekly…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday nullified April 25, 2018, judgment of the Federal High Court which had struck down the National Assembly’s election re-ordering provision of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018. Although…

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone “C” Owerri, Imo State, says it has seized a container carrying 11 bales, each containing 400 pairs of new set of military camouflage uniform totaling 4,400 sets. The seized…

President Muhammadu Buhari will begin another round of vacation from Friday. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday.…

The Independent National Electoral Commission says the August 17 deadline for the Continuous Voter Registration will not be extended. The commission said the exercise would resume after the 2019 General Elections scheduled from Feb.…

An Osun High Court sitting in Osogbo on Wednesday adjourned till August 6 proceedings in the certificate suit involving the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the September 22 governorship election, Senator Ademola Adeleke. The…

FCMB Bank (UK) Limited, an independently incorporated subsidiary of First City Monument Bank Limited (which is a member of FCMB Group Plc), has introduced its Personal and Business banking proposition in London, United Kingdom and…

Twenty-three out of the 24 members of the Kwara State House of Assembly on Wednesday defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party. Only the member representing Ojomu/Balogun Constituency of Offa…

Popular Ugandan socialite and model, Judith Heard has been arrested by authorities in Uganda over her Nood photos which were leaked back in May. She was arrested on Tuesday at Kampala city streets and taken to the Kampala Central…

Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto state, has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).  This comes less than 24 hours after Senate President Bukola Saraki and Abdulfatah Ahmed, governor…

The Lagos State Government has said there is a likelihood of religious institutions engaging in business transactions to pay taxes. Commissioner for Home Affairs, Abdulateef Abdulhakeem, in a statement, on Tuesday, said though…

The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday met his supporters in Ilorin, where he told them that he dumped the All Progressives Congress because of their insistence that he should do so and the guidance he received from God.…

As a follow up to a recent statement credited to the Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Lagos state, Mr Kehinde Bamigbetan that Lagos State Government had already commenced the maintenance of all primary, secondary and…

Bolaji Abdullahi has officially resigned his position as National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as well as his membership of the party. After Senate President Bukola Saraki dumped the ruling party for the…

Senator Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki, the younger sister to the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has declared her "unwavering support" for President Muhammadu Buhari. She also pledged her commitment to the success of the All Progressives…

In the oil and gas industry, Dr. Luqman Kayode’s name evokes a mixture of admiration, envy and respect. He runs CAMAC Holdings, comprising CAMAC International Corporation, CAMAC Energy Inc and Allied Energy Corporation, in the United…

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man, Julius Ochim, for allegedly impregnating his daughter, who later had a baby girl for him. The suspect was said to have been arrested following a complaint by his daughter, who…

NATIONAL Pension Commission, PenCom, has said the Pension Reform Act, 2014 allows  employees under the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, to contribute voluntarily in addition to the mandatory contributions into their respective…

Abuja is an alluring city. Like a woman with succulent endowments, Abuja leaves you with feelings that may last a lifetime. For some Nigerians, a visit to Abuja is a life-long dream. For others, it is an end to itself. For Abuja…

A 32-year-old woman, Miss Ngozi Okwuside, has been dragged before an Ejigbo chief magistrate court for  allegedly plotting to assassinate her boyfriend, Emmanuel Eze. Police said that Okwuside hired some assassins to eliminate Eze…