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Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in all but two of the six states in the south-south have denied endorsing Adams Oshiomhole, former governor of Edo state, for the chairmanship position of the party. At a press…

The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Sulaimon Kazaure, has said that the allowance being currently paid to corps members monthly is inadequate to provide for their needs. Kazaure revealed while speaking with…

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has observed that the failure of the Nigerian power sector to work has nothing to do with technology. "" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; vertical-align:…

…I will make myself available to the Police today Embattled Senator Dino Melaye may have decided to submit himself to the Law as the siege on his Abuja residence by armed police operatives intensified into this morning. This is…

Miracle Ikechukwu Igbokwe finally emerged winner of this year’s Big Brother Naija tagged ‘Double Wahala’. He walked away with the grand prize of N25 million cash and a brand new SUV. Prior to this, he had emerged the overall winner…

The police on Monday withdrew the security details attached to Senator Dino Melaye. This was just as the senator raised the alarm that his brother, Moses, and friend were arrested in front of his Abuja home, where there has been a…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the withdrawal $462 million from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to the United States for the procurement of 12 Super Tucano aircraft, without a prior approval of the National Assembly, This Day…

Nigeria’s National Assembly led by Senate President Bukola Saraki and House Speaker Yakubu Dogara paid out N5, 638, 664, 700 to 44 unqualified contractors, PREMIUM TIMES and UDEME can authoritatively report today.The payment was made…

All Progressives Congress National Leader,  Sen. Bola Tinubu, on Monday congratulated his party for embarking on the congresses against all odds, saying that it is the way to go in building and upholding a truly democratic political…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a leave of absence requested by Minister of Mines and Steel Development Dr. Kayode Fayemi. It was to allow him seek the nomination of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), to vie…

Alhaji Sao Yarkufoji, a member of Zamfara State House of Assembly, has confirmed the loss of  ten family members to a ghastly auto crash. The victims included three biological children and seven other family members of the lawmaker,…

Various communities under Community Development Committee (CDC) in Ifelodun Local Council Development Area (LCDA) yesterday appealed to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and Police Commissioner Imohimi Edgal to restores sanity in the area over…

The police yesterday paraded three suspects for their alleged involvement in the attack on the farm house of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu. The attack on the farm house led…

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, on Monday refuted reports that he was absent at an intended meeting with investors in the U.S. alongside other ministers. A statement in Abuja by the spokesman for the…

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted partly cloudy to cloudy weather conditions over the Central states of the country on Tuesday morning. NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Monday also…

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, say constituents can challenge the suspension of their lawmaker either in the national assembly or in any of the state house of assembly. In a statement on Monday, the senior advocate of Nigeria…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has described the controversial comment made by President Muhammadu Buhari regarding some Nigerian youth as “apt, precise and succinct”. Speaking at the Commonwealth Business Forum in Westminster on…

Saudi Arabian authorities are threatening to block Nigerian pilgrims from attending this year’s Hajj exercise. Nigeria has one of the largest contingents in the annual religious exercise with about 95,000 pilgrims. The National…

Delta North senator, Peter Nwaboshi, has been in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for days, the anti corruption body says. The EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed that the lawmaker is in…

Protesters are currently in front of the house of Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, demanding that security operatives leave the place. Armed security personnel comprising policemen and operatives of the Department of…

The country is in mourning after another of its citizens was shot to death by unknown assailants in the Philippines. According to online reports the Nigerian, one Didicus Ohaeri aka Udelo, was killed in broad daylight by…

The Edo State Caucus of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has endorsed former governor of the state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole for the position of the National Chairman of the party. The APC caucus also called on the former Labour…

The Lagos State Government saved a total of N4.5billion in the last three years as a result of the decision of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to stop the sponsorship of people for religious pilgrimages to Israel and Saudi Arabia, Commissioner…

A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Monday ordered the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed; and the Federal Government to stop further mention of the name of Prince Uche Secondus, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic…