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Ex-PDP chair Moshood Salvador formally joins APC on Saturday
Ahead of his formal defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), this Saturday, immediate past chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state, Hon. Moshood Salvador, has directed his followers to urgently register…
Nissan signs tennis star Naomi Osaka as brand ambassador
Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) said on Thursday it had signed U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka as its next brand ambassador. Nissan wants to tap the tennis star’s youth, drive and Japanese roots to appeal to younger…
Three LASU lecturers face sack over alleged sexual harassment
Three lecturers at the Lagos State University (LASU) may be sacked anytime from now over cases of alleged sexual harassment of their students. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt in Lagos on Thursday that the governing council of…
UK nerve agent poisoning suspects say they were tourists
Two Russian men accused by the United Kingdom of attempting to murder a former Russian double agent and his daughter have claimed they were in the country as tourists. The men, who identified themselves as Alexander Petrov and Ruslan…
Sit-at-home: Ohanaeze youths, police join forces against IPOB
The leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide (OYC) has dismissed the sit-at-home order issued by the leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (ipob) slated to hold on Friday, September 14, 2018. It distanced itself…
Premier League signs Coca-Cola as sponsor
Drinks giant Coca-Cola has agreed its biggest UK sponsorship deal by becoming Premier League football’s seventh and final commercial partner. It will become the official soft drink partner of the league, joining other sponsors…
Ghanaians bid farewell to ex-UN chief Kofi Annan
Ghanaians bid farewell to former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday in a state funeral attended by African leaders and international statesmen who hailed his record as an advocate for humanity and world peace. Annan, a…
APC speaks on Dogara’s ‘defection’ to PDP
The All Progressives Congress said on Thursday that it was not disturbed by the effective defection of Speaker Yakubu Dogara to the Peoples Democratic Party, saying the top lawmaker has no political value to be considered a loss.…
Police still holding ex-SSS DG Lawal Daura without charges
The police are still holding former Director-General of the State Security Service Lawal Daura without charges 37 days after he was first taken into custody following his dismissal by then-Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. Human…
Court orders DSS to pay Jones Abiri N10m over illegal detention
A federal high court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to pay N10 million in damages for the illegal detention of Jones Abiri, a Bayelsa-based journalist. Abiri, publisher of Weekly Source Newspaper,…
Battle for Lagos: Fan composes ‘campaign song’ for Otedola (+VIDEO)
Barely 24 hours after Femi Otedola news of running for Lagos state governorship was reported, a fan has made music to show support for the news. The Business Mogul and Chairman of Forte Oil PLC is to run under the Peoples’ Democratic…
BREAKING: Ekiti Assembly Approves N10bn For Fayose A Month Before Handover
The Ekiti State House of Assembly has approved the N10 billion supplementary budget presented by Ayodele Fayose, the outgoing Governor of the state. On September 11, Fayose had forwarded a supplementary bill, titled ‘2018 Revised…
“Return The Human Hair & 700k I Spent On You For BBN Voting Campaign” – Bobrisky Slam…
The drama just keeps getting messier and messier and we’re here, watching with folded arms. After Nina sorta responded to Bobrisky’s shade, he has now responded to her too and this time he’s blowing hot! Since the fair-skinned…
Accord party expels Doyin Okupe, gives reason
The Accord Party has expelled the former Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, over alleged anti-party activities, which the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party said had caused chaos and anarchy…
Otedola is Tinubu’s bait, give Ambode automatic ticket – PDP youths urge party
A group known as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) New Youth Circuit has urged the party’s leadership to field Lagos State Governor, Akinwumi Ambode, as its automatic candidate ahead of the 2019 elections in the state. The group…
BREAKING: Mimiko, Former Ondo Governor, Joins Presidential Race
Olusegun Mimiko, immediate past Governor of Ondo State, has joined the presidential race ahead of the 2019 general election, SaharaReporters just learnt. Mimiko and his supporters are currently in Abuja, where he will "officially…
2019: Fela Durotoye begs Nigerians to donate money for him
A Presidential aspirant, Fela Durotoye has called on Nigerians to donate towards the purchase of a N3.5 million nomination form to enable him contest in the presidential primary election of the Alliance for a New Nigeria (ANN). The…
2019: APC dimisses alleged plot to impeach Governor Ambode
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Babatunde Balogun, has dismissed reports of a plot to impeach Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for obtaining and submitting his form to go for a second term. He made this known…
Court orders WAEC to produce ledger of Sen Adeleke’s result
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has given an order mandating the West African Examination Council (WAEC), through its Director General or any other designated officer of the council to depose to an affidavit confirming or denying…
$8.1bn MTN Proceeds: FG Insists Firm Must Play By Rules
The Federal Government has said it doesn’t want MTN Nigeria to die but that it must abide by the rules and regulations guiding business transactions in the country. This is coming just as Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited said…
CLOSE-UP: Ex-UBA official, UNILAG graduate… meet Sanwo-Olu, Ambode’s challenger
When he submitted his governorship nomination form at the headquarters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja on Wednesday, Babajide Sanwo-Olu said people 0don’t know certain things about him. Truthfully, many didn’t…
Dual sim, no home button… Here’s what the new N539k iPhone offers
Apple unveiled new versions of the iPhone on Wednesday at its headquarters in Cupertino, California. It is customary for the company to announce new versions of its products in September. The new iPhone Xr and Xs will be sold at…
Expect N100,000 minimum wage when I become president – Sowore tells workers
Omoyele Sowore, a presidential aspirant of the African Action Congress (AAC), says he will ensure civil servants in the country receive N100,000 as minimum wage from 2019, if he is elected Nigeria’s president. Speaking at a town hall…
PDP Presidential Aspirants Plot Plan B Ahead Primaries
Some presidential aspirants on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are plotting a fall-back option in the event they fail to get the ticket in the party’s primary election, investigations by Daily Trust have revealed. Senate…