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THE Federal Government has ordered all land borders to be shut with effect from 12.00noon today to 12.00noon tomorrow. Minister of Interior Lt.-Gen. Abdrahman Dambazau (retd), who gave the order, said there would be restriction…

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said that it will deploy 40 million of its members across the federation to monitor Saturday’s presidential election. Also, the party said it has put in place a state-of-art Parallel…

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has deployed four Police Commissioners to supervise elections in Ogun State. News of the deployment was disclosed on Thursday. The Police Commissioners deployed are Gbenga Adeyanju (Ogun…

Passengers travelling to various states to participate in the presidential election holding Saturday were stranded at Abuja motor parks yesterday. City News learnt that there were large turnout of commuters, especially those…

Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima yesterday said the Tuesday’s attack by the insurgents on his convoy was aimed at attracting local and global media attention in order to sustain propaganda strategy and instil fear in citizens…

Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says though Atiku Abubakar is his friend, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will retire from politics on Saturday. In a…

The National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, urged party members to work hard to deliver no fewer than three million votes for President Muhammadu Buhari on February 16. Tinubu gave the…

The Jos resident, Abubakar Shettima, at his polling unit in Plateau state. Abubakar Shettima, a resident of Duala in Dogon Dutse, Jos North local government area of Plateau state has relocated to his polling unit at Dogon Agogo…

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the total value of capital importation into Nigeria stood at 16.81 billion dollars in 2018 compared to 12.22 billion dollars capital imported in 2017. The bureau said the figures…

Popular APC Supporter and executive member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW in Lagos, Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo has mocked the Peoples Democratic Party, PD, destroying umbrellas with knife. …

A woman entrepreneur in Lagos, Mrs Amuda Adeleke, aged 34, has cried out over the use of her image on different billboards across the country without her consent by the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation for the presidential…

Lyndon LaRouche, an eight-time candidate for US president whose conspiracy theories attracted a small but devoted following, is dead. He was 96 years old. LaRouche’s political action committee, LaRouche PAC, announced his…

President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party have scheduled the grand finale of their presidential campaign rallies  to hold in  their home states on Thursday…

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday asked Justice Edward Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to dismiss the suit seeking to disqualify him from contesting the March 2, 2019 governorship election in the…

Policemen have blocked the entrance of the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers State. Aside preventing entry into the commission’s state headquarters, a road block has also been mounted…

A 26-year-old man has been lynched by a mob in Odo-Olowu, along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos, over allegation of robbery raised by some miscreants. The deceased, identified as Temitope Adeoye, Vanguard gathered, was returning…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said yesterday it would not shift date for the presidential election, despite recent fire incidents that destroyed several Smart Card Reader Machines it originally configured for…

The Federal Government and Dangote Industries Limited yesterday flagged off the reconstruction of the roads and bridges in Ofeme Community of Abia State. The construction of the road would be handled by AG-Dangote, a subsidiary…

The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Wednesday, asked the Appeal Court in Abuja to stop his arrest. Onnoghen, who faulted the Code of Conduct Tribunal’s decision to arrest him, based his argument…

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms Catriona Laing, has warned that Nigerian politicians who incite or execute violence during Saturday’s elections would have their visas banned and assets in the UK seized, the News Agency…

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN) has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission asking the commission to  postpone the National Assembly elections and the…

Some lecturers under the aegis of Progressives in Academics have declared support for the reelection of President Muhammadu Buhari. Pro-Acad, made up of professors and other members of academics in Nigerian universities,…

The Ibadan Elders Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has canvassed support for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari and Gov. Abiola Ajimobi. Members of the group in Ibadan North East Local Government Area…

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he would revisit the failed take-over bid of National Stadium, Surulere by the state government if elected. Speaking during an…