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The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the suspension of the national carrier project. The decision was disclosed by the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika at his office in Abuja The Minister who said the…

The Nigeria Police Force has declared the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ademola Adeleke, wanted for examination malpractice. Adeleke, who had been in the middle of certificate scandal, was…

Local bank notes worth about $60 million, printed abroad and brought into Liberia in two huge consignments, have “vanished”. The consignments were brought in between November 2017 and August 2018. According to BBC, there were reports…

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved the review of the timetable for the conduct of the 2018 primary elections of the party. By the original schedule, presidential primaries were to…

The Mandate Movement, a group within the Lagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which is rooting for emergence of Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the next governor, has reportedly reached out to another aspirant, Dr Femi Hamzat.…

Jimi Agbaje, Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2015, has confirmed he will run again in 2019. Speaking with NAN on Wednesday, Agbaje said he initially didn’t want to, but his supporters convinced…

The sale of 21 percent  shares  of the Federal Government in the Nigerian  Security Printing and Minting (NSPM) Plc to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will contribute over N17 billion to the national treasury, Director General of the…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has confirmed that the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State, Ademola Adeleke sat for its examination in 1981. WAEC made the…

Ekiti State Governor-Elect, Kayode Fayemi, has set up a 37-member Inauguration Committee, charged with the responsibility of organising a hitch-free ceremony to usher in the new administration on October 16, 2018. The Committee is to…

Malaysia's toppled leader Najib Razak was arrested Wednesday and will be charged over allegations that $628 million linked to state investment fund 1MDB ended up in his personal bank accounts, officials said. Allegations that Najib…

Rep. Umar Bago (APC-Chanchaga) says he will support the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor. Abubakar Bello of Niger with 100 cars. Bago, who stated this on Tuesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in…

A United States, US-based Nigerian group has protested strongly against the threat to kill the lone Christian captive in the hands of Islamic militant group, Boko Haram, ’Leah Sharibu, asking the Federal Government to allow interested…

PRESSURE was, yesterday, mounting on the Lagos State governor, Mr. Akinwnumi Ambode to drop out of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship contest in the face of increasing differences between him and the grassroots of the…

The controversy trailing the amendment of the Electoral Act by the National Assembly appears to have been laid to rest. The National Assembly joint committee on Electoral Matters yesterday adopted a comprehensive Electoral Act…

Saturday’s governorship election in Osun state is unique not because it goes into history as the first to be contested by 48 candidates but for the fact that unlike most two-way horse race, there are four strong candidates. Political…

Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, the director general of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), says the mandatory use of the national identity number (NIN) will begin in January 2019. In a statement released on Tuesday, Aziz said…

The Ekiti governorship election petition tribunal will continue its sitting in Abuja. The decision to relocate the tribunal from Ekiti state followed a request made by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the panel. When…

Juventus winger, Douglas Costa, has been given a four-match ban by Serie A, after spitting at an opponent during their 2-1 win over Sassuolo. Costa spat at Federico Di Francesco in the closing stages of Sunday’s league game, after a…

A group, Grassroot Movement for Buhari/Osinbajo on Tuesday, declared it’s resolve to obtain West African Examination Council, GCE, form for the governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sen. Ademola Adeleke. The group,…

The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAM), on Tuesday announced its support for one of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirants, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The aspirant is the Managing Director of Lagos State…

Former Governor of Abia state, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, on Tuesday disclosed that the erstwhile leader of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is in London, where he had earlier fled. Kalu made the revelation in an…

Drake has just filed a shocking lawsuit against a woman who claims he got her pregnant, saying she's hatched a baby scam and made false rape allegations against him. Drake claims in the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, he met Layla Lace last…

North Korea has agreed to “permanently” shut one of its main missile facilities in the presence of foreign experts, South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in announced at a joint press conference with Kim Jong-un on Wednesday. The leaders…

Last year saw the teaser of Between released, a movie written and directed by Daniel Ademinokan. Set in Atlanta, Georgia, Between stars Stella Damasus in what will be her return to acting on a big project since the 2015 Roberts Peters…