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The Hajj Commission in Zamfara on Friday confirmed the death of three local government chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the state in an auto crash in Saudi Arabia. The Public Relations Officer of the commission,…

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Thursday night declared that the government of the outgoing Osun State Governor, Rauf Aragbesola, has laid good foundation for the party to retain the…

According to Wizkid, he is Starboy’s new star, and going by his debut single, he may yet live up to the billing. Terri on Friday released ‘Bia’, his first solo effort under Starboy Entertainment, a long-awaited taste of his…

Opeyemi Bamidele, a former member of the house of representatives, has returned to Nigeria after two months treating gunshot injury in the UK and US. Bamidele, who served as the director-general of the Kayode Fayemi campaign in the…

Rinsola, daughter of MKO Abiola, presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 election, has resigned her membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a letter to the leadership of the party, Rinsola cited the reasons she…

The Charge d’Affaires en titre of Nigeria in Libya, Alex Kefas, has disclosed that about 165 Nigerian migrants arrived from Libya. This is even as he said the situation is so bad that the Nigerian Embassy in Libya usually rush…

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aspirant for the Abi/Yakkur Federal constituency, Jerome Egbe, has been abducted by gunmen in Calabar. An eyewitness, Cyprian Ido, said that the incident occurred on Thursday at about 11 a.m. at a…

President of world football–ruling body, FIFA, on Thursday hailed Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Coach Gernot Rohr, the backroom staff, officials and Nigerian ball fans for their efforts at the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals in Russia. In a…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday hosted the South West Caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to a dinner at the First Lady Conference hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the…

President Donald Trump on Thursday said the Russia collusion investigation headed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller is “illegal” as the probe continues to hone in on his inner circle. Trump told Bloomberg News in an interview that…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met behind closed doors with the German Chancellor, Ms Angela Merkel at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Merkel’s visit to Nigeria is part of her visits to some African countries. The meeting…

Media Mogul, Dele Momodu has reacted to Senate President, Bukola Saraki’s declaration to run for presidency in 2019 election. The publisher of Ovation Magazine, while fielding questions from Nigerians on Twitter about the Senate…

Except it is carefully handled, the selection or election of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 elections may set the party on the path of fresh crisis and ultimately dash its hope of returning…

Senate President Bukola Saraki says his declaration to run for office of the president was not meant to put the Not Too Young To Run movement in a difficult position. On Thursday, the senate president declared his intention to run at…

Presidential aspirant and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore has rejected the emergence of Fela Durotoye as the consensus candidate of the Presidential Aspirants Coming Together, PACT. DAILY POST reports that Durotoye, who…

The revenue reporting template to be used by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for remittances to the federation account allocation committee (FAAC) will be ready in September. Kemi Adeosun, the minister of finance,…

A young lady identified as Esther narrated how she jumped from a moving vehicle to escape being kidnapped in Rivers State. She took to her twitter handle yesterday, to narrate how she jumped from a moving vehicle just to save her…

Kingsley Moghalu, presidential candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), has withdrawn from the Presidential Aspirants Coming Together (PACT) which produced Fela Durotoye as its consensus candidate ahead of 2019 elections. PACT…

A custom-made jacket worn to Nigeria by Theresa May, British prime minister, caught the attention of many. The jacket particularly turned heads because it was made by Nigerian designer, Emmanuel Okoro. May visited Nigeria on…

Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto state, has picked the presidential nomination form of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The politician, who defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the PDP earlier in the…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says poor remittances by electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trader (NBET) has deepened liquidity challenge in the sector. In the 2017…

The National Assembly joint committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday gave a harmonised final figure on the budget of INEC for the 2019 general election. The committee, after considering the initial…

The Federal Government is determined to achieve food security. It plans to revive 20 fertiliser blending plants this year. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the revival of 11 of the plants is saving the country $200 million yearly.…

The ‘Not Too Young To Run’ movement has dissociated itself from the formal declaration by Bukola Saraki to run for president on the platform of the opposition party, PDP. Mr Saraki, the senate president, formally made his intention…