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Senate President Bukola Saraki is meeting with chairmen of 45 political parties in his office at the Senate. This was contained in a message on his verified Twitter handle, Bukola Saraki @bukolasaraki. He had tweeted: “I am now…

Godswill Akpabio, former Minority Leader of the Senate, has denied reports his relationship with Emmanuel Udom, Governor of Akwa Ibom State, is strained. Emmanuel was largely unknown in political circles until 2013, when he was appointed…

72-year-old Madam Gold Coast Dickson, mother of the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has passed on. She died of cancer in the early hours of today at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre, Houston, Texas, where…

The Benue State government on Thursday revealed that the Economic Financial Crimes Commission has unfrozen its bank accounts. The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Samuel Ortom, Mr Terver Akase, confirmed the new development on…

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the LagosReads Competition geared towards improving the reading culture among Lagos residents. Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh in a statement…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is preparing to interrogate the sacked Director General of the Directorate of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura, over an alleged N17bn scam, Daily Trust learnt yesterday. Daura, who was…

Although he did not expressly mention the name ‘Olusegun Obasanjo’, Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday described the former President as “an old master thief’ who was grouping “old…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has rejected the rationale for the continued retention of the post of Senate president by Senator Bukola Saraki as explained at a world press conference yesterday. Saraki argued at the event that he…

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC),  Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, has said that MTN must list on Nigeria’s stock exchange on or before May 2019 as contained in the agreement over the 2015 fine…

A former assistant to the sacked director general of State Security Service, Lawal Daura, has accused his former principal of extensive corruption, and has portrayed him as a man who serially betrayed his boss, President Muhammadu…

Congratulations are in order for the latest couple in town after their recent wedding union. The young Muslim Nigerian lady got married to her sweetheart in Plateau state, according to Islamic rites. According to reports, the Chinese man…

Former big brother naija contestant Tboss’s sister, Goldie flaunts her body curves in sexy bikini. She wrote; Living my best moments. Stress can kill so today I’m saying FU to that

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, Ikeja has declared the seizure of contraband worth N2.55bn in two weeks between July 25 and August 7. Among the seized items were 2,748 cartons of DSP Codeine cough syrup…

To forestall vote-buying in the 2019 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission has said that it is looking at the possibility of making the process of voting more secret. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahood Yakubu,…

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has calibrated voting preference in Nigeria and is sure that President Muhammadu Buhari will defeat other presidential candidates next year to continue his administration’s change agenda. Prof. Osinbajo…

A member of the National Youth Service Corps, Azeez Bakare, has accused a 400-level Computer Science undergraduate of the University of Lagos, Eric Idowu, of absconding with phones valued at N1m, after allegedly purchasing the products…

 A 28-year-old bus driver, Abraham Umar, has been killed by suspected cult members at Cele bus stop, in the Ijanikin area of Lagos State. The police said the victim was set up by his friend who was obsessed with his (Abraham’s)…

...to address world press conference over restructuring, Insecurity in Nigeria, infrastructure decadence in Yoruba land ...to donate Hunting Gears to Informal Security Sector Prominent Yoruba leaders of thought will on Wednesday…

Sports betting service provider, Sportradar has determined that bettors staked an estimate $453.4billion during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and there was no indication there was any match fixing. The average match of the 2018…

Chelsea have confirmed they have reached an agreement with Real Madrid for the transfer of Thibaut Courtois. A statement released by Chelsea on Wednesday read: “Chelsea and Real Madrid have tonight agreed terms for the permanent…

He flouted the constitution. He disregarded court orders. He grabbed citizens and held them incommunicado without charges. And then, he expressed no scruples about it all. Lawal Daura is now out of the State Security Service, but…

THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday urged Ohanaeze Ndigbo and the South East governors to produce its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and his parents if they hope to achieve genuine peace and reconciliation. It was one of the…

Retired military and police top brass have commended the sack of former Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura, over the invasion of the National Assembly, early Tuesday morning. The retired officers…

Saudi Arabia is considering further measures against Canada, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubair said on Wednesday, amid an escalating diplomatic row between the two countries. On Sunday, Saudi Arabia expelled the Canadian…