The All Progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed the nomination of President Muhamadu Buhari as the Presidential candidate of the party for the 2019 general election. About 7000 delegates from across the 36 states and the FCT participated in the exe…
Nigerian troops neutralize five Boko Haram members, recover four AK 47 The Army has neutralized five terrorists and recovered four AK 47 rifles at Gara village in Borno North. A statement issued by Brig.-Gen Texas Chukwu, the army spokesman on Satur…
With just less than a week after both the Lagos state governor, Akinwumi Ambode, and the APC governorship candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, jostled for the party's ticket, the duo were on Saturday, October 6, seated together at the party national conve…
Peoples Democratic Party delegates to the party’s national convention have practically taken over Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The delegates, all of whom were dressed in various uniforms designed from the party’s colours, were seen in al…
Jose Mourinho’s position as Manchester United manager is not under immediate threat, senior figures at the club have said, denying a report he was set to be sacked next week. United are struggling in 10th place and last week’s 3-1 loss to West Ham m…
Senator Gbenga Ashafa has lost his bid to return to the Senate, for a third term on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. The 63-year-old senator lost the ticket for Lagos East senatorial district to a four-term House of Assembly member, Ba…
Real Madrid manager, Julen Lopetegui, has said he is not scared of being sacked, despite going three games without a goal. The European champions are notoriously known to have one of the most demanding fan bases and board in world football. The midw…
Jose Mourinho has lost the confidence of the Manchester United board and is set to be sacked this weekend no matter the result of the match against Newcastle United today. Former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane is the favourite to succeed Mourinho,…
Shortly after his victory at the Peoples Democratic Party governorship primary election, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue spoke on his emergence as the party’s flag-bearer, the prospects of his victory in the forthcoming 2019 general elections and god…
The President of the Senate Dr. Bukola Saraki has said that he is not stepping down for anyone ahead of the Presidential Primary of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP). A statement by his Campaign Office issued in Abuja, countered the rumours of his…
The Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki has said that they will not allow the Police under the present leadership to turn Nigeria into a Banana Republic and that the hostile, brutal, needlesss, tactless and uncivil response of the Police under Mr. Ib…
Large turn out of delegates and heavy presence of security personnel characterised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention holding in Port Harcourt. The venue of the convention, Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium was agog as delegates trooped…
By Omoshola Deji Nigeria’s main opposition political party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) lost power to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015, after ruling the nation for 16 years. As the 2019 presidential election race gains spee…
Matthew Kukah, bishop of the Catholic diocese of Sokoto, says no president in the world can be as irresponsible as a Nigerian president. The cleric said this while delivering the annual lecture at the Ulefunta/Oyemekun festival in Akure, capital of …
By Kayode Ogundamisi The “Baba Sope” Political Ideology and Myth of Yoruba Omoluabi Ethos It is faulty to equate the deep loyalty Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu attracts in Lagos as exemplary of ‘Omoluabi loyalty’ or being reflective of the ethos of the …
A fresh attack on a Plateau community has left at least 19 people dead, a resident said on Thursday. The attack occurred on Wednesday night in Ariri community of Bassa Local Government Area of the state. Sunday Abdu, the National President of Irigwe…
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has said that he opted to support the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, in the rerun election in the state because the…
A Clinical Oncologist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Dr Joseph Adedayo, has stated that early detection, accurate diagnosis and prompt treatment could increase the chance of surviving childhood cancer by 90 per cent. Speaking during the …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is plotting to disrupt its national convention slated for Saturday. Kola Ologbondiyan, the party’s national publicity secretary, said this while briefing …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says October 7 remains the deadline for conduct of primaries for all elective positions for the 2019 general election. Solomon Soyebi, INEC national commissioner and chairman, information and vote…
Those who “spray” naira notes at parties risk going to jail, the Bankers Committee warned yesterday. Mobile courts are to try those bastardising the national currency, it said. Issuing the warning after its meeting in Lagos, the Bankers Committee sa…
A witness, Izuchukwu Ezeuko, on Thursday told an Igbosere High Court in Lagos how he dropped $1 million dollar ransom for the alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans. The ransom was to save Mr. James Uduji, then he…
A second-string Arsenal enjoyed a 3-0 win in Azerbaijan against Qarabag in the Europa League on Thursday while AC Milan beat Greece’s Olympiakos 3-1. Eighteen-year-old Emile Smith Rowe, a product of the club’s academy was on target as the Gunners ma…
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