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Immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose may not return home from the offices of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today as he may be detained to assist interrogators get to the bottom of some allegations against him. Fayose, who left office as governor on Monday and …

By Doris Esa Abuja, Oct. 16, 2018 Supporters of former governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday besieged Wuse II Annex of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, in solidarity with the former governor. Fayose, whose tenure as governor of the state, ended on Monday, reported …

Coming shortly after they killed one of the aid workers in their captivity, the terrorist group, Boko Haram, Monday, killed another aid worker who has also been their hostage. In a swift reaction, the Federal Government has said it is shocked and saddened at the killing  despite the actions taken …

By Folasade Folarin and Racheal Ishaya Bali (Indonesia), Oct. 14, 2018 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, says maintaining stable exchange rate to avoid depreciation of the Naira is better than building foreign reserve buffers. Emefiele told newsmen on Sunday that this was part of the …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Oct. 13, 2018 President Muhammadu Buhari has frowned at the activities of some individuals using religion and ethnicity for cheap political gains, saying such persons were fraudulent politicians and should not be trusted. The president, who stated this at the closing of the 3-day Interfaith Conference …

By Habibu Harisu Sokoto, Oct. 13, 2018 The Police Command in Sokoto State has confirmed the death of one person as a result of stray bullets fired when hoodlums allegedly attacked Gov. Aminu Tambuwal’s motorcade in Sokoto on Saturday. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Cordelia Nwawe, told newsmen that one other person who …

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the full implementation of Executive Order 6 (EO6), with 50 high profile persons affected by the Order placed on security agencies’ watch list and restricted from leaving Nigeria pending the determination of their cases. According to a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to …

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Oct. 12, 2018 The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has picked the former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, as his running mate for the 2019 presidential election. This is disclosed in a statement issued by the Director General, Atiku …

Olawale Jokotoye Abeokuta, Oct. 11, 2018 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, went back on his “God will not forgive me” vows on Thursday and pledged to support Atiku Abubakar’s presidential bid, as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Obasanjo declared his support for Atiku while addressing newsmen after a closed-door …

The Muhammadu Buhari administration is stepping up the regulations on money laundering and tax evasion by releasing a new Executive Order number eight, tagged Voluntary Offshore Assets Regularization Scheme (VOARS). The new Executive Order (008), according to a statement by Garba Shehu,  SSAP (Media and Publicity), takes effect from Monday, October …

By Yunus Yusuf Lagos, Oct. 10, 2018 Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has appealed a Rivers State High Court order sentencing its Managing Director and two others to three months imprisonment for contempt of court. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a Port Harcourt High Court on Tuesday sentenced the …

By Yunus Yusuf Lagos, Oct. 9, 2018 The Advisory Board of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) prize for Science on Tuesday announced Dr Peter Ngene as the winner of 2018 Nigeria Prize for Science, of 100, 000 dollars (N36 million). Ngene won the prize on his work, “All Solid …

By Racheal Ishaya Abuja, 8 October,  2018 Africa’s biggest cement producer, Dangote Cement plans to be  listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2019. The company’s president, Aliko Dangote made this known in London on Monday. Dangote spoke  during “One to One Conversation”, with Lionel Barber, the editor of Financial …

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has congratulated former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, for emerging as the Presidential flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the just concluded national convention of the party held in Port Harcourt. Saraki in a statement signed by his Special Adviser …

Port Harcourt, Oct. 7, 2019   Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar won the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential ticket for the 2019 general elections with 1532 votes out of the total 3221 votes cast by 36 states and Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The result, was announced by Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, …

By Emmanuel Mogbede Abuja, Oct.7, 2018 President Muhammadu Buhari has assured members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Nigerians that he will not disappoint them if he is re-elected as President in 2019. He gave the assurance after being declared the APC presidential candidate at the party’s National Presidential …

By Emmanuel Mogbede, Taiye Agbaje, Harrison Arubu  Abuja,Oct.6.2018 No fewer than 7,000 delegates from across the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have converged on the Abuja Eagle Square for the All Progressives Congress, APC’s, national presidential convention, Saturday.  The delegates which include three from each Local Government Area in the …

The Police in Nigeria has invited Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, Senator Dino Melaye and Senator Ben Bruce to Force Headquarters, Abuja, for their involvement in a protest march by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Police claims, in a statement by Ag. DCP …

 “For this administration, fighting corruption is non-negotiable. It is a MUST,” President Muhammadu Buhari told former South African President, Thabo Mbeki, at State House, Abuja, Thursday. Mbeki heads the African Union High Level Panel on Illicit Flows from Africa, and,according to a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Oct. 3, 2018 President Muhammadu Buhari will soon constitute Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) to lead the All Progressives Congress (APC) to victory in the Feb. 2019 general elections. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, made this known in a statement …

The Nigeria Army has pulled out no fewer than 13 vehicles, six motorcycles and 19 human bodies from the mining pond in Dura Du, Jos, Plateau State, where missing Gen. Idris Alkali (rtd)’s car was found last Saturday. The search operation, being jointly carried out by Operation Safe Haven and …

Nigeria is prepared to help South Sudan stabilize politically and economically, President Muhammadu Buhari has assured. Receiving Mr Ezekiel Gatkuoth, Special Envoy of the South Sudanese President at State House, Abuja, on Tuesday, President Buhari, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser  (Media and Publicity), noted that the two …

Lagos, Oct. 2, 2018 Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, on Tuesday said the party members are the ones that will determine who will fly the party’s flag in the 2019 governorship election in Lagos. “Let the people’s vote decide who will be the party’s candidate in …

NATIONAL BROADCAST BY H.E MUHAMMADU BUHARI PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE 58TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, 1ST OCTOBER, 2018 Fellow Nigerians, Today is a day of celebration and solemn reflection. It is the anniversary of the day Nigerians realised one of the most cherished of human desires – …