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Patience Jonathan loyalists set to unleash mayhem – Amaechi
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi says the renewed…
Jonathan in Lagos, perfects rigging with Obanikoro, Gani Adams
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the PDP over its desperation to capture Lagos State at all cost, including…
Delta Labour Party to use 3,500 CCTV to monitor elections
The Delta state chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has purchased CCTV cameras ahead of the governorship and the State…
Buhari thanks EU, US for role in Nigeria’s elections
President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari has commended Italy and other members of the European Union (EU) for standing by Nigeria in…
Army arrest killer gangs in Port Harcourt, recover arms
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi has commended the state Joint Security Taskforce on the…
Buhari commiserates with Jonathan over Oronto Douglas’ death
President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, commiserated with President Goodluck Jonathan over the demise of his Special Adviser on Strategy…
Election: Police warn against wild celebration in Kano
The Police Command in Kano state, has warned the public, particularly youths, against wild celebration of victory during the forthcoming…
Maku tells electorate to protect their votes
Labaran Maku, the All Progressives Grand Alliance’s (APGA) gubernatorial candidate for Nasarawa, on Thursday, urged the electorate to protect their…
Gov. Dickson expresses shock over death of Douglas
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has described the death of foremost environmental rights activist, human rights…
Tributes pour in for Oronto Douglas
Tributes are pouring in from across Nigeria for Oronto Douglas, a special adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan and a renown…
221 candidates jostle for 40 Lagos Assembly seats
No fewer than 221 candidates are contesting for the 40 seats in the Lagos House of Assembly on different platforms…
Ibrahimovic banned for four games over anti-France rant
Paris Saint-Germain’s tempestuous striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Thursday received a four-match ban from Ligue 1 officials for his comments attacking…
APC leads senate with 62 seats, PDP gets 45
Below is a table of the latest available results from constituencies declared in Nigeria’s March 28 national assembly elections, according…
Kaduna: SOKAPU youth tells members, electorate to vote El’Rufai
Femi Adi/Kaduna Southern Kaduna People’s Union, SOKAPU, National Youth Wing has called on its members and other electorate from southern…
“We will win all assembly seats”, says PDP
Umar Muhammed, a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Kogi State, on Thursday expressed confidence that his party would win…
Discharge duties void of religious sentiments, CAN tells Buhari
Pastor Mary Shikse, the Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Plateau chapter on Thursday called on the President-elect, Gen Muhammadu…
Edo pays N490m compensation to victims of Auchi erosion
The Edo Government on Thursday commenced the payment of N490 million as compensation to 121 residents, who were affected in…
Jonathan appoints new Registrar for NECO
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Prof. Monday Tommy Joshua as the Registrar of National Examinations Council (NECO).…
IG orders restriction of vehicular movement for Saturday’s elections
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, has ordered restriction of vehicular movement in the 36 states, from 8a.m. to…
Buhari receives defectors to APC in Katsina
Two former gubernatorial aspirants on the platform of PDP in Katsina State, Alhaji Kabir Barkiya and Alhaji Tukur Jikamshi, have…
Impeachment: Ekiti lawmakers ask CJ set up panel to probe Fayose
The 19 APC members in Ekiti State House of Assembly has directed state Chief Judge Ayodeji Daramola to institute a…
Jonathan approves closure of land borders for election
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the closure of all land borders ahead of this weekend’s regional elections, after a…
Why The Physically Challenged Are Gunning For Ambode
Owolabi Tijani is the son of Nigeria and Africa’s foremost mouth painter, Idowu Akinrolabu. For over five years, he has…
Don’t give election materials to politicians, Akwa Ibom REC warns officials
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Akwa Ibom, Austin Okojie, has warned Supervisory Presiding Officers (SPOs) for Saturday elections in…
Tambuwal promises to unlock solid mineral potentials of Sokoto
The APC gubernatorial candidate in Sokoto State, Alhaji Aminu Waziri, says he will explore the solid mineral potentials of the…
Court clears Ambode for April 11 guber poll
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has dismissed a suit seeking to stop the governorship candidate of…
We will remain loyal to PDP – Governor Dickson
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson says the state will continue to stand firm by the Peoples…
Chelsea to sign Japan striker Muto for $5.9m
English Premier League leaders Chelsea have made a formal offer for Japan striker Yoshinori Muto, his club FC Tokyo said…
Short people have higher heart attack risk
Short people face a greater lifetime risk of clogged arteries, according to a study out Wednesday that confirmed the long-known…
Jonathan’s aide, Oronto Douglas is dead
Oronto Douglas, a top presidential aide and the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Research, Documentation and Strategy, is…