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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday attacked President Muhammadu Buhari, accusing him of plotting to rig the general elections. Mr Buhari is seeking re-election on the platform of his party, APC. The presidential and National Assembly elections will hold on February 16. In an open letter titled “Point for Concern and Action” which he distributed […]

With 17 million residents and 23 million bicycles, the Netherlands already has more bikes than people. Now, it wants to get even more cyclists on the roads — and will pay people to do it. The Dutch government recently announced that it will invest $390 million (€345 million) in cycling infrastructure to get 200,000 more people […]

The world’s cutest dog, Boo, has died of a broken heart… The Pomeranian Boo and his companion Buddy, who died last year, became internet sensations when their American owners started sharing pictures of their adorable antics. His death was confirmed in a post made by his owners to his 16 million Facebook followers. He was 12 […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged Nigerians to vote massively to re-elect President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 16 presidential election. He described Buhari as an honest person, who would do whatever he promised to do. Osinbajo said this on Friday, at the palace of the Olufon of Ifon in the Ose Local Government Area […]

The United States of America has warned its citizens in Nigeria to be conscious of threats of attacks by members of Boko Haram and ISIS West Africa. In a statement on its website in Nigeria on Friday, the US said the insurgents had threatened to attack public places. But the Nigerian military has said it […]

The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) says Nigeria will join other countries of the world to experience a total lunar eclipse on Monday. Felix Alle, head, media and public communications of the agency, said this in a statement on Friday. A lunar eclipse is a celestial incident where the moon appears darkened as […]

The year 2011 is one that would forever remain in the memory of popular singer, Adekunle Gold, as it was the year he lost his sister, whom he refers to as his best friend, to a heart-related disease. To eulogise his younger sister, the urban highlife singer released a song, ‘Ire,’ last year. In a […]

The Nigerian Government said on Friday it was in possession of fresh evidence allegedly linking the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to the collapse of Bank PHB. It stated that Abubakar had questions to answer in connection with an alleged N156m slush funds that he took from the bank through […]

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has said he has arrived in Washington D.C., United States of America. Abubakar said he was in the country for a meeting with US government officials and Nigerians. “Just arrived in Washington D. C. for a meeting with US government officials, Nigerians living in D.C. […]

Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says sins are forgiven when politicians join the party. He made this statement on Thursday while speaking at the APC presidential campaign in Benin while welcoming new members to the party. “I’m told that there are a lot of senior people from PDP who have […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday made some embarrassing blunders in his remarks in Warri, Delta State when he presented his party’s flag to Great Ogboru, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the state. Mr Buhari was in Delta State to campaign for re-election. Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the APC, gave the […]

President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen admitted on Thursday that he paid a man in 2015 to rig online opinion polls to favour Trump as he began running for the presidency. Cohen confirmed a Wall Street Journal report that in early 2015 he paid the head of a small technology firm, John Gauger, to […]

Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State says he is aware that 67 per cent of Christians in southern Kaduna will not vote for him in the governorship election even if he picks the Pope as his running mate. He added that there was a need for competence to be given priority ahead of religion and […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has released the final list of candidates eligible to participate in the 2019 General Elections. The list contains the names of candidates for the presidential, senatorial, House of Reps and state Assemblies. The information was contained on the verified Twitter handle of the Commission, @inecnigeria. The presidential candidates’ list features […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he has the physical rigour to lead Nigeria for another four years. The president said his recent appearances at campaign stomps are enough testament to his agility. He spoke Wednesday night at a town hall organised by journalist Kadaria Ahmed on NTA. Mr Buhari said he has been to Kogi […]

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, said on Wednesday that he would privatise the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation if elected, describing the state-owned oil firm as a “mafia organisation.” Atiku was quoted by TheCable as saying at an interactive session with the business community in Lagos that he would take the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said Boko Haram insurgents were being sponsored by forces outside Nigeria. He said the military needed a lot of money for purchase of gadgets, spare parts and arms to completely wipe out the terrorists. Buhari spoke during a live presidential town hall meeting tagged, “The Candidates” at the Ladi Kwali […]

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, joined the 10-year challenge which has been trending on Social Media. Atiku shared a photo on his verified Twitter handle with the caption, “My #10YearChallenge. #Smile”