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Six years ago when President Goodluck Jonathan visited Lagos state, Lai Mohammed, minister of information, was the spokesman of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). To avoid a lockdown of the metropolitan city, Mohammed had suggested that the president should either reschedule his visit to the state or make use of a helicopter. He wondered why […]

Despite calls from some segments of the country for members of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government and the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) to stop harping about corruption in the immediate past administration of Goodluck Jonathan, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday in Lagos said he and members of his administration will not desist from talking […]

US President Donald Trump decided Tuesday to end the protected status of thousands of Liberian migrants to the United States and gave them a year to leave the country. It’s the latest of similar moves, after more than 250,000 Salvadorans, Haitians and Nicaraguans lost their protected status under an administration which has made cracking down […]

The police on Wednesday declared Dino Melaye, a senator from Kogi State, wanted. The lawmaker was declared wanted alongside Mohammed Audu, son of a former governor of the state, Abubakar Audu. Police said the duo have also been placed on Interpol watch list for allegedly providing false information to the police in relation to an […]

The governor of Benue State, Sam Ortom, says Nigerians should rise up to defend themselves against attackers without necessarily carrying arms. The governor said citizens could use sticks to disarm attackers, recalling that he disarmed robbers armed with seven AK47 in the past. According to him, security matters are not just left in the hands […]

A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday formally declared his intention to run for president at the 2019 general elections. He made the declaration in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, a report monitored on Channels Television said. Mr. Abubakar was vice president between 1999 and 2007 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has explained that its apology to Nigerians is to renew the people’s trust in its rebranded party. The party in a statement on Tuesday by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbodiyan, said as a responsible party committed to the good of Nigerians, having learnt its lessons, it saw it as necessary to […]

The 371,800 figure often quoted as the number of members of the Nigeria Police Force in the country included no fewer than 80,115 ‘ghost officers’, data obtained from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation by Premium Times have uncovered. The data revealed that following the full integration of payrolls of the country’s 42 […]

The Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,  Mr.  Bill Gates, again on Monday criticised the Federal Government’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan. Gates, in an interview with the CNN, said that the Federal Government’s investment in education and health was not good enough. “While it may be easier to be polite, it’s more important […]

A former President, Goodluck Jonathan, said on Sunday that some individuals are making frantic efforts to malign his personality, insisting that his democratic ideals remain strong as ever. “It has been brought to my attention that while I am away promoting democracy in Sierra Leone, a campaign will be unleashed against me to falsely impugn […]

The United Nations has said it has approved the use of Indian hemp for medical purposes, urging Nigeria to relax laws restricting usage to allow its prescription for Nigerians. The UN also decried criminalisation of hard drugs’ use, noting that those addicted to them are sick and need treatment, care and rehabilitation. The Project Officer, […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday in Abuja, apologised to Nigerians for mistakes the party made while in power.  The National Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus, made the apology at a public national discourse on “Contemporary Governance in Nigeria.” The PDP governed Nigeria for 16 years, from 1999 to 2015 when it lost power to […]

The presidency Sunday night said that there was evidence that the nation’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN got specific instruction to ensure billions were moved from the bank directly to the residence of the former president Goodluck Jonathan. This new discovery is coming few days after Vice President Yemi Osinbajo described grand […]

The Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has denied fleeing Nigeria over his recent travails. Mr Melaye said he had no reason to flee the country, accusing Sahara Reporters which published the report, of spearheading a blackmail against him. Relying on sources, SaharaReporters on Saturday reported that the lawmaker had fled Nigeria, and is prepared not […]

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) deserves to be deregistered for utter failure both as ruling and opposition party. The minister stated this on Sunday in Lagos at a media briefing to give update and clarifications on the released schoolgirls in Dapchi, Yobe State. The minister specifically […]

A former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday said that three million Nigerians have registered with the Coalition Movement of Nigeria (CMN) formed to effect political change in the nation ahead of 2019. He called citizens to ensure they have their voter cards ahead of the 2019 elections. Mr. Obasanjo made the disclosure while speaking […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday described the leadership of the opposition People’s Democratic Party as drowning men who wouldn’t mind clutching at any straw for political survival. Buhari, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said the PDP’s decision to drag the All Progressives Congress and the Independent National Electoral […]

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Saturday said it would declare Senator Dino Malaye wanted if he fails to appear before a Federal High Court in Lokoja Kogi State on 28th March 2018. A statement from Police Spokesman ACP Jimoh Moshood said working on intelligence, the Kogi State Police Command personnel and operatives of the […]