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June 9, 2016

President Barack Obama offered his formal endorsement of Senator Hillary Clinton with a video on Thursday and plans to...

Ikpeazu goes to school

June 9, 2016

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State offering a free tutorial to students of Abia State University, Uturu.

Tambuwal: We want grazing reserves in the North only; praises Ikpeazu for achieving so much in one year

by Chidi Roberts

June 9, 2016

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has described as false the report that the Federal Government is planning to...

Tambuwal visits Ikpeazu

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, greeting some pupils during the commissioning of some road projects in Aba. With...

Edo: Are you PDP member? Interested in guber ticket? Pay N11m for nomination form

by Chidi Roberts

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday said its nomination form for the September 10 governorship election in Edo...

$2.1bn arms deal: Court hears FG’s motion on protection of witnesses’ identities June 23

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed June 23 for the hearing of Federal Government’s application to protect its...

Senate confirms Emefiele’s reappointment as CBN Governor, gives Shippers’ Council one week to present details of 2018 recruitment

Senate summons Ngige, Emefiele, others over banks’ retrenchments

The Senate has summoned the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige, CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele and...

Oil surges to eight-month high on supply disruptions following attacks in Niger Delta

Oil prices jumped to the highest level in eight months on Wednesday due to ongoing supply disruptions in Nigeria and...

Clinton seizes historic primary win

INEC receives 32 applications for registration as political parties

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday in Abuja said it has received 32 applications from various associations...

Kachikwu: Crude oil export drops below 1.3mbpd

by Robby Akeju

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has said that Nigeria's current crude oil export volume is...

Attacks on oil installations: Osinbajo, govs, military chiefs meet; FG to reduce military presence in Niger Delta

In a meeting summoned on the instruction of President Muhammadu Buhari, the federal government and Niger Delta states have started...

Retrenchment: Ngige threatens banks, says ‘FG may be forced to withdraw your licences’; warns telecoms firms against compiling ‘lists of workers to be sacked’

The Federal Government on Tuesday warned managements of financial institutions in the country to stop further retrenchment of workers or...

Police recruitment: Screening of applicants records large turnout nationwide; nine applicants arrested in Enugu over alleged certificate falsification

by Chidi Roberts

The Police Service Commission (PSC) said the screening of applicants for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) across the...

Oil thieves attack NSCDC operatives in Bayelsa

Fayose commends Buhari over negotiation with Niger Delta Militants, says ‘dialogue must come with sincerity’

by Femi Adewale

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for listening to wise counsel by opting to...

PIC. 7. ALHAJI YAHAYA BELLO (R), TAKING OATH OF OFFICE AS GOVERNOR OF KOGI AT HIS INAUGURATION, BEFORE THE CHIEF JUDGE OF THE STATE, JUSTICE NASIRU AJANA, IN LOKOJA ON WEDNESDAY (27/1/16).
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Tribunal affirms Bello as Kogi gov, says Wada’s petition lacks merit; PDP will appeal, vows Awoniyi

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal for Kogi State, on Tuesday, dismissed the petition of former governor of the state,...

Adoke: I was not involved in any $1.6b local government judgement debt scam

My attention has been drawn to a publication by Sahara Reporters, an online media, titled with the above caption....

Bello: No vacancy in Kogi Govt House

June 6, 2016

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State (middle, white cap) addressing journalists after the tribunal upheld his election in Abuja…on...

Jonathan at Bloomberg lecture in London, makes case for bill to end discrimination, tribalism

June 6, 2016

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on the National Assembly to propose a Bill of Rights that would guarantee...