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Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) of planning to rig the 2019 general election with the use of underage voters, manipulation of voters’ data and creation of new polling units. The party also claimed the...

Abuja The leadership of the Senate held a marathon meeting on Monday night over the last Wednesday’s invasion of its chamber and snatching of its mace by suspected thugs. In attendance at the meeting were the presiding and principal officers of both the Senate and House … Read more via...

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike dabiri –Erewa, on Monday described the killing of Clement Nwaogu, another Nigerian in Rustenburg, South Africa as unfortunate. Mrs Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement in Abuja condemned the burning of Mr Nwaogu to …...

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, on Monday, refuted reports that he was absent at an intended meeting with investors in the U.S. alongside other ministers. A statement in Abuja by the spokesman for … Read more via PM NEWS Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2K9gsKt Get...

Abuja - A coalition of 42 registered political parties under the aegis of Committee of Concerned Political Parties have said they are considering the option of teaming up to present a joint candidate to contest the forthcoming presidential election. Addressing journalists in Abuja at the...

Abuja - There is an ongoing plot in the Senate caucus of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to remove Senator Godswill Akpabio as the Minority Leader over allegations that he has not been properly steering the opposition to play its rightful role. THISDAY gathered that the plot … Read more...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied creating 30,000 additional polling units in order to compromise the 2019 general elections. Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party`s (PDP), on Friday alleged that INEC was planning to …...

Eniola Akinkuotu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has begun “taking necessary action” on a petition against Mr. Bamikole Omishore, the Special Adviser on International Relations to Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and his wife, Abiola Aiyegbayo-Omishore, over an alleged ghost worker...

Energy experts have said there is urgent need for President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the recently passed Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) to prevent continued loss of $15b investment yearly. Speaking in Abuja, yesterday, on the annual conference of Nigerian Association … Read...

Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has revealed why he was among officers promoted by the Police Service Commission. Reacting to the promotion, which was announced on Friday, the EFCC boss pointed out that it was due to his hard work in the...

Senator Abu Ibrahim from Katsina South Senatorial District, has said the mace snatching incident at the Senate was a blessing in disguise. He said the invasion of the Senate by thugs has provided an opportunity for lawmakers to reassess the security structure at the National Assembly...

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has lamented that the attack on the Senate on Wednesday had further revealed a need for the review of Nigeria’s security structure which he deemed faulty. This is as the Apex Igbo Socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo expressed dismay over the...

Co-convener, Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group and former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which was in power for 16 years, has failed Nigerians. This is as she insisted that but for the failure...

Police Service Commission (PSC), yesterday, approved the promotion of 18 senior Police officers, including the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), DCP Ibrahim Mustapha Magu. A press statement by the commission’s Head, Press and Public Relations, Mr Ikechukwu...

The Presidency on Friday alerted the nation of the existence of a fake Facebook account being portrayed as belonging to President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Zahra. According to a statement issued by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), the account was the...

Barely three weeks to the national convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, on May 14, it’s 24 governors and other national leaders remain polarized over their struggle to control the party’s structure ahead of the 2019 general elections. Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s...

National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Seconds, has, once again, challenged the Federal Government to drag him to court if it has evidence on allegation of corruption. Secondus spoke through his media adviser, Ike Abonyi, and accused the federal government of...

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said Nigerian youths have excelled in every sphere of the economy they have been involved. He stated this when he received a delegation of Not-Too-Young-To-Run Movement which visited him in Abuja on Thursday barely 24 hrs after President Muhammadu Buhari...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said there is no corruption in the presidency under the watch of President Muhammadu Buhari, adding that such stance has saved the country a lot of money. Osinbajo also reiterated that government’s efforts towards curbing corruption in the country would soon...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Thursday announced that it had ended its lease agreement with owners of the super mega petrol station along the Abuja Airport Road in the Federal Capital Territory. It also stated that its downstream retail subsidiary, NNPC Retail Limited, was...