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Kano PDP, APC clash: 2 killed, 20 vehicles burnt Kano – The Kano State Police Command has confirmed the death of two persons during Thursday’s clash between supporters of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) at Kofa in Bebeji Local Government Area of … Read...

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has finally included the candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Zamfara on the ballot. 
 APC Onochie backs Buhari, says law is solidly behind Snatch and Die In a statement on Friday by its National Commissioner … Read...

The election for tomorrow is highly unpredictable. However, my area of concern is the arrival of materials to the polling units and the turnout.A lot of people I have spoken to in the last five days have shown that they don’t believe in the electioneering process and … Read more via Vanguard...

President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday morning urged Nigerians to take part in the general elections. He said in his national broadcast that Nigeria stands as a democracy and that no worldly hand can deter the country from this wise and fitting path. The address reads: “While democracy is … Read...

As they say, there are levels to this. In his lifetime, German designer Karl Lagerfeld pampered his cat so much that it was nicknamed “the most luxurious cat in the world. And even though Lagerfeld has now passed away, he did not forget his darling companion as he named it … via Nigerian...

Embattled actor, Jussie Smollett, turned in himself to Chicago police early Thursday morning after he was charged with filing a false report, claiming to be the victim of a racist and homophobic attack. “Jussie Smollet is under arrest and in custody of detectives,” said Chicago police spokesman...

American Rapper Soulja Boy has just confirmed that the rumour going about his split from Blac Chyna is true. After weeks of social media frenzy over Blac Chyna and Soulja Boy’s relationship, Young Draco has taken to Twitter to confirm the break-up. Soulja Boy confirmed this while reacting to a...

The Nigerian army and the police say they have commenced investigations into pictures of soldiers and policemen seen doing the “4 + 4” signal, President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign signature. Pictures of the soldiers and policemen portraying the sign while on duty began circulating on the social...

Ten years after the first Galaxy S device was launched, Samsung today introduced a new line of premium smartphones: the Galaxy S10. With four unique devices, Samsung said the Galaxy S10 line is engineered to meet the distinct needs of today’s smartphone market, so consumers can do more of what …...

Yesterday, Samsung announced the Samsung Galaxy Fold which, depending on how you see it, is either a 7.3-inch tablet or a 4.6-inch smartphone. Read more via Techpoint.Africa – https://ift.tt/2Nh9uoQ Get more: Nigeria Business News

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday confirmed 37 new cases of Lassa fever recorded between February 4 and February 10. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu, made this known on Wednesday in a statement in Abuja. Ihekweazu said that from January …...

A prosecution witness, Seun Shuaibu, on Wednesday told a Federal High Court in Lagos that a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenadi Usman, and others transferred N350 million to former Governor Achike Udenwa of Imo in 2015. The witness, an investigator with the Economic and Financial …...

Suspected herdsmen have killed 16 persons during an attack on Ebete community in Agatu local government area of Benue state. The herders were said to have attacked the community at 1am on Wednesday, opening fire on residents and setting houses ablaze. Adeyemi Yekini, force commander, Operation...

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, has confirmed that the general election will be a do or die affair. Responding to to el-Rufai’s “body bag” threat, Falana said the prosecution of the governor will commence as soon as his tenure is over. He …...

Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, says the army is bound to obey orders from constituted authorities, dismissing Atiku Abubakar’s call for the military not to obey President Muhammadu Buhari. On Monday, Buhari directed security operatives to deal ruthlessly with those who might want to snatch...

The founder and general overseer of the Omega Fire Ministry International, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has warned his congregants against casting their votes for someone “who will cut their neck”. In a video making the rounds on social media, Suleman said God told him that it was better … Read...

The Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, has revealed that God told him that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, will become the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Melaye said it was a revelation from God that Atiku will emerge …...

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has reported plans by President Muhammadu Buhari to ‘use’ the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the forthcoming elections in Borno, Adamawa and Kaduna states. Mr Abubakar in a statement...

JUST IN: Buhari swears in 8 new Permanent Secretaries President Muhammadu Buhari Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, has sworn in eight new federal permanent secretaries. They were sworn in on Wednesday, inside the council chamber of State House Presidential Villa. This was shortly before the...

There has been a lot of confusion on who actually is in charge of the logistics at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) since the chaos that resulted in the rescheduling of the general election. Initially, the social media was buzzing with the news that it was Amina Zakari, …...