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Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti The son of the former Ondo State Governor, Mr. Muyiwa Olumilua, has predicted that the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose’s continuity agenda will fail on the strength that the governor has not performed satisfactorily to merit such feat. Fayose has endorsed his...

Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo •Govs being coerced to establish grazing reserves, CAN alleges The Youth Wing of Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN) has accused Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of betraying Christians in a move the group described as the conspiracy theory of … via...

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA- GOMBE women from a community called Miaganga in Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State, have cried out over multiple miscarriages, blindness and paralysis from coal mining activities by a mining giant. The women who spoke through their leader, Zachariah Ronah, during...

NNPC tower • Re-award $260m to Nigerian firm • Summon Buratai over disputed Delta land The House of Representatives yesterday urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to strengthen the National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS). The lawmakers gave the advice at...

Most parents are feeding their babies solid foods too early – raising their risk of obesity and diabetes, according to new research. The study showed that more than half of infants start eating solids before the recommended six months and only a third … via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper –...

Proponents for a second term for President Muhammadu Buhari in All Progressives Congress, APC, are warning that re-electing the President for a second term remained the surest way of ensuring geopolitical stability in the polity. President Buhari The proponents, Vanguard learned, are also...

Lawmakers in the upper chamber on Wednesday took turns to condemn the report of the Senate committee on Petroleum (Downstream), for not including the issue of fuel subsidy. The senators alleged that the report was ‘doctored’ by the management of the Nigeria National Petroleum Commission. The...

The senator representing Bauchi Central, Isah Misau, said yesterday that a minister was spearheading a move to remove Senate President, Bukola Saraki, from office. Misau said this on the floor of the Senate while contributing to a motion sponsored by Shuaibu Lau, senator representing Taraba...

Five people have been killed in fresh attacks on three local government areas of Benue State. Two people in each of Logo and Guma LGAs were killed while the one other was hacked to death in Okpokwu LGA yesterday. Governor Samuel Ortom … via Nigerian Breaking News, Investigative...

Ibekwe Almost three years into the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration’s avowed fight against corruption, Nigerians are divided about whether corruption has declined in Nigeria, a new study has found. The study, however, revealed that most Nigerians believe that more Nigerians are...

The House of Representatives has resolved to send a delegation to India to ascertain the condition, state of health and mental well-being of Nigerian students arrested in that country. The House, while adopting a motion by Frederick Yietiemone Agbedi (PDP, Bayelsa) urged … via Nigerian...

Kwankwaso and Ganduje KASIEC confirms existence of one list The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano has been polarised, as two separate lists of candidates have emerged for the February council election in the state.Two factions were said to have submitted different lists … via The...

Three suspects of yesterday bomb explosion that rocked Iddo community, Okpella in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State were paraded by the state Police Command for engaging in the assemblage of components of Improvised Explosive Device (IED). via Thisdaylive –...

The Nigerian Third Force Movement has rolled out its action plan for the 2019 general elections. Prominent members of the group include former Cross River State governor, Donald Duke, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Charles Soludo, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa...

Payment illegal, says Senate •Commences probe From Fred Itua, Abuja A report submitted by the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), yesterday, indicated that the Federal Government wasted a total of N784 billion on what it called fraudulent practices in the import of petroleum...

The Taraba State Government has said the state has no land to be allocated for cattle colony in the state. Rejecting the establishment of cattle colonies being proposed by the federal government across the 36 states of the federation, the state government stated that it has already … via...

Kogi State government has been slated as one of the beneficiaries of $500 million World Bank facility meant for rural development in parts of the country. The state Commissioner for Rural Development, Paul Enema, who disclosed this at a briefing in Lokoja, said the state government had … via...

A 39-year-old driver, Akan Iboro, has allegedly killed himself for losing his job at Ketu area of Lagos State. The Guardian reliably gathered that the incident occurred yesterday at No. 2, Akisan Close, off Allied Street, Ketu, where residents were said to have … via The Guardian Nigeria...

Decries loss of dominance in regional blocs, seeks true federalism • Buhari congratulates former Commonwealth scribe at 85 Nigeria is now “more divided than it had ever been,” former Commonwealth Secretary General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has said in an exclusive … Emeka Anyaoku • via The...

Following the killing of Fulani herder identified as Babuga Dengi, in Ekiti State last Monday, Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has warned against reprisal attacks, saying “there is no room for the killing of Fulani herders or farmers or anybody in the state.” Dengi was on … via...