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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Elders Forum has denounced the alleged role of former President Goodluck Jonathan in the November 16, 2019 governorship election in Bayelsa State. In a statement in Yenagoa, the state capital, the forum’s Chairman Chief Benson Odoko said the action of the...

Senator Dino Melaye is no doubt in serious political trouble for two main reasons. Firstly, the election petition tribunal sacked him and ordered a fresh election in Kogi West senatorial district which he represents in the National Assembly. Secondly, he lost … Read more via Naijaloaded |...

Members of the Biafra Zionists Federation, BZF, appears bent on their further push for the restoration of the defunct Biafra. DAILY POST reports that the self-acclaimed President of the BZF, Barr. Benjamin Onwuka has in recent years faced several years of incarceration.... Read more via...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, to publicly declare their assets as proof to Nigerians and the world that they are not corrupt. PDP in a statement yesterday by its Deputy National Publicity, Diran Odeyemi, also...

President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in this morning at about 10:45am at Eagle Square, Abuja but he didn’t give any inaugural speech. The reason seems to be due to the fact that the government, through the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, had promised that the swearing-in ceremony …...

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the appointment of Mr Kaycee Madu, a Nigerian who was first elected as a Member of Parliament in Alberta, Canada, as Minister for Municipal Affairs for the …...

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi yesterday approved N200 million housing and car loans for teachers in the state just as he assented to an executive order banning various fees being collected by some principals, head teachers and other schools’ officials...... Read more via...

A chieftain of the APC in Gombe State, Alhaji Umar Farouk Bamusa, has shared N40 million to officials of the party for the Sallah celebrations. Alhaji Bamusa said the donation was to compliment the effort of the party officials who … Read more via Nigerian Breaking News, Investigative...

The Statistician-General of the Federation, Yemi Kale, has said Nigeria’s economy has not recovered from the 2016 recession. Kale, who is also Chief Executive Officer of the National Bureau of Statistics, said the conflicts between farmers and herdsmen had dragged down the Gross Domestic...