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Former presidential aide, Doyin Okupe has refuted claims he said Nigeria will not recover for 10 years, if Atiku Abubakar rules for a day. Okupe, who suffered severe backlash from Atiku supporters over the statement said he didn’t originate it.... Read more via Naijaloaded | Nigeria’s Most...

Following the blockade of the National Assembly on Tuesday, the media handlers in the Presidency and the Senate Twitter handle have been trading words via their Twitter handles... Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2vqHKqe Get More Nigeria Political News

Nigeria’s political outlook has never been as uncertain as it is currently, as the country’s politicians shift between parties faster than they have ever done in the past. In what looks like the most significant defection that will be hitting the People’s Democratic Party … Read more via...

Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress(APC), on Monday, said frustrated by imminent political retirement, Senator representing Kaduna North senatorial district,Sen.Suleiman Hunkuyi is seeking refuge in baseless boasts... Read more via Leadership Newspaper –...

A presidential aspirant on the platform of Conference for Nigeria Political Parties, Chief Martin Onovo, has described the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari as dictatorial and an overthrow of democracy. Onovo said this at a summit organised by the CNPP, South West Chapter on Tuesday...

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has said that he will not lose sleep over the defections currently hitting the party. He stated that he is not worried about disgruntled members … Read more via Channels Television – https://ift.tt/2uLAB3d Get...

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has distanced his office from the statement issued by a Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Political Matters, Gideo Sammani, announcing the appointment of a former Borno governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, as the...

The federal government has since 2016 disbursed N10 billion to no fewer than 300,000 beneficiaries through its Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme. Temitope Sinkaye, the National Programme Coordinator of the CCT, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the...

Alhaji Abdulrahman Mohammed, is a former National Security Organisation, NSO (Now DSS) Chief and close ally of ex-military leaders: late Generals Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, Sani Abacha and former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida. In this interview, he reveals deadly plots going on within...

An All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator, Ali Ndume, has claimed that you may not leave the Wuse Market in Abuja alive if you criticize President Muhammadu Buhari there. In an interview with NAN, Ndume insisted that Buhari enjoyed goodwill among many Nigerians. READ MORE HERE

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State says Igbos will support President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-elections bid. The governor said this on Tuesday during a mega rally organised by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the President in Owerri, the Imo State capital READ MORE HERE

Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, says Nigerians have more electricity than they can consume. He said this while speaking to journalists in Abuja on Monday. READ MORE HERE

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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to the former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd). READ MORE HERE

Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President, has again challenged anyone with corrupt charges against him to come forward. He declared that he has never stolen government money and that if he did, his former boss, Olusegun Obasanjo, would have been the first person to expose him. He said that the...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said the Christian body in Nigeria has committed the country to God in order to achieve the much anticipated greatness. READ MORE HERE

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said he is prepared to go to the United States if the country’s diplomatic authorities approve his application for visa. READ MORE HERE

President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Daura for Mauritania after a one-day official visit to Katsina State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the president took off from the Katina International Airport to Mauritania for an official engagement. READ MORE HERE

A few years ago, many prominent politicians that exuded unchallenged influence in corridors of power planted their preferred personalities in strategic places but they soon became rivals. READ MORE HERE