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Atiku claims he defeated Buhari by over 1.6 million votes at the polls. Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has told the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja, to declare him winner of the 2019 presidential election. At the hearing...

Senator Dino Melaye has taken his ambition to become the governor of Kogi a step further as he has officially been cleared to contest. The senator declared his intention to contest against Yahaya Bello in May, and he is one of … Read more via Naijaloaded | Nigeria’s Most Visited Music &...

President Muhammadu Buhari says he has appreciated the people of Kaduna and Kano states for voting for him in last presidential election by giving them two substantive positions in his cabinet. Buhari who got 1, 464,768 votes from Kano, the highest in the February 23 … Read more via...

Nigerians, as well as foreigners, were deprived entry into the country through the Seme border, Lagos, for the better part of Wednesday, August 21, 2019, following information that the border had been shut..... Read more via The Trent Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2P5CWmj Get More Nigeria...

Nigeria has improved in major indices of economic growth, the finance minister, Zainab Ahmed, told the National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday..... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2KOkFWj Get More Nigeria Political News

The new minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio dances to celebrate his appointment as Buhari’s Minister. Akpabio was seen in a video laughing, singing, dancing gbebody, Zanku legwork shortly after his Swearing-in.... Read more via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/33OPmCn Get...

South-East Governors have issued a stern warning to Nnamdi Kanu, the self-acclaimed supreme leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over his threats to attack them and other South-East leaders abroad. The Governors in a statement signed by its Chairman and Governor of Ebonyi...

A video trending online shows the mansion former governor Rochas gifted his alleged Ethopian girlfriend and how Imo State Recovery of Moveable Assets Committee stormed the property to recover it and evict the lady…. Read more via Stella Dimoko Korkus.com – https://ift.tt/33Mzj86 Get More...

Moves by the Federal Government to tackle terrorism, banditry, smuggling and illegalities in Nigeria by securing land borders have created fear among importers and freight forwarders. The affected borders are Benin with 809 km stretch; Cameroon, 1,975 km; Chad … Read more via Newtelegraph –...

Buhari’s Ministers Nigerians Kick Against The Choice Of Adamu Adamu Education Minister Nigerians have taken to their Twitter handle to express their displeasure following the confirmation of Mallam Adamu Adamu as the Minister for Education by President Muhammadu Buhari.... Read more via...

Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has reacted to the ministerial portfolios assigned to Festus Keyamo and Godswill Akpabio by President Muhammadu Buhari. It was reported that President Buhari on Wednesday swore in and assigned portfolios to his 43 Ministers at the...

According to the man who posted it on Facebook, he said Okechukwu who is also the son of the paramount ruler of Azuogu Ndoki community was killed alongside four other men of the community. The killers were also said to have carted away valuables goods after his demise. … Read more via...

Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has said only Lagos stood ahead of the state in terms of investment drive and opportunity to net big investors from outside the country to Nigeria. Obiano, who spoke during the opening ceremony of the sales outlet of a soon-to-be developed estate in...

Adamu Adamu has revealed that it took him a year and a half to understand how the Federal Ministry of Education works after being retained as head of the same agency by President Buhari. Speaking to newsmen after being inaugurated alongside … Read more via Naijaloaded | Nigeria’s Most...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) wednesday described the inauguration of news ministers by President Muhammadu Buhari as a “poor parade of recycled foot-travelers, many of whom have failed Nigerians in governance assignments.” The party in a statement signed by its National Publicity...

Aregbesola instructed the ministry’s permanent secretary, Georgina Ehuriah to take charge of the ministry till Monday. The newly appointed Minister of the Interior Ministry, Rauf Aregbesola has admitted that he does not know much about the ministry. Aregbesola said this when he visited the...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Mr. Ade Ipaye as Deputy Chief of Staff to the President... Read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/31VwCzq Get More Nigeria Political News

President Muhammadu Buhari will embark on a state visit to South Africa as part of the efforts to put an end to incessant xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in that country. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this wednesday in Abuja during an … Read more via...

Mr Timipre Silva, the newly inaugurated Minister of State, Petroleum, has reaffirmed his readiness to work with all to ensure a viable oil and gas sector, Igbere TV reports.... Read more via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/2TQGl7i Get More Nigeria Political News

New Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola shocked all on Wednesday when he said he has no knowledge of how the ministry operates.... Read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/2HjNLel Get More Nigeria Political News