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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the 2019 general elections will be costing about 242.4 billion Naira. The President said this on Tuesday in a letter sent to the National Assembly, seeking that the funds be drawn from the 2018 and 2019 budgets. This and much more are in the Nigeria...

ormer President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, vowed to lead the coalition that would unseat President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. The former President, however, advised the 39 political parties and associations, which signed a Memorandum of Understanding in a grand alliance ahead of general...

PDP candidate in yesterday’s governorship election in Ekiti state, Professor Kolapo Olusola, has rejected the results of the poll as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of the day. 15-07-2018 -...

82 villages and towns were destroyed and deserted, residents were only able to return to 374 of them because of the intensity of the crimes. He said the bandits during the period under review stole motorcycles totalling 2,244. This and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of...

President Buhari has appealed to Nigerians to be patient with him as his security chiefs are cracking their brains to come up with a lasting solution to the wanton killings recorded in some parts of the country. This and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of the day...

Over 50 people were reportedly killed in another bloody attack in several communities bordering Adamawa and Taraba states on Monday night. This and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of the day. 11-07-2018 - Here are the highlighted headlines from Nigeria news today...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Reformed All Progressives Congress (rAPC) and 37 other political parties, agreeing to work out an arrangement by which they would produce a common presidential candidate to oust the ruling All...

Some states’ inability to meet vital financial obligations without allocation from the Federal Government is becoming clearer by the day following the deadlock in the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting. As at today, not less than 14 states currently owe workers’ salaries for...

Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, did not participate in the mandatory one-year national youth service scheme. Instead, she forged an exemption certificate many years after graduation, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report. This and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news...

President Muhammadu Buhari has intensified his fight against corruption with a new executive order he signed on Thursday, July 5 which targets the assets acquired by politicians through proceeds of corruption. This and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of the day...

Former Vice President AbubakarAtiku’s bid to lead Nigeria as president in 2019, received a massive boost at the weekend as the Turakin Adamawa, got strategic support from former military President, Ibrahim Babangida popularly called IBB This and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news...

John Obi Mikel has revealed he was told that his father had been kidnapped just hours before the World Cup match between Nigeria and Argentina. This and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of the day. 03-07-2018 - Here are the highlighted headlines from Nigeria news today...

More than 53,000 people killed since 2011 Christian Solidarity Worldwide: Fulani militia killed 1,061 in 106 attacks between January and April UK parliamentarian, Baroness Berridge urges Nigerians to use 2019 presidential election to seek end to violence This and much more are in the Nigeria...

Salaries in states may be affected unless issues that led to the deadlocked meeting between the Federation Account and Allocation Committee (FAAC) and governors last week were resolved, Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun has said. This and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of...

The presidency, describing the opposition party People’s Democratic Party (PDP)‘s declaration of 7 days of mourning for the Plateau killings as “irresponsible politics,” has listed the killings carried out during the party’s rule. This and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights...

President Muhammadu Buhari has just finished a meeting with Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker Yakubu Dogara at the State House, Abuja. This and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of the day. 27-06-2018 - Here are the highlighted headlines from Nigeria news today...

President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to visit Plateau State for an on the spot assessment and condolence visit Tuesday. He is currently in Calabar, Cross Rivers State, to commission to a Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital and a rice “city” and seedlings factory. This and much more are in the...

Barely hours after about 86 people were killed and 50 houses burnt in Plateau attacks carried out by Fulani Herdsmen, Danladi Ciroma, the Chairman, North Central zone of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), reacted by stating that peace should not be expected in the...

Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole has been elected the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the ongoing national convention of the party. This and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of the day. 23-06-2018 - Here are the highlighted headlines from Nigeria news...

Ahmed Musa scored a brace as a much-improved Super Eagles defeated Iceland in a Group D World Cup match at the Volgograd Arena on Friday. This and much more are in the Nigeria Bulletin news highlights of the day. 22-06-2018 - Here are the highlighted headlines from Nigeria news today FIFA...