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The Federal Government has declared Monday, October 3, as Public Holiday to mark Nigeria’s 56th Independence Anniversary. This was contained in a statement signed by the Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Alhaji Muhammadu Maccido on Thursday in Abuja. “The Minister of...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun announcement of results of the Edo State governorship election held Wednesday, 28th September 2016. NigerianBulletin will bring you live updates from CREDIBLE Sources from the Ikpoba Hill headquarters of the Electoral commission...

The Lagos State government has denied claims by the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, that the state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, is in Benin. According to the state government, although Ambode was the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress’...

Here are the first unofficial results from Edo Gubernatorial election conducted across the state today... Oredo Unit 2, Ward 2 - APC Chairman ward - John Oyegun APC 69 PDP 78 Oredo – Emokpe APc - 28 PDP - 24 Oredo Ward 3, Unit 19 APC - 106 PDP - 59 Etsako West, (AUCHI) Ward 2...

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Publisher and Managing Editor of Western Post Newspaper, Mr Tunde Rahman as the new Special Adviser, Media. Rahman, former Saturday and Sunday editions of THISDAY Newspaper according to Premium Times...

The Senate has opposed the sale of the country's national assets to shore up the foreign reserves and address economic recession. The rejection was part of the resolutions passed on the state of the economy following a 2-day debate by the senators. More details later...

Shell Nigeria has shut down the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP), a key oil pipeline in Nigeria, which carries Bonny Light crude oil for export. The pipeline was shut yesterday after a fire was observed on the right of the way of the pipeline at Gio in Ogoni land. It is also the right of way of the...

President Muhammadu Buhari and his cabinet team are planning on the sale of National assets to fund 2016 budget and revive the ailing economy. The 2016 budget worth over 6.07 trillion naira and the year almost out. Nigeria’s 2016 Budget is based on a crude oil benchmark price of $38 per barrel...

The former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has said he was ready to go to jail if the corruption allegations he raised against Speaker Yakubu Dogara and three others were found to be false. Jibrin told journalists at a press conference in...

Africa’s richest man and President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has restated his promise to invest about $20 billion in the Nigerian economy in the next five years. Dangote said this after receiving the 2016 African Business Leader award from a United States based non-governmental...

National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for the resignation of the national chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun for sabotaging the will of the Ondo people and derailing from the path of progressives. In a communiqué from his media...

Nigerian Naira appreciated 1.69 percent against United States dollar sixty five business days after the Central Bank of Nigeria removed peg on the Nation's currency. The currency closed 307.79 naira to a United States dollar at the Inter-bank market. At the parallel market, the currency hit a...

Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has said that the reconciliation move by the two factions of the Peoples Democratic Party will not work unless the appeal court decides on it. But in a swift reaction, Abia State Governor Okeze Ikpeazu expressed optimism that the reconciliation move would be a...

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday, predicted the outcome of the governorship poll in the states scheduled for tomorrow, September, 28. The Governorship candidate of the federal government-led ruling party said that he would emerge victorious by a wide...

The Appeal Court has unanimously dismissed the appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Timipre Sylva, challenging the victory of Governor Seriake Dickson in the Bayelsa State governorship election. The court in a unanimous decision of a five man panel...

A Nigerian lawyer, Daniel Makolo, has sued President Muhammadu Buhari for allegedly failing to appoint a minister to represent Kogi in his cabinet. Makolo in a suit FHC\L\CS\44\2016 filed at the Federal High Court, Lokoja on Thursday was pursuant to Order 34 Rule (1) and Order 5 Rule (1) of the...

The Senate on Wednesday put forward 13 recommendation for the President Muhamamdu Buhari-led federal government on probable ways of reviving the ailign eocnomy. The senators made the recommendation at plenary when it commenced deliberation on the economic challenges of the country. This is...

The Senate on Wednesday recommended the sack of Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun and her counterpart in the Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Udo Udoma. The senators made the recommendation at plenary on Wednesday when it commenced deliberation on the economic challenges of the country...

The house of representatives on Wednesday went into a rowdy session as members began shouting "Dogara", "Dogara". Trouble started when the Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business, Emmanuel Orker-jev, moved a motion on breach of his privilege and that of the House by the embattled...

Nigerian soldiers were on Tuesday involved in a fierce battle with Boko Haram fighters in northern Borno, an official said. The soldiers were from the Nigeria army, Multinational Joint Task Force. and the Nigeria Air Force. The spokesperson of the Nigeria Army, Sani Usman, said many insurgents...