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President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday, warned ministers, lawmakers and other office to jettison 2019 and focus on good governance for now. He said it will be insensitive for any politician to abandon good governance to take on politics. He also spoke on the … via The Sun News –...

Ogunlana Adesina, President of Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Ikeja branch, has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s failure to take decisive action against Fulani herdsmen is enough to get him impeached. Adesina said Buhari’s silence is his indirect way of approving the killing by Fulani herdsmen...

One week into the new year, Tuesday, January 9, the air in Abuja was dry, dusty, and clammy. The nation’s capital was sluggishly waking into a new rhythm of calm and relative order after the chaos of the Christmas season prompted by a debilitating fuel crisis. That … via Premium Times...

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has assured Nigerians that the President, Muhammadu Buhari-administration remains committed to ensuring that every Nigerian in every part of the country is able to live a peacefully and go about their normal daily activities. In a statement issued yesterday by...

The Federal Government has concluded plans to create more than one million jobs across the country through egg production, processing and marketing under the National Egg Production (NEGPRO) scheme. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Chief Audu Ogbeh, who disclosed this...

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. Photo: Reuters President Muhammad Buhari anti-corruption record appears to be rising, but his human rights record is sinking. And his presidency is beginning to appear more like the military dictatorship he denounced on the campaign grounds in 2015. Ajibola …...

The Presidency says the outcome of the INEC-organised elections at the weekend, in which three different political parties won, is a manifestation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s deep commitment to free and fair elections. A presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, who was commenting on the outcome...

The Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has warned herdsmen in the state against engaging in violent activities. The governor stressed the commitment of his administration to protect lives and properties of the residents of the state. Mr. Akeredolu who spoke on Sunday during the Armed...

You will suffer the same fate in 2019 – Okowa By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor Leading chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Delta State, Chief Great Ogboru and Senator Ovie Omo-Agege have blasted the Senator Ifeanyi Okowa led state administration for turning democracy in its...

The convener of Save Nigeria Group (SNG), Pastor Tunde Bakare, has urged the federal government to restructure the country by encouraging each geo-political zone to develop along its area of best comparative advantage age. Mr. Bakare said this during a State of the Nation’s briefing at his …...

How killed militant leader threatened me – Minister — 14th January 2018 Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa Minister of State for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, has broken his silence over allegations by Governor Henry Seriake Dickson that he was the … via The Sun News –...

Dare Olipede, the Permanent Secretary in the Local Government Board and Pension Transition in Ondo state has disclosed that those opposed to his promotion wrote a fresh petition against him which led to his arrest last weekend. He spoke while reacting over his arrest by the combined operatives...

Alhaji Abdulrahman Abubakar, member representing Mubi South Constituency in Adamawa House of Assembly, has called for the probe of the multi-million Naira European Union (EU) assisted Water Project in Mubi South Local Government. Abubakar made the call on Sunday in an interview with News Agency...

Pastor Bakare says that he has no intention of running in 2019 presidential elections – He says he never mentioned running for presidency next year in any part of his message – He says his message from God was misinterpreted … via Nigeria News today & Breaking news ▷ Read Nigerian newspapers...

STATE OF THE NATION: It’s time to renegotiate our union – Tunde Bakare By Dapo Akinrefon Senior Pastor of the LatterRain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, in his state of the nation broadcast, declares that it is time to renegotiate Nigeria’s union. Pastor Bakare He said: “What Nigeria needs now is...

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State has again reiterated its rejection of the just-concluded local government elections. Announcing the result in Asaba, Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC), Chairman, Mike Ogbodu said the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, cleared all...

The Presidency on Saturday alerted Nigerians about a fake Twitter handle purportedly belonging to President Muhammadu Buhari. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said the parody account has been posting spurious messages justifying the attacks by herdsmen...

Former Governor of Rivers State and Minister Of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has bagged himself a chieftaincy title and has been crowned as The Eze Ochi Aliri of Ikwerre Kingdom. According to a facebook user, Godspower who shared these photos, He wrote; Now you know why President Muhammadu...

Senator representing Kaduna central, Shehu Sani, has called for end to President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election campaigns. Sen. Shehu Sani urged Buhari to abandon his second term ambition and address the security situation and other challenges issues in the country. The lawmaker described...

Today in Bayelsa State, The common sense senator, Ben Murray-Bruce‏ paid a courtesy call to the true face of democracy in Africa – former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. http://ift.tt/2FvGVQh --via Nairaland – http://ift.tt/2DsxZL3 Get More Nigeria Political News