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There was something unsettling, destabilising and embarrassing about the announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission that the long-awaited 2019 elections were postponed by one week. The first reason was that the postponement came just a few hours to the commencement of voting...

An ardent follower of President Muhammadu Buhari has threatened to commit suicide should his preferred candidate fail in his re-election bid. Adamu Kabir Matazu, whose Facebook timeline describes as ‘public figure,’ had taken to his Facebook page with .... Read more via Punch Newspapers –...

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday granted an application for overseas travel by a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Jumoke Akinjide, facing charges of N650m fraud. Akinjide is standing trial alongside two chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State, Ayo...

The Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday, decried the closure of stadiums in Kanos State, in a bid to stop it holding campaign rallies in the state. The closure of the stadiums was ordered by Governor Umar Ganduje in order for some renovations works to be done in the … Read more via Punch...

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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has launched his … Read more via Punch Nigeria Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2DPY49I Get More Nigeria Political News

The Sagamu-Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway project will be completed by 2021, the contractor, Julius Berger, has said. The Operations Manager, Julius Berger, Thamm Olaf, told the Senate Committee on Works, led by its Chairman, Kabiru Gaya, on Sunday, that the project, which was to …...

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, is expected to return to the Department of State Services for further interrogation anytime he returns to the country, The PUNCH learnt on Thursday. It was also gathered that … Read more via Punch Newspapers –...

The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has threatened to reveal a deep secret about President Muhammadu Buhari. IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, stated this in a press statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Awka, the Anambra …...

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to attend to the needs of Nigerians instead of donating money to other countries. The former vice president said that Nigeria’s resources should be used for the country and its …...

Femi Makinde, Osogbo A foremost comedian, Moses Adejumo, popularly known … via Punch Nigeria Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2C2zfph Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Eniola Akinkuotu The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Jimi Agbaje, has … Read more via Punch Nigeria Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2Cvc6wQ Get More Nigeria Political News

The results of the Peoples Democratic Party presidential primary held on Saturday in Port Harcourt. The results were announced on Sunday morning. Void votes —- 68 Atiku Abubakar 1,532 Aminu Tambuwal —693 Bukola Saraki —-317 votes J onah Jang —- 19 votes Datti Ahmed —- 5 votes...

The Nigerian Cardiac Society has said that one out of every three adults in Nigeria has high blood pressure. Dr Okechukwu Ogah, the President of the association, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan on Friday. According to him, the rising prevalence of high …...

Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, on Friday led the state governor-elect, Gboyega Oyetola, to a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. The meeting was held at the President’s office inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Oyetola emerged as the winner of the governorship election in Osun...

Today, October 5, is World’s Teachers’ Day, an anniversary that will be celebrated here in Nigeria and across the globe. Every … Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2pyr2li Get More Nigeria Political News

Residents of Pesepa community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory … Read more via Punch Nigeria Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2NnGpGz Get More Nigeria Metro News

Borno State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, has picked the … Read more via Punch Nigeria Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2QwsujJ Get More Nigeria Political News

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said his side could only blame themselves after the last year’s Champions League runners-up were overrun by Napoli before Lorenzo Insigne’s late winner gave the Italians a 1-0 win to go top of Group C on Wednesday. “We were not good enough and if … read more...