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Crisis is brewing in the Kaduna State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the party’s congresses scheduled to commence on Saturday. Signs of an impending chaos emerged yesterday when the faction of the party, loyal to the state Governor, Mallam Nasir … Read more...

The Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouk Umar, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to kindly reconsider his decision on the Nigerian Peace Corps (Establishment) Bill. Alhaji Umar is the paramount ruler of the community where President Buhari hails from in Katsina State. Click here to...

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja has stopped the planned sale of 9Mobile (Etisalat) telecommunication company, following opposition to the move by some aggrieved shareholders. Click here to read more

The all-new Lexus LS flagship sedan, launched in Australia today, delivers premium levels of powertrain smoothness, spaciousness, handling, ride comfort, safety, craftsmanship and attention to detail. The fifth-generation LS is based on a new rear-drive platform and features a bold design with...

Following the shortage of operational base for many Navy personnel, the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe-Ete Ibas, has appealed to the federal government for a special presidential intervention for the rehabilitation of Navy barracks across the country. Click here to read more

The casualty figure from the attack on Jandeikyula Village in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State on Wednesday by suspected Fulani militia has risen to 32. This follows the discovery of additional seven corpses by residents of the village in nearby bushes besides the initial 25...

A report published last week by a fact checking website, africacheck.org, has shown that South African Government’s health expenditure per capita is 16 times more than what obtains in Nigeria, while current health expenditure (government and private) is five times more in the country than...

The Lagos State Police Command wednesday uncovered an illegal distillery where fake malt drinks, alcoholic stout drinks and ethanol are produced in large quantities at Igba Afa, Igbogbo Bayeku area of Ikorodu. Click here to read more

Barely hours after the Lagos State Police Command initiated an investigation into the harassment and extortion of one Emmanuel James by operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), another victim was Tuesday feared dead in another incident. While James was arrested and harassed Monday...

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress to remain united and continue to work together to sanitise Nigeria’s political environment. The president made the remarks Monday at the party’s National Executive Committee meeting where the report of...

Ahead of monday’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which promises to be tension-soaked, the Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has explained that the reason party members, who initially opted for the tenure elongation but had turned...

The Rivers State Government has set up a Special Taskforce chaired by the state Governor, Nyesom Wike, to clear illegal traders from major roads and streets in Port Harcourt and its environs. Click here to read more

The Ebonyi State Police Command has recovered a cache of 146 prohibited/illegal firearms and destroyed an arms making factory in the state. The command’s Commissioner of Police, Titus Lamorde, Wednesday said the arms were recovered in compliance with the Inspector General of Police (IG) Ibrahim...

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr kayode Fayemi, on Sunday became the 36th aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the governorship position in the July 14, 2018 gubernatorial poll in Ekiti State. The former governor, who was in the saddle between 2010...

Still angered by the All Progressives Congress-led federal government’s labelling of it as a den of looters of the national treasury, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Saturday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to make public the accounts of his presidential campaigns in 2003, 2007, 2011 and...