APC, INEC tackle Yakasai over claim on ‘rigged 2015 elections’
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have rejected the claim by the elder statesman and politician, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, that the 2015 general election was massively rigged in...
Babangida demands credit for conducting Nigeria’s freest election, says he deserves it
Nigeria’s former military President, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (Rtd) has demanded credit for conducting the country’s freest election.
He said nobody gives him credit for conducting the freest elections in the country in 1993 even...
Alleged Corruption! PDP chairman, Secondus got N310m worth of cars in 17 months –...
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, (EFCC) has said that the current national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus allegedly got exotic cars worth over N310 million.
According to reports, the cars...
2019 Elections: Obasanjo, Olu Falae, others behind closed door meeting in Abeokuta
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Olu Falae, on Tuesday, met at the Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta.
Reports indicate that the close-door meeting which commenced around 12:pm...
Racist Chants: FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Russia
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FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against World Cup hosts Russia over monkey chants heard during a friendly international against France, a spokesman told AFP on Tuesday.
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba and Barcelona winger Ousmane...
Oando Crisis: The other side of SEC shake-up
A recent shake-up in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which led to the removal of its acting director-general, Abdul Zubair, had the backing of the presidency, Premium Times NG reports.
Last Friday, a Federal...
Beyonce donates $100,000 in scholarship to 4 US black colleges
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Singer Beyonce on Monday said she was offering $100,000 in scholarship money to students at four historically African-American colleges and universities in the United States.
The donation came on the back of her acclaimed two-hour performance...
Re-election Bid: Buhari picks Keyamo campaign spokesperson
Ahead of his re-election bid, President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a Nigerian lawyer as the head of communications and strategy for his 2019 re-election bid.
Festus Keyamo’s appointment was brought forward through a letter signed...
I am bothered more about security, economy not 2019 elections – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says while politicians are preoccupied with the 2019 poll, he is bothered more about security and the economy.
The president said this when he visited the United Kingdom Prime Minister, Theresa May...
Witness reveals how jonathan’s minister, two others withdrew N450 million cash
AGENCY REPORT......
A prosecution witness, Annette Gyen, on Monday told a Jos Federal High Court how former Water Resources Minister, Sarah Ochekpe, and two others withdrew N450 million from Fidelity Bank Plc.
Mrs Ochekpe, and the...
