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KOWA Party has distanced itself from reports in which it was listed among political parties endorsing Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State in the governorship polls scheduled for November 16. According to the party, the people that carried out this endorsement were not cleared to do so by the national ...

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has asked communities in the state to protect the infrastructure provided by the government in their domains. Represented by the Speaker, Ekiti House of Assembly, Mr Funminiyi Afuye, Fayemi revealed this while inaugurating the Iro Ayeteju-Ekiti Civic Centre in Gbonyin Local Government Area on ...

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, has said Nigeria has achieved 80 per cent performance in the agricultural sector. Sabo revealed this at the Public Presentation of Executive Summary of Wet Season Agricultural Performance in Nigeria, by the National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS) in ...

Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, has come out to say that EFCC is working on the rehabilitation of young people who are engaged in Internet fraud, popularly known as Yahoo Yahoo boys. He revealed this in Lagos yesterday as he delivered a paper ...

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has said the state is focused on tackling the unemployment challenges, especially among the youth. He revealed this at a grand reception organised by the Security Committee of his campaign organisation on Thursday at the Government House, Kano. Ganduje revealed that his government would keep ...

Chairman Senate Committee, Army, Senator Ali Ndume has said the National Assembly will make sure the defence budget is adjusted to meet present security challenges in Nigeria. He revealed this in an interview with newsmen in Kaduna, saying that the allocation for the Armed Forces contained in the 2020 budget ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has come out to say that the Federal Government will fully back the development of the historic City of Calabar. He disclosed this as he received His Eminence, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi, Otu V, Obong of Calabar, at the State House, Abuja, yesterday. Buhari said even if ...

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said the fire disaster in Onitsha days back was a terrorist attack. In a recent statement by its Media and Public Secretary, Emma Powerful, IPOB revealed that the consistency with which these disasters occur in the South-eastern region of Nigeria proves that someone ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered for the books of the NDDC to be audited since it was established to be opened. According to the number one man in Nigeria, he does not trust the agency. He demanded the instant probe of the finances of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) ...

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has said he has zero plans to leave the All Progressives Congress. Obaseki disclosed this when he received members of the Godwin Obaseki Support Group during a courtesy visit at the Government House in Benin City. He revealed it in a statement from the office ...

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has come out to say that Nigeria needs prayers to be free from its problems. He disclosed this as he received a delegation of the Christian Legislators’ Fellowship of the National Assembly. According to him, it is not about getting weapons because the power of God ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has come out to say that his government’s efforts to reduce insecurity in the country has resulted in Boko Haram being substantially defeated. His words, “The nation is appreciative of the gallantry and sacrifices of officers and men of our Armed Forces in the campaign against insurgency ...

The First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, has come out to apologise for any embarrassment a clip of her shouting at Aso Rock caused. Her spokesman, Suleiman Haruna, tendered the apology after Aisha recently hosted wives of governors of the 36 states at the presidential villa in Abuja. This was ...

Governor Dapo Abiodun has come out to say that his government would do all they can to make road construction a priority in Ogun state. He said more effort would go into that in order to attract more investment to the state. He revealed this during a town hall meeting ...

Nigerians staying in Ghana should shun the fake news asking them to withdraw their cash from all banks in the country, according to the High Commission of Nigeria in Accra. The Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, Amb. Olufemi Abikoye revealed this today in a statement signed by Mr Ibrahim Abdulazeez, ...

Nigeria’s first lady, Aisha Buhari has aired her opinion on the reports that said President Buhari was set to marry another wife. Mrs Buhari was in the UK at the time the rumours broke, but she has had her say now. According to the First Lady, it is not her ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has shared its reaction to the dispute between President Buhari’s wife, Aisha Buhari, and Fatima, daughter of Mamman Daura, which has been all over social media over the past few days. Remember that Fatima accused Aisha of violently attacking her inside the presidential villa, before ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission a.k.a INEC has come out to warn everyone concerned that it would not condone any kind of attack on its personnel, ad hoc staff or materials to be deployed for the Bayelsa State November 16, governorship polls. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu dished out this ...

Chairman, Senate Committee on Pension Reforms, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau has promised that the National Assembly would keep playing a positive role in Nigeria’s pension administration to make sure the right welfare for Federal Civil Servants is guaranteed. He disclosed this today in Abuja while declaring open the 7th Conference for ...

APC governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, Chief David Lyon has pledged to right all the wrongs of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government if he is elected as governor. Chief David, who vowed to be a servant leader if he wins, gave this promise today during the launching of the ...