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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Friday replied the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari, saying the latter did not express the truth with his allegation of fraud against the organisation. Buhari, in his acceptance speech minutes after he was elected as the APC presidential flagbearer on Thursday, had promised to make […]

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday expressed a level of frustration in his administration’s battle against insurgency in the country, admitting that the efforts of the government is being sabotaged. Though Jonathan did not give details of what he meant by the fight being sabotaged, he said government’s fight against insurgency were being frustrated both internally […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed its gratitude to the security agencies, the media, party members and supporters and the entire people of Lagos for their immense contributions to the runaway success of the party’s two-day national convention that saw the emergence of its presidential candidate without rancour In a statement issued in Lagos […]

The leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) late Thursday welcomed the emergence of former military Head of State and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari as the presidential flagbearer of the APC for the 2015 general elections, but said he lacked the fresh ideas to lift Nigeria from its present predicaments. […]

General Muhammadu Buhari (retired), the former Nigerian Head of State and candidate in the presidential primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was on Thursday declared winner of the just concluded exercise after he polled 3,430 to beat other notable aspirants on the party’s platform including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar who polled 954. Buhari […]

Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, has recorded over 500 cases of rape and child defilement so far in year 2014, the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ade Ipaye, said on Wednesday. These recorded cases are just the incidents that were reported. Many others occurred, but were buried based on agreement by the parties […]

A High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday ordered that all copies of ‘My Watch‘, the three-volume memoirs of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, which he presented to the public on Tuesday be confiscated. Presided over by Justice Valentine Ashi the court ordered the Inspector-General of Police, the Director General of the State Security Service (SSS) […]

A socio-political organisation in Bauchi State, Chigari Foundation has declared it’s rejection of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial primary elections in the state, stating breach of due process and gross irregularities as reason. The group made its concern known in a press release on Thursday. The group also mentioned harassment, inducement of a “pre-determined” […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday said President Goodluck Jonathan’s stand on strengthening democracy was the reason former key ministers in his government failed to clinch the party’s ticket at the governorship primary elections their various states. The party specifically listed former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, the former Minister of Health, […]

  A double explosion occurred on Wednesday at one of the busiest parts of Kano with scores believed to have been killed in the attack. The twin blast occurred simultaneously at the popular Alarama Shopping Complex by Filling Paki located in the Kano Kantin Kwari Market at the heart of the ancient city. Details of […]

Former President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday in Lagos delivered another salvo at President Goodluck Jonathan telling a group of people that President Jonathan never listens to advice and suggestions from people who could assist his government. This, he said, was the reason he had taken to public messages and criticisms of the President […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and presidential aspirant of All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar has urged his party not to leave any stone unturned in its quest to ensure free, fair and credible presidential primaries that will provide the impetus for enthroning the change that Nigerians have clamoured for. Atiku’s charge to the APC […]