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Although his net worth dipped to $10 billion, from $12 billion last year, the president of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has retained his title as Africa’s richest man for the eighth consecutive time, according to Forbes magazine. However, Globacom Chairman Mike Adenuga Jr, with interests in oil exploration and real estate has moved […]

The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki on Friday, raised concern over his safety and those of his political supporters in his state, Kwara. Saraki, Director-general of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, at a news conference in Abuja, accused the security agencies of giving cover to people who were unleashing violence on the […]

Senator Dino Melaye under investigation and currently in Police custody on a fourteen (14) day remand warrant obtained from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on 9th January, 2019, for the offence of criminal conspiracy and attempted culpable homicide, committed on 19th July, 2018, when Senator Dino Melaye and his armed thugs attacked Police […]

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday discounted widespread rumors that the group has endorsed the presidential aspiration of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar. At a press briefing in Enugu to mark its second year in office, the leadership of Ndigbo said rumors making the rounds that Ndigbo was part of the […]

In what political watchers said was the most visible expression of their dissatisfaction with President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election campaign council as presently constituted, governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who are expected to act as state coordinators and council members were conspicuously absent yesterday as the President presided at the inaugural meeting of his […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the voting procedures for the general elections. The electoral umpire made the announcement on Thursday in an article entitled ‘How To Vote’ published on its website. With 36 days to the polls, INEC highlighted seven procedures the electorate should follow in casting their votes on the day […]

Following the resignation of Hon. Kawu Sumaila as the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives), President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub as his replacement. Hon. Sumaila, appointed SSA in August 2015, resigned to contest for membership of the House of Representatives representing Sumaila/Takai Federal Constituency […]

Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered that hearing notices be served on the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in connection with a suit seeking to disqualify President Muhammadu Buhari from contesting the 2019 general elections. The lawsuit that was filed on Wednesday has […]

Two defecting top members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Bauchi State were yesterday, received at the presidential villa by President Muhammadu Buhari. Accompanied by Bauchi Governor Mohammed Abubakar, the suspended Deputy PDP National Chairman, Sen. Babayo Gamawa and a member of the party’s Board of Trustees, Kaulaha Aliyu, who defected to the All Progressives […]

The war of attrition pitting Former Ekiti governor, Ayo Fayose and Senate Minority Leader, Biodun Olujimi took a dramatic escalation on Tuesday, after the two political inaugurated parallel campaign councils for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. In his capacity as PDP campaign South West Coordinator, Fayose inaugurated the council […]

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has resigned, more than three years before his term ends in 2022, the multilateral lender disclosed yesterday. Kim is expected to leave office on February 1. Kim, 59, said that he will immediately join a firm and focus on increasing infrastructure in developing countries. The bank did not provide […]

An audio recording which has been circulating on social media, in which Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi is heard making disparaging statement about President Muhammadu Buhari was concocted by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to cause division and disaffection within the ranks of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), and to sabotage Amaechi, who is […]