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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has debunked the rumour being peddled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that General Muhammadu Buhari will spend only one term in office if elected President, saying it is the creation of the PDP which is seeking to play a section of the country against another. “The APC will not […]

Presidents Goodluck Jonathan has announced the replacement of Gen. Martin Luther Agwai (rtd.) with Ishaya Dare Akau as the new Chairman of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P). There was no reason given for the replacement. The statement announcing the replacement only said the move was in furtherance of the president’s efforts to continuously […]

Welcome to Imo State 2015 gubernatorial intrigues. The political chess game is on in Imo State. The battle of wits and resources has taken off and the political gladiators are scheming and strategizing. The stakes are high; so high and so fiercely contested. It is a three-horse race (read two) and the field is crowded […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised alarm over plans by one of the security agencies, apparently acting at the behest of the Jonathan Administration, to harass and intimidate supposed sponsors of the party, as part of ongoing efforts to cripple its activities in the run up to the 28th March polls. However, according to a statement issued […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde  Fashola, has said the 2015 presidential election should not be about promises for a person like President Goodluck Jonathan who has been in the saddle for six years. Rather it should be about his achievements in the past six years, to warrant him being re-elected into office for another four […]

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said on Monday that it sanctioned 20 senior officers in the last two months carrying out acts considered illegal while on official duties. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Customs Service, Wale Adeniyi, in Abuja, nine of the officers were suspended from service pending the outcome […]

As calculations for the 2015 presidential elections draw closer, President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday held a close-door meeting with former Head of State, General Abdusalami Abubakar, and a former South African President, Thabo Mbeki. The meeting which held inside the President’s official residence at the Presidential Villa in Abuja also had some top officials of […]

The spokesperson of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, Femi Fani-Kayode and Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State on Sunday evening engaged themselves in a war of words over issues relating to insecurity in the North-eastern part of Nigeria. Fani-Kayode had replied an earlier statement by the All Progressives Congress (APC) slamming President Goodluck Jonathan for […]

Senior Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has declared that the northern part of Nigeria is being deceived by the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Okupe expressed belief that Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the APC, would not be able to re-contest […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) across the country by additional two weeks. The collection will continue until March 22nd 2015, superseding the earlier deadline of March 08th 2015. This latest extension offers the last opportunity for duly registered persons to collect their PVCs […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has warned Nigerians against pushing Police officers in the country into disobedient acts or disobedience to the laws of the country. Abba further warned men of the force against embarking on their proposed industrial action, saying any officer found culpable would be made to face the laws regulating police […]

In a motion exparte filed before an Ikeja High Court on Friday, the court granted an accelerated hearing for motion on notice in the case of defamatory and libellous documentary aired on DAAR Communications Plc, owners of the African Independent Television (AIT). As a result, the accelerated hearing now comes up on Monday 16th March. Tinubu […]