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The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) has lampooned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for circulating a scam medical report on General Muhammadu Buhari. A statement from the Directorate of Media and Publicity of the campaign organisation on Sunday described it as ludicrous for the PDP to throw all cautions to the wind in […]

…He is already senile, Fayose insists The Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), has discredited the purported report said to have emanated from the hospital to the effect that General Muhammadu Buhari is stricken with cancer, the APC Presidential Campaign Organisation has said. A statement released by the Directorate of Media and Publicity of the […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved 88observer groups to participate in the 2015 General elections. The presidential and National Assembly elections will hold on 14th February, 2015 while 28thFebruary, 2015 is slated for the governorship and House of Assembly.  INEC said the accreditation is sequel to its compliance with the requirements and guidelines […]

To get the robust buy-in and support of the modalities it has articulated to ensure that Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) exercise their franchise in next month’s elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it will hold a crucial meeting with stakeholders on Tuesday, 20th January 2015.  According to a press communication by […]

A fire outbreak at a popular market at the Marina area of Lagos Island on Friday Morning has resulted in loss of goods worth several millions of naira. According to witnesses, fire began at about 4am at the popular Berlin Market located at the Central Business District, close to the Lagos office of the Central […]

Nigeria’s former Military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has called for a change in the way the country is governed. Abubakar made the statement in a press release on Wednesday, emphasising that there is a need to tell the truth to power in order to help correctly identify and diagnose the causes of disaffection […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Organisation has cited the appointment of Chief Mike Omeri, the Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) in the Jonathan campaign organisation as an act of impunity, and violation of the NOA Act. The campaign organisation said this action by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is […]

The campaign train of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday arrived Ogun State visiting prominent people in the state including traditional rulers and former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Obasanjo, who only Monday met with President Goodluck Jonathan in presence of two prominent pastors, over their continued rift, asked Buhari to ensure that he appoints men […]

Professor Akinola Muritala Salau has been appointed as the new National Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Salau was inaugurated by President Goodluck Jonathan last week. The 67-year old hails from Oyo state.  He obtained his first degree in Physics in 1971 at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) Ile-Ife. He […]

The central bank of Nigeria (CBN) has relaxed the rules it implemented last month on buying and selling foreign exchange that have been fingered as responsible for crushing currency trading in the country’s economy. The apex bank said banks now have 72 hours to use dollars bought in the interbank market before they must sell […]

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has said 150 residents of Baga, Borno State, as well as security officials died in the attack by insurgents on the town. It denied earlier claims that there were 2,000 casualties as widely reported last week. The full statement released by Chris Olukolade, the spokesman for the Nigerian Military, is reproduced […]

If there is one person in the north who understands the impact of the growing rate of insurgency on the northern part of Nigeria, he is Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State. Yuguda, who spoke on Monday while declaring open a one-day workshop organised by Arewa Youth Forum for youth volunteers from the region, said […]