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The All Progres­sives Congress (APC) gubernato­rial candidate in the April 2015 election in Abia State, Mr. Nyer­ere Chinenye Anyim has thrown his weight behind some ministerial nomi­nees from the South-east geopolitical zone, de­scribing their emergence as a step in the ...

  Former military Head of State, Retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon, on Thursday, called for support for President Muhammadu Buhari-led-government, saying administering political leadership was not an easy task. Gowon made the call while speaking to reporters during his condolence visit ...

Ondo State senator and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olusegun Mimiko has depicted the previous ruling party r as the ‘grand father of democracy in Nigeria.’ He gave this attribute while talking at the 67th National Executive Committee ...

The National Coordinator, Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) and promoter of Olokun Festival, Otunba Gani Adams, has appealed to states and federal governments, as well as parents and guardians to promote the development of cultural values through the teaching and learning ...

The Nigerian military on Thursday convicted a Brigadier General, Enitan Ransome-Kuti, blamed for the loss of Baga in Borno State to Boko Haram insurgents in January. Mr. Ransome-Kuti, son of Beko Ransome-Kuti, a foremost Nigerian pro-democracy activist who died on ...

A former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and incumbent Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, was on Friday arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. An aide to the former governor, who cannot be named because he is not ...

Lagos – Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Friday engaged the military to conform to the state traffic and environmental laws. Ambode, represented by his appointee, Dr Idiat Adebule, made the claim at the Lagos House, Alausa amid a ...

The Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai has charged troops to be determined in the battle against terrorists as the eventual fate of the nation relies on them. The Army Chief said this in an special message to ...

Former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), was among the star attractions at the screening of ministerial nominees, yesterday, as the Senate cleared 18 nominees for ministerial appointment. We have collected some of his photographs at the senate to tell ...

  Repentant Niger-Delta militants, under the umbrella of the Coalition of Niger Delta Ex-Agitators, NCNDE-A, have applauded President Muhammadu Buhari over the choice of his ministers. They noted that the nominees currently undergoing screening at the Senate were well qualified. ...