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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned Saturday evening’s attack on the Benin residence of the party’s National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, by political thugs. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, who said though the APC National Chairman ...

By Adelani Adepegba, Abuja Eight of the 10 persons abducted last Monday by unknown gunmen at Pegi, a sleepy community in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, have been released. Our Correspondent learnt that the victims were freed ...

The Nigerian government, between 1999 and 2010, reportedly spent over N4.7 trillion on power, but the country remained in darkness. Eight years later, Jonathan and Buhari administrations invested another N1.164 trillion into the sinkhole through capital releases, but homes and ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VZIxKdPmWM The Presidency has said the online hysteria over President Muhammadu Buhari’s speech at the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA74) is unnecessary. The Nigerian President, asked during an interactive session at the New York event to ...

By Monday Ijeh The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday said it did  not own, use or operate any official twitter handles and therefore, urged Nigerians to disregard twitter messages linked to the service. The Public Relations Officer of ...

Four years ahead of the 2023 Presidential election, politics of who emerges the next President of Nigeria seems to be dominating the social media space, no thanks to political posters posted in some strategic parts of the country. Those whose ...

The Legal Battle Between The DSS And Sowore; Femi Falana and Activist Deji Adeyanju Arrives Court With Members Of African Action Congress (AAC) And Take It Back Group

Olanrewaju Pelepele Is Dead! Commits Suicide A week after talking about his battle with depression due his inability to fully break into the Nigerian music industry despite 10yrs of hard work, rapper Pelepele allegedly commits suicide.

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday replaced the Economic Management Team (EMT) headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo with an Economic Advisory Council (EAC). The new EAC, which reports directly to the president, will be chaired by an economist, Prof. Doyin Salami. ...

The Federal Government a few minutes ago warned against attacks on foreigners, malls and business concerns in reprisals over Xenophobic protest in South Africa. It said reprisals are hurting more Nigerian investors than any other group. It also alerted Nigerians ...