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The acting Director General of the Department of State Services, Mr Mathew Seiyefa, has recalled officers he transferred out of the headquarters of the agency when he resumed office on August 1. The decision to recall the officers followed the open directive given Seiyefa by the Chief of Staff to …

Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, the immediate past governor of Delta State and 2019 Delta South APC senatorial hopeful has once again warned that Delta State must not be in the opposition camp after the 2019 general elections. Dr. Uduaghan gave the warning at Olomoro, Isoko South, where he paid a …

Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has assured members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state that the party will not impose candidates for the various elective positions in the 2019 general election. The governor, who gave the assurance while speaking at the Oyo South senatorial district …

Sokoto State Governor and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has said he hoped to emerge the party’s standard-bearer in the coming election. He, however, added that he would not quit the party if he failed to get the presidential ticket. Tambuwal, …

The last has not been heard of the sacked Director General of the Department of State Service, Lawal Daura, as PRNigeria learnt on good authority that neither was he given query over any issue nor indicted on his handling of affairs of the service until his sack. The last has …

The battle for supremacy between two of the most powerful Lagos female politicians, South West All Progressives Congress (APC) Women Leader, Chief Mrs. Kemi Nelson and Lagos APC Women Leader, Hon. Jumoke Okoya-Thomas appears to have taken a new dimension as the supporters of the two gladiators have resorted to …

A former Inspector-General of Police, Dr Solomon Arase, has said the major issue with the Special Anti-Robbery Squad is leadership. Arase asked the police authorities to reshape public perception and redirect the focus of the police unit to its core mandate. The former police boss spoke in Lagos on Monday …

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has agreed to adopt direct primaries to conduct elections that will produce Presidential, Senate, House of Representatives, Governorship and State House of Assembly’s candidates ahead of 2019 general elections, a reliable party source told Daily Trust last night. …

After the denial of his request to use the Eagle Square for his declaration for the presidency, a former governor of Kano State and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has vowed to launch his bid today. Kwankwaso is seeking to …

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, yesterday, decried the pervading level of corruption in the justice sector, even as he called for stiffer sanctions against legal practitioners found culpable in acts of judicial malpractices. Osinbajo, who spoke at the ongoing Annual General Conference of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, in Abuja …