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Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said his ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, was not a saint but would make a better leader than incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari. In an interview with BBC Pidgin, published on Tuesday, the former president further slammed President Buhari, saying he was undeserving of re-election. Obasanjo had …

The House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected the recommendation of its committee that the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) reinstates its contract with Intels, a logistics maritime operator. The House said the company which reportedly made infractions on the Treasury Single Account (TSA) policy of the federal government, disrespected the legislature …

All 11 members of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) yesterday, voted to retain the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 14 percent and other key economic parameters in its first meeting in 2019. The Governor of CBN, Godwin Emefiele, who made this disclosure in a communique read …

Minister of Interior Lt-Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau,  said the Nigeria Police Force did not get any major project from the Federal Government in the past three years because the immediate past Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, did not relate well with his ministry. He stated …

The senator representing Kogi West district in the National Assembly, Dino Melaye has regained freedom after over two weeks in detention. Melaye’s freedom was sequel to the bail granted him by a high court in Abuja on health grounds. In his ruling, Justice Yusuf Halilu said Melaye should be allowed …

   The Presidency Sunday night said that the former President Dr. Olusegun Obasanjo needs a good doctor for a good treatment so that he will get well quick The Presidency while reacting to the allegation by the former President that President Muhammadu Buhari had planned to rig the forthcoming elections in …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Sunday asked the Federal Government to provide concrete evidence of the payment of at least N50billion revitalisation fund to end the strike in a bid to end the ongoing lingering strike. Though, other demands of the union, are still pending, the union …

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has said he is still the leader of the All Progressives Congress in the state despite his suspension by the state chapter of the APC. Okorocha said this on Sunday in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo. He said his recommended …

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has described the performance of President Muhammadu Buhari at Wednesday night’s town hall meeting as “a comedy show.” In a statement sent to our correspondent on Thursday, Atiku’s media aide, Phrank Shuaibu, said the town hall meeting had exposed Buhari …

Ekiti State House of Assembly on Thursday removed the Deputy Speaker, Mr. Segun Adewumi, for alleged gross misconduct. Adewumi, (Ekiti West Constituency I) in the assembly was elected on June 6, 2015 as the number two man in the Assembly. He was removed in 2018 by pro-Ayodele Fayose lawmakers for …