2019

The senator representing Bayelsa central senatorial district, Douye Diri, has been declared winner of the People’s Democratic Party governorship primaries in Bayelsa state. Declaring the result on Wednesday morning, the chairman of the…

Voting has commenced in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary for the Nov. 16 Kogi governorship election. Daily Trust reports that voting commenced at about 6:50pm at the Confluence Stadium, Lokoja, venue of the primary election. The…

A yet to be identified person has been shot dead at the Shoprite premises around Jakande, Lekki area of Lagos state.  The protester was killed after an angry mob set a police van on fire during the protest. More to follow… Cable

The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has revealed who will determine President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor on the All Progressives Congress, APC platform come 2023. According to him, the ruling party will determine which zone will…

Strong indications emerged last night that pressures were beginning to mount on some of the aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for the 2019 party’s primaries, to step down for Governor Dickson’s preferred candidate. The first…

Bukola Saraki, the immediate past Senate President, on Tuesday called on President Muhammadu Buhari and his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa to take action against killings of Nigerians in South Africa. Saraki said taking…

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has summoned the South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Bobby Moroe, over the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. A meeting has been scheduled to hold between the duo by 11am…

The National Youth leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Sunday Udeh-Okoye, has been reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen. He was said to have been kidnapped on Monday evening in his farm at Ohumagu, Agbaogwugwu in Enugu State.…

There are strong indications that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has abandoned the hunt for the Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Mr Abdulrasheed Maina, indicted for N2.1bn pension biometric scam. The PUNCH…

Nollywood Actress, Mercy Johnson Okojie has come under attack on social media over her attitude to fellow actresses in the entertainment industry. It all started when Sonia Ogiri made an Instagram post she titled ‘healing process’, sharing…