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The political tremor set off by the return of former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, to the Peoples Democratic Party, where, it is widely believed, he would seek the 2019 presidential ticket, may not ease off soon. Since his defection to…

Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on the occasion of his 75th birthday. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, the governor said the President required the…

The Chairman, House Committee on Works, Hon. Toby Okechukwu has revealed that  the Federal Government is currently indebted to road contractors to the tune of N3 trillion with outstanding liability of N300 billion in the Ministry of Work.…

THE recent call on President Muhammadu Buhari to ignore the 2014 Confab report by the Northern Senators Forum, NSF, was yesterday described by the Southern Senators Forum, SSF, as a product of confusion and ignorance of the issues at stake.…

Three Soldiers and three other civilians were roasted to dead when a tanker carrying petrol exploded in Iwuru in Biase local government area of Cross River State. DAILY POST reports that the truck was fully loaded with petroleum…

The Petroleum  and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) is set to embark on indefinite strike beginning from Monday, following a stalemate in the peace meeting the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Dr Emmanuel…

No fewer than 50 prison inmates will sit for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination ( UTME ), according to an official. The Principal, Ikoyi Prisons School, Mr Idris Ibikunle, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

One soldier has been sentenced to death while others are to serve various  jail terms following a judgment delivered yesterday by  the General Court Martial  of 7 Division Nigeria Army sitting in Maiduguri,  Borno State. The trial followed…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is now a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) ,and it is official. He was pronounced worthy and competent for the award yesterday  after a 163 minute defense of his  thesis before a six – man panel. The degree was…

There were revelations yesterday on why former Senate President, Senator David Mark, was arrested and quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes commission (EFCC). A source in Mark’s camp told our correspondent that the EFCC wanted the…