The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, refused to order the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to release the detained former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha on bail. The...

The Minority leader of the Senate, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Senator Abaribe made his decision known in a letter to the Ward Chairman of the PDP in his ward,...

Governor Bello Matawalle has emerged the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State. Babagana Tijjani-Banki, the Committee Chairman, for governorship primary elections...

Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has been elected as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta. The primary election, which was held at the Federal College of Education,...

Mr Tonye Cole has emerged as winner of the All Progressives Congress’ governorship primary. Tonye Cole beat five other aspirants to emerge winner with 986 votes. His closest rival, Ojukaye Flag Amachree,...

Governor Abdullahi Sule has won the All Progressives Congress governorship primaries in Nasarawa State. Ahmed Ibeto, chairman of the party’s governorship primary election committee, announced Mr Sule...

Senator Garba Yakubu Lado Danmarke has emerged as the winner of the Katsina Peoples Democratic Party gubernatorial primary held on Thursday. Chika Nwozu, the returning officer for the party’s primary...

Senator Uba Sani has been declared winner of the governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress in Kaduna State. Sani, who represents Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National...

Dr. Dikko Umaru Radda has been declared winner of the Katsina State All Progressives Congress governorship primary. Radda secured 506 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mustapha Muhammad Inuwa who got...

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has secured the ticket of the All Progressives Congress to run for a second term. The Governor was unopposed in the primary election which was held on Thursday in...

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has won the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) governorship primary in Lagos State. He polled 1,170 of 1,182 votes cast. Sanwo-Olu emerged winner after two other aspirants...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday departed for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to participate in the African Union Extra-ordinary Session of Assembly of Heads of State and Government. A statement by the...

Governor of Anambra state, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, on Wednesday imposed a curfew on eight local government areas of the state. In a state-wide broadcast in Awka, Soludo said the curfew will commence...

Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has withdrawn from the contest for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He announced his withdrawal from the party’s primary in...

The Federal Government has said it would spend about N34 billion on the ongoing payment of minimum wage consequential adjustments to education sector workers with effect from 2019. The Minister of Labour...

Former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has withdrawn from the Enugu Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election holding today. In a statement by Director-General of Ikeoha Campaign...

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has dissolved the state executive council. Mr Wike also sacked his Chief of Staff, Emeka Woke and his Senior Special Assistant on Protocol, Harold Koko. This was contained...

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has voted unanimously to raise the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 13 per cent. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced this on...

Some personnel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have stormed the Abuja residence of the former Imo State Governor and All Progressives Congress presidential aspirant, Rochas Okorocha. The...

The federal government has approved the appointment of Anamekwe Nwabuoku to oversee the office of the accountant-general of the federation (OAGF). The appointment was announced in a statement issued on...