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As the 2019 general elections draw nearer, the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Monday in Abuja, warned his party against having sense of a ruling party. He said Nigerians have become wiser. But he said he was happy that the APC “is a living party “, adding that its leadership remained committed and …

Lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye, has given more insights into his arrest and detention at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport when contacted by our correspondent on the telephone. He said, “‎My self and the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and others were to be on an official trip to Morocco but while some have gone through …

Former Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has been unanimously endorsed by the state caucus of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest as national chairman of the party in the forthcoming national convention. Edo State Chairman of APC, Barr. Anselm Ojezua, disclosed the position of the state’s caucus after a meeting of party chieftains at the Government …

When Sean Hannity was named in court this week as a client of Donald Trump’s embattled legal fixer Michael Cohen, the Fox News host insisted their discussions had been limited to the subject of buying property. “I’ve said many times on my radio show: I hate the stock market, I prefer real estate. Michael knows real estate,” Hannity said on …

…Pledges support for Copyright protection Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has tasked the youth to leverage on the transformational power of books in their quest to succeed in chosen endeavors. Obaseki made the call on the occasion of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)’ World Book and Copyright Day, celebrated on April 23, each year. According …

By Erasmus Ikhide I should have captioned this piece thus: “How Buhari Deconstructs Festus Keyamo’s Mentality,” if Mr. Keyamo was ever a progressive as he claims. In his attempt to do violence to our immediate history, his recent tutelage at the revered Gani Fawehinmi’s resting place tended to glamorize President Muhammadu Buhari’s destruction of Nigerian economy. However, Keyamo is at …

The violence unleashed on Kpanche community in Bassa Local Government of Kogi State in the early hours of Sunday has spread to two other communities with death toll jumping from10 to 16. The traditional ruler of Mozum community in the area, Alhaji Khalid Bukar told newsmen in Lokoja that the violence has spread, by Sunday afternoon, to Ozugbe and Biroko, …

Iran’s top diplomat has issued a stark warning to Donald Trump that if he follows through on his threat to scrap the 2015 nuclear agreement in three weeks’ time he will have to “face the consequences” that will not be “pleasant” for the United States. Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, painted a bleak picture of the prospects for survival …

When Columbine high school teacher Paula Reed does lockdown drills to prepare for an active shooter, she does them in the same classroom where she was during the 1999 Columbine shooting, which left 12 students and one teacher dead. “There are some people who say I would feel a whole lot safer, and so would my students, if I were …

By Sophie Jeong and Will Ripley, CNN Updated 6:40 PM ET, Fri April 20, 2018 Seoul, South Korea (CNN)North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the regime no longer needs nuclear tests or intercontinental ballistic missile tests, state-run KCNA reported Saturday. Kim said Saturday that “under the proven condition of complete nuclear weapons, we no longer need any nuclear tests, …