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Former Minister of Aviation and Peoples Democratic Party stalwart, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode had said that the banning of 50 prominent Nigerians from travelling out of the country by President Muhammadu Buhari’s Executive Order is utterly shameful and condemnable. Fani-kayode on his Twitter handle said only dictators behave in this way and Buhari has proved to be the most brutal and …

Enugu – Mrs Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Justice Sector Reform, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State cannot afford to go into elections divided. Ibekaku-Nwagwu said this on Saturday in Enugu during a reception in her honour by members of the party in Enugu West Senatorial zone of the state. The presidential aide …

Nigerians have reacted to the selection of Peter Obi as the running mate to Atiku Abubakar. Mr Abubakar is the People Democratic Party’s presidential candidate for the 2019 general election. It was reeported, how the choice of the two-term Anambra State governor was announced on Friday evening. According to the director-general of the presidential campaign organisation, Gbenga Daniel, Mr Obi’s …

Rescuers intensified their efforts on Saturday in the attempt to find survivors amid the ruins of a small Florida Panhandle community that was nearly obliterated by Hurricane Michael. One body had already been recovered. Crews with dogs went door-to-door in Mexico Beach, pushing aside debris to get inside badly damage structures in a second wave of searches after what leaders …

US President Donald Trump vowed in a “60 Minutes” interview that the United States would get to the bottom of what happened to a missing Saudi journalist and that there would be “severe punishment” if he was found to have been murdered. In an excerpt from the interview, released by CBS on Saturday morning, Trump said the case of Jamal …

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the forthcoming 2019 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Friday picked the former governor of Anambra state, Mr Peter Obi as his running mate. Since PDP nominated Atiku as its Presidential candidate, reactions on whom he is going to pick as his running mate in order to oust the current government have …

…Warns hard times await criminals in Edo, assures of security of lives and property …Assures of adequate security for Oba Ewuare II’s 2nd coronation anniversary Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured of his administration’s unrelentless effort to flush out criminal elements from the state, saying that security has been beefed up with relevant agencies to ensure the safety …

  Benin City – Academics activities at Evbareke Secondary School in Benin City suffered a momentary setback on Wednesday when a woman armed with a cane allegedly invaded the school and started flogging a male teacher whom she accused of spanking her son, a new student of the school. The teacher identified as Uncle Sweet Edobor, who teaches English Studies …

Former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo says he has forgiven his former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, wholeheartedly, describing him as “president-to-be.” Obasanjo said this while addressing journalists after the closed-door meeting with the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate. The meeting held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Complex. Also at the meeting were the Bishop of the Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel), …

Abuja – The Senate Committee on Appropriation has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the virement of N242 billion under the 2018 Appropriation Act to conduct the 2019 general elections. Chairman of the committee, Sen. Danjuma Goje, who stated this at the committees meeting on Wednesday, said the decision would be laid before the full house for consideration at plenary …