El-Rufai Reveals Why Northern Governors Dumped Osinbajo For TinubuBola Tinubu, Nasir El-Rufai and Yemi Osinbajo Days after the national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held in Abuja, Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has explained why the Northern governor backed Bola Tinubu over Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Naija ...
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Heartbreak as Algerian Midfielder Billel Ben Hamouda Dies in Fatal Car Accident
Algeria and USM Algiers midfielder Billel Ben Hamouda has passed away. The 24-year-old died in a tragic car accident while he was on his way back home after featuring in a friendly game for the Desert Foxes against DR Congo. In a post on Twitter by Algerian Football Association, ...
Read More »Ondo attack: “Some people were arrested in the bush” – Owo monarch
The Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Ogunoye, on Friday said although some suspects were arrested in the bush by security agents on Thursday, authorities are “not sure” if they were the ones behind the terrorists’ attack on a Catholic church on Sunday. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that a Punch correspondent ...
Read More »Wike Approves Criminal Charges Against Rotimi Amaechi Over Alleged N96b Fraud
The Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has directed the filing of criminal charges against former Governor Chibuike Amaechi, over alleged N96b fraud. Wike, on Friday, ordered the state Attorney General to commence legal action against his predecessor following a Supreme Court judgement that dismissed the latter’s appeal against ...
Read More »Full List: Bishop Kukah, El-Rufai, Seven Others Considered For Bola Tinubu Running Mate
Reports have emerged claiming various caucuses of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have commenced intense push to produce the running mate for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. It was gathered that eight names have been penciled down as possible running mate for the former Lagos State governor but northern ...
Read More »Atiku ‘Offers’ Wike Petroleum Ministers Slot As Ex-VP Identifies Preferred Running Mate
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has reportedly offered Governor Nyesom Wike the position of Petroleum Minister if he wins the 2023 elections. A source close to the negotiation told Premium Times that Atiku also offered the Rivers governor the opportunity to nominate one ...
Read More »Democracy Day: Buhari Govt Declares Public Holiday
The mark the 2022 Democracy Day celebration, the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has declared Monday, 13th June 2022, as a public holiday. Naija News reports that this was made known in a statement on Thursday by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola. While congratulating Nigerians on the 2022 Democracy Day ...
Read More »JUST IN: INEC gives Tinubu, Atiku 7 Days Deadline To Pick VPs
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed all political parties to submit the names of candidates that emerged from their respective presidential and national assembly primary elections within the next seven days. The political parties were also mandated to submit the names of running mates of all presidential ...
Read More »Obi Cubana’s Son Asks Mom Critical Question As Tinubu Emerges As APC Flag Bearer
Obi Cubana’s wife, Ebinna Iyiegbu has shared a question her son asked her after Bola Tinubu emerged as the All Progressives Congress, APC presidential candidate. In a post via her Insta Story, the billionaire’s wife stated that her son Anyi asked her why Nigerian presidents are always old. ...
Read More »Major Upset As Kachikwu Beat Kingsley Moghalu To ADC Presidential Ticket
A media entrepreneur, Dumebi Kachikwu, has defeated a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghlau to the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Naija News reports that Kachikwu defeated Moghalu, who had vowed to retire Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar, the presidential primary ...
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