President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Bayelsa state governor-elect David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Lyon shocked his PDP challenger Senator Douye Diri, by winning the governorship election on Saturday by a large margin, in a state hitherto a stronghold of the PDP, since 1999. His victory was announced by the returning officer, Prof.

Nigerian government has announced plans to ban the importation of steel products into the county to encourage local investors in the sector. “My ultimate aim is that we ban steel importation into the country totally,” Nigeria’s Mines and Steel Development said. “But before we do that, we must be able to satisfy local consumption from

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has observed that the public apology and kneeling by the Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Kogi state campaign council, Kaduna state Governor Nasir El-Rufai, confirms that even the APC agrees that Governor Yahaya Bello does not merit a second term. According to a statement issued in Abuja on

The Federal Government says criticisms will not stop it from going ahead with its planned efforts to sanitise the social media space. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stated this on Thursday when he met with the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers in Abuja. “We are not alone in doing this. Countries around

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State went all out on Thursday, going down on his knees to canvass support for Governor Yahaya Bello’s re-election bid. El-Rufai who is also the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Gubernatorial Campaign in Kogi State made the gesture at a mega rally held for the governor in the state

A Federal High Court in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Thursday declared that the All Progressives Congress, APC, has no governorship candidate in the November 16 election in the State. The governorship election in the State comes up on Saturday, November 12. The court presided over by Justice Jane Inyang gave the ruling in a case

The Bishop of Zaria, Rt Rev Abiodun Ogunyemi has denounced the Archbishop of Kaduna and the general secretary of the Anglican Consultative Council for paying what he termed as a “humiliating visit” to Governor Nasir El-Rufai to apologise for criticising him over a plan to demolish the St George’s Cathedral in the university town. Ogunyemi

The rape case filed against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo by Busola Dakolo at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has been dismissed. The court sitting at Bwari, Abuja on Thursday dismissed the case against the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly Senior Pastor on the ground that it amounts to injustice, and an abuse of judicial

The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Operation, AbdulMajeed Ali, has warned those planning to snatch ballot boxes during Saturday’s elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States to have a rethink as the police will not condone such behaviour. “Anyone caught will not be spared and will not live to do that ever again,” Ali said. Addressing

Nigeria is awaiting the return of $400 million stashed in the United States by former military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha. This was disclosed by Bolaji Owasanoye, chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, at the 42nd annual conference of the Nigerian Society of International Law (NSIL) in Lagos, on Wednesday. “Nigeria

The Senate on Wednesday called on Nigerians to be patient with it on the Hate Speech Bill it introduced on Tuesday, even as it assured that it would not allow any legislation that would bring create hardship or cause crisis for the people to be passed into law. Deputy Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and

The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Wednesday refuted claims making the rounds in the social media that its President Rev. Samson Ayokunle visited Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello to pray for his reelection. The Christian body said it is not partisan and does not support any candidate or party for the Kogi

The Senate at its plenary on Wednesday, approved the sum of N10 billion for Kogi State, as a refund for projects the state government executed on behalf of the Federal Government. President Muhammadu Buhari, had, earlier on October 15, through a letter sent to the Senate, seeking the approval for the payment of N10 billion

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has suspended the National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole, over his alleged role in the crisis rocking the state chapter of the party. This decision is outcome of a vote of no confidence supposedly passed on Oshiomhole on Tuesday by the Chairmen of the APC in the

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has said he expects nothing less than 100 per cent votes from the state’s central senatorial district on Saturday. The governor said this on Monday at a rally in his home constituency of Agaza. Bello said, “Amidst the scarce resources, amidst challenges in my first term, we are able to

A Bill to Establish a Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speeches on Tuesday bounced back in the Senate. The Bill titled, “National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speeches (Est, etc) Bill, 2019(SB.154) and sponsored by the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, All Progressives Congress, APC, Niger North was

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, November 12, revealed Chief Bisi Akande as the face behind the successful formation of the party which eventually won the 2015 presidential election. Tinubu stated this at a book presentation of a book in honour of Akande, a former governor of Oyo state, where

Dignitaries, including the Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, along with National Commissioners of the INEC were on Tuesday teargassed while policemen were trying to put down an uproar. The stakeholders’ meeting/signing of peace accord among political parties and candidates, organised by the Independent

Ahead of the November 16 governorship election, the Federal High Court in Abuja has disqualified the Bayelsa State deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Biobarakuma Degi, from participating in the forthcoming poll. The judgement was delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1101/2019 instituted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday said that the military would not be involved at the polling boot security, except on the invitation of the lead security agency, the Nigeria Police. Consequently, said the commission, the military would only patrol as a standby force in case of trouble beyond the control of the internal

The budget defence of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), may have run into a hitch, as the Senate has queried the documents it supplied during the budget defence, saying they did not indicate the accurate figure of its personnel. The Senate disclosed this on its official Twitter handle – @NGRSenate, adding that this was brought to

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have disagreed over the performance of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu since his assumption of office six months ago. While the APC, which is the ruling party in the state, described the governor as a great performer who has made the

Nigerian catholic priest, Father Chinenye John Oluoma has blasted some some politicians, presidency ,civil servant , house of rep members and people in the government houses. In the video making rounds online, according to the priest he said the witches and wizards am talking about they are the Presidency, in the national assembly ,the Senators,

The apex northern soci-cultural group, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), yesterday said that the Nigerian constitution did not assign any role specifically for the office of the vice president and cautioned some Nigerians against fuelling crisis in the presidency. ACF’s secretary general, Mr Anthony Sani, while reacting to insinuation by some Nigerians that the office of

Dino Melaye, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi west senatorial district rerun election, says he is better in bed than Yahaya Bello, governor of the state. Melaye, who will face Smart Adeyemi, his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival, in the November 16 exercise, said this during one of his campaign outings. The

The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed receiving the court order on the release of Omoyele Sowore, convener of the Revolution Now movement. Sowore was arrested in Lagos on August 3 and later flown to Abuja where he is being detained. A federal high court in Abuja had granted him bail but after fulfilling

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has replied the ‘mosquito buzz’ comment by National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. Comrade Oshiomhole had in July likened the political situation in the state to that of a buzzing mosquito around the ear. He said, “the test of leadership is when a mosquito is

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, who is APC’s governorship flag bearer in the forthcoming election, has assured the people of Kogi West Senatorial District of massive infrastructural development if he is re-elected. Bello, who spoke at Isanlu, headquarters of Yagba East Local Government Area during the party’s campaign rally, promised to ensure that the

Afenifere, pan- Yoruba socio-political organisation said the options available for Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo is either to fight or resign. Yinka Odumakin, National Publicity Secretary of the organisation also said it has not decided whether to support the embattled second-in-command because he has not admitted he has any problem in the presidency. “The options left

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called the attention of security operatives in Kogi to the alleged invasion of thugs ahead of the November 16 gubernatorial election in the state. The Deputy Director Public Communication of PDP, Comrade Austin Usman Okai, alleged that the thugs are expected to disguise in security uniforms are billed for

Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Tuesday warned the newly sworn in commissioners that his administration will not condone any act of corrupt practices. He urged them to be sincere and focused. Ganduje, who handed down the warning shortly after assigning portfolios to the new commissioners at the Indoor Sports Hall, Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano,

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Oyo State Command, says it has so far registered 4,506 migrants since the commencement of e-migrant registration in the state on Aug. 30. It would be recalled that the Federal Government had issued a January 2020 deadline for all foreigners in Nigeria to register. The NIS Comptroller in the state,

The Nigerian military has handed over 86 Book Haram child soldiers who surrendered to troops in Borno State to the state government for subsequent rehabilitation. The child soldiers who voluntarily surrendered to troops of Operation Lafiya Dole according to a statement, Thursday, by the acting Director, Defence Information,Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, were handed over to the

The National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has called on Bayelsa State Government to account for N100 billion expended on the construction of the state airport runway project. Oshiomhole, who described the project as most expensive in anywhere in the world, made the call on Thursday when APC governorship aspirant in Bayelsa, Mr

Katsina State Government has announced the deployment of newly acquired sophisticated tracking machine manned by the Directorate of the State Security Services, DSS, to track the movements of bandits and monitor their procurement of arms and ammunition in other to curtail attacks in the state Secretary to the Government of the State and chairman of

The Federal Government has declared Monday as Public Holiday to mark the 2019 Eid-ul-Mawlud in commemoration of the birthday of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. Mr Mohammed Manga, Director Press and Public relations of the Ministry of Interior, announced this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja,. He said the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola,

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo’s moves to delay the sacking of his aides were not successful, The PUNCH learnt on Wednesday. An online newspaper, Daily Nigerian, had earlier on Wednesday reported that about 35 of the aides were sacked. However, The PUNCH could not independently confirm the exact number as of the time of filing the report.

Contrary to general reports making the rounds that Nigerian roads are terrible and not motorable, the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has said that Nigerian roads are not as bad as people think. The Details: Fashola made this statement after the Federal Executive Council meeting where the sum of N58.4 billion was endorsed

Governor Nyesom Wike has prayed Federal Government (FG) to forgive Rivers state people for any wrong they did to warrant perceived federal neglect currently being suffered by the state. Wike spoke on Tuesday in Port Harcourt during maiden delivery of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to downstream investor, Stockgap Terminal by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas

The Dangote Group has pledged to change Nigeria from a nation that imports rice to a major exporter of the staple food. The group said that its 150,000 hectares rice farmlands in Jigawa, Kano, Kebbi, Nasarawa, Niger, Sokoto, and Zamfara States as well as 10 rice mills it was establishing in different parts of the

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, has deployed additional 35,000 policemen to Kogi State to ensure “visibility policing ” of lives and property before and during the November 16 governorship election holding in the state. Kayode Ayilara, the Assistant Commissioner of police in charge of operation in the state announced this in Lokoja on

The House of Representatives was on Wednesday divided over the motion to stop the conduct of examinations of post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) in the country’s higher institutions. NAN reports that in a motion moved by Rep. Ademorin Kuye (APC-Lagos), during the plenary session, the lawmakers debated for

Nigeria’s Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan has lampooned the power sector in the country, saying that Expenditures have been made in the past, but no commensurate results from the expenditures, just as he said that this is worrisome. According to Lawan, it was glaring that a few companies were milking this country dry, even as

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has dropped the title of ‘his excellency’ preferring to be addressed simply as Mr. Governor. In a statement personally signed by the governor Wednesday evening, the governor said the new title will constantly remind him that he has been chosen out of so many “fellow compatriots to lead a collective

A bill seeking to regulate social media in the country has passed first reading at the senate. The bill entitled, ‘protection from internet falsehood and manipulations bill, 2019’ is sponsored by Mohammed Sani Musa, senator representing Niger east. The proposed legislation was one of the 11 bills read for the first time on Tuesday. Speaking

The Court of Appeal has sacked spokesman of the Nigerian Senate, Adedayo Adeyeye, as the lawmaker representing Ekiti South senatorial district in the upper chamber of legislature. Adeyeye, a former spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The appellant court declared Senator Biodun Olujimi of the

Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the Deep Offshore Act in London. Tinubu also commended the president’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari for traveling to London to present the bill to Buhari for assent. However, Tinubu said the signing of the bill was a

A day after signing Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract Amendment Bill into law in London, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sack at least 35 out of over 80 aides in the office of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, DAILY NIGERIAN can reliably report. The president is currently in London, United Kingdom for

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole on Tuesday said that President Muhammadu Buhari can work from anywhere in the world. Oshiomhole spoke when he led members of the National Working Committee of the APC on a courtesy call on the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and the principal officers of the