Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has signed assented to a bill that will allow more young people to contest elections in the country. The 75-year-old president had said on Tuesday that he will assent to a bill that will pave a way for more young people to contest elections in Africa’s most populous country. Known as Read more
Former Vice President of Nigeria Alhaji Atiku Abubakar GCON has expressed shock and anguish over the sudden death of The Punch Newspaper Chairman, Chief Wale Aboderin. In a press release made available to newsheadline247, the Presidential aspirant said, “Chief Aboderin’s untimely departure is certainly heartbreaking: painful to the family, a monumental loss to the fourth Read more
That Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila has been in the eye of the storm in the last three days is a fact that needs no contestation. No thanks to a piece of information that sent both the new and traditional media in a frenzy that he coughed out whooping N50million to buy a wonder-wheel for his wife, Read more
Zinedane Zidane has resigned as Real Madrid manager The former French international announced his resignation from Real Madrid today. The Frenchman won the Uefa Champions League three times consecutively with the Spanish team with last week victory against Liverpool. Zidane was appointed as Real Madrid boss in January 2016 and took charge of Madrid 149 Read more
The fate of Bille community in Rivers State presently cliff hangs as businessman, Dagogo Gilbert has been accused of a covetous massive oil bunkering in that part of the state. A report monitored on The Capital NG stated a group of youths known as the Bille Youth Vanguard has made an appeal to the president Read more
Tanimu Turaki has declared his intention to contest for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Turaki, a former Minister of Special Duties under President Goodluck Jonathan has consequently set up a campaign committee headed by a two-time governor of Adamawa State, Boni Haruna, as its Director General. He has also picked another Read more
A former governor of Kaduna State, Mr Ramalan Yero has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). The former governor was detained alongside Mr Haruna Gaiya, another former Kaduna Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman. They have been under investigation by EFCC since 2016, for the role they played in the disbursement of Read more
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on Wednesday ordered the refund of monies diverted by former Taraba State governor, Jolly Nyame, after sentencing him to 14 years in prison, Premium Times NG reports. The former governor was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly diverting N1.64 billion in May Read more
AFP…… Missouri Governor Eric Greitens — once a rising Republican political star — resigned Tuesday amid expanding investigations of a sex scandal and potential violations of campaign finance laws. It was a stunning fall from grace for the military veteran and Rhodes scholar once rumoured to be considering an eventual run for the presidency. The Read more
Senator Dino Melaye of the All Progressives Congress representing Kogi West at the plenary on Wednesday signalled intention of defecting to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) The embattled Melaye made an announcement of his preference for a seat on the side of the senators of the opposition PDP, an indication of defection, causing rowdy Read more
