FORMER minister for women's affairs Hadjia Aisha Alhassan is confident that she can win the Taraba State governorship contest next year despite leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC) saying that her new party has attracted 120,000 members over the last fortnight.
NIGERIA's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is set for a head-on clash with the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) after the body told the party that it will not be allowed to field candidates in Zamfara State having missed the deadline.
FORMER Department of State Services (DSS) director-general Lawal Daura has been released from detention and is being lined up to perform a major role in President Muhammadu Buhari's re-election campaign.
OGUN State governor Senator Ibikunle Amosun has threatened to leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) if the party refuses to uphold the candidacy of his anointed governorship candidate Adekunle Akinlade.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian economist and the first female minister of finance, having served two terms in the post between 2003-2006 and 2011-2015 under the leadership of President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan respectively. She was the managing director of the World Bank between 2007 and 2011) and chairs the board of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization and the African Risk Capacity.
ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials have set up a special team to interrogate Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State when his term of office expires next week and his immunity lapses.
YORUBA socio-cultural group Afenifere has lashed out at All Progressives Congress (APC) leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu over his recent comments in which he backed called for the conversion of unused land into grazing reserves for Fulani cattle herdsmen.
LIBYA's national team head coach Adel Amrouche has quit his position just days ahead of his side's African Nations Cup qualifier with Nigeria in Uyo over the fact that he is owed six month salary arrears.
PEOPLES Democratic Party (PDP) leaders have met with their presidential candidate former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and given him guidelines on the picking of a running mate insisting that whoever it is must be younger than him and be knowledgeable about economics.
EKITI State governor Ayo Fayose has dismissed suggestions that he is planning to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the failure of his candidate Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State to clinch the party's presidential ticket.
FORMER minister for women's affairs Hadjia Aisha Alhassan is confident that she can win the Taraba State governorship contest next year despite leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC) saying that her new party has attracted 120,000 members over the last fortnight.
NIGERIA's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is set for a head-on clash with the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) after the body told the party that it will not be allowed to field candidates in Zamfara State having missed the deadline.
FORMER Department of State Services (DSS) director-general Lawal Daura has been released from detention and is being lined up to perform a major role in President Muhammadu Buhari's re-election campaign.
OGUN State governor Senator Ibikunle Amosun has threatened to leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) if the party refuses to uphold the candidacy of his anointed governorship candidate Adekunle Akinlade.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala - 64
ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials have set up a special team to interrogate Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State when his term of office expires next week and his immunity lapses.
YORUBA socio-cultural group Afenifere has lashed out at All Progressives Congress (APC) leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu over his recent comments in which he backed called for the conversion of unused land into grazing reserves for Fulani cattle herdsmen.
LIBYA's national team head coach Adel Amrouche has quit his position just days ahead of his side's African Nations Cup qualifier with Nigeria in Uyo over the fact that he is owed six month salary arrears.
PEOPLES Democratic Party (PDP) leaders have met with their presidential candidate former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and given him guidelines on the picking of a running mate insisting that whoever it is must be younger than him and be knowledgeable about economics.
EKITI State governor Ayo Fayose has dismissed suggestions that he is planning to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the failure of his candidate Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State to clinch the party's presidential ticket.
