Politics

Ajimobi

Nigeria is lucky to have President Buhari ―Ajimobi

The Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, has stated that if prophet Muhammed and Jesus Christ who are Godsent were abused and disrespected, President Muhammadu Buhari, being a mortal, should expect more. He said this while insisting that no other president in the country has managed the nation’s economy better than Buhari. The governor spoke […]

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politics

I am not in politics for fun ―Buhari explains why he joined politics after forceful retirement from the army

President Muhammadu Buhari says his participation in politics is borne out of a desire and commitment to serve Nigerians, and not for fun or to gather wealth. Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, quoted Buhari to have said this on Saturday at the All Progressives Congress (APC) ward congress

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(PHOTOS) Ekiti APC: Rain tears canopies, Fayemi casts vote in primaries

The fanfair at the Ekiti State All Progressive Congress (APC) primaries for the upcoming gubernatorial election has been marred by heavy downpour as canopies were destroyed in the process. This didn’t however stopped the process as Minister of Solid Minerals and former governor of the state, Kayode Fayemi was captured casting his votes. No less

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Jonathan

Name those who allegedly stole $3bn under Jonathan ―PDP challenges Osinbajo

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, to name the three persons he claimed allegedly stole $3 billion during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. The PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said it expects Professor Osinbajo to report those involved to the Economic and

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Rivers

Ekiti election: I didn’t step down for anybody, Bamidele speaks

A former Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Mr Opeyemi Bamidele, has vowed not to step down for anyone ahead of Saturday’s governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti. Bamidele, an aspirant, made the vow while addressing delegates for the primaries in Ado-Ekiti, describing as “laughable” the rumour making the rounds that he had

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Senator Dino Melaye

BREAKING: Full result of Dino Melaye’s recall landslide victory

The controversial recall of the senator representing Kogi west senatorial district, Dino Melaye, has failed. The exercise failed as it could not garner the required 50 plus one percent of the total number of signatories to the petition calling for Melaye’s recall. It only managed to get 5.34 per cent of signatures verified by Independent

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Akinwumi Ambode

GAME ON: 14 parties form coalition to unseat Gov Ambode

  Fourteen opposition parties in Lagos State have formed an alliance to challenge Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 elections. The Chairman of Alliance for Democracy (AD) in the state, Mr Kola Ajayi, made the disclosure on Saturday in an interview News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He said that

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food

Youths manhandle Sen Uroghide who allegedly move Buhari’s impeachment motion

Some youths manhandled Senator Mathew Uroghide and removed his cap at the Benin Airport on Saturday for allegedly moving a motion for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Senator representing Edo South Senatorial District is the Chairman of Senate Committee on Public Accounts promptly denied moving such a motion. Uroghide denied on Saturday evening

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Gbajabiamila

House of Reps members endorse Gbajabiamila for 5th term

Some members of the House of Representatives from Lagos State have commended the leadership of the Leader of House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, at national, state and constituency levels since his election into the house in 2003. The All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers spoke in turns at the “Surulere General Assembly’’ on Thursday night.

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Modu Sheriff

Want to join APC, go register at your ward, APC tells Modu Sheriff

The All Progressives Congress has told Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, the former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party to join the party at his ward in Ngala, Borno State. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi said the party does not receive defectors at the secretariat in Abuja, the Federal capital and urged the

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