By Emmanuel Mogbede The All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted a committee to advise it on the way forward following President Muhammadu Buhari´s recent opposition to its National Working Committee’s (NWC) tenure extension. Buhari had at the party´s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of March 27 in Abuja, said NWC’s …
Read More »Ebonyi SSG resigns appointment; Blasts Gov. Umahi
By Douglas Okoro The Secretary to Ebonyi state government (SSG), Prof. Bernard Odoh, has resigned his appointment. Odoh’s notice of resignation was contained in a three-page letter he wrote to governor David Umahi dated April 2, 2018. He gave several reasons for resigning, part of which was that despite his …
Read More »Angry constituents pelt Senator with stones over poor representation
Angered by what they described as extremely poor representation, some people in Talasse, Balanga Local Government Area of Gombe State on Monday pelted the cars in Senator Joshua Lidani’s convoy with stones in a wild protest. It took the intervention of a combined force of mobile Police and the Military …
Read More »Mantu’s election rigging confession personal to him-PDP
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the former Senate President, Sen. Ibrahim Mantu’s confession that he rigged election for the party is personal to him . The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Sunday in Abuja said that the claim …
Read More »Fayemi declares interest in Ekiti guber poll
Ariwodola Idowu Former Ekiti state governor and current Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Sunday said he will contest the July 14 gubernatorial election coming up soon in the state under the All Progressives Congress, APC. He made his ambition known at a news conference at …
Read More »Nigerian 2019 presidential election: Zoned to competence By Prof. Kingsley Moghalu
The choice that faces Nigeria in the 2019 presidential election is one between progress and retrogression, between scary poverty and the prospect of prosperity for millions of our citizens – not just the elite few, between our freedom and our continuing false imprisonment by the political elite that have …
Read More »Sierra Leone presidential run-off:Vote counting commences
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Ballot counting began after official close of voting at 5 pm (GMT) in the Saturday Sierra Leone’s rescheduled presidential run-off vote. A statement issued by a member of the ECOWAS Observation Mission, Mr Paul Ejime, said that Prof Amos Sawyer, Head of the Mission and his team watched the …
Read More »APC to PDP: Follow Mantu’s example, confess your sins
By Emmanuel Mogbede The All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to follow the example of one of its leaders and former Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ibrahim Mantu, and confess its sins against the country. Malam Bolaji Abudulahi, APC National Publicity Secretary, who made the call …
Read More »Reading TY Danjuma’s lips By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Ordinarily, Lt. General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (rtd.) is not my man, as they say, and I am, therefore, not his fan at all. Since I learnt the Takum, Taraba State-born ex- Army Chief of Staff and Minister of Defence may know the identity of the …
Read More »Apology is not enough, cough out what you stole, Presidency tells PDP
The Presidency has advised Nigerians to be cautious of the apology tendered by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Mr. Uche Secondus, stressing that it is not from the heart. A statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), also said that the opposition party’s …
Read More »Saraki eulogises colleagues as 8th Senate passes 201 bills
By Naomi Sharang As the 8th Senate passed its 201st bill on Thursday, the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has commended his colleagues in the 8th Senate for their support and hard work. According to him, the chamber achieved this milestone because of the members’ dedication and commitment …
Read More »Itesiwaju Ekiti Group of Ekiti APC salutes Asiwaju Tinubu at 66
Electoral Act Amendment Bill: Senate to investigate $50,000 bribery allegation against NASS members
By Ikenna Uwadileke The Senate on Tuesday expressed displeasure over alleged bribing of some lawmakers to prevent the National Assembly from overriding President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto of Electoral Act amendment Bill. Consequently, the Red Chamber mandated the Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to investigate the allegation, which had …
Read More »Oyegun: ‘The President has spoken: The APC stands for internal democracy’ – Asiwaju Tinubu
In the clear, straightforward manner that is his mode of expression and that befits the moment, President Buhari affirmed our party remains faithful to the principles of internal democracy and the rule of law. In his address to the March 27 NEC meeting, President Buhari stated that talk of …
Read More »At 66: Tinubu urged to institutionalise his ideals, vision
All Progressives Congress (APC) national stalwart, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,has been urged to institutionalize his policies and principles so that future generations can have the opportunity to understudy him and his political ideologies. This was the thrust of a gathering of 66 future leaders selected across the three senatorial districts; …
Read More »Lalong vs Dalung By Emmanuel Yawe
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State and Barrister Solomon Dalung, the Minister of Sports who represents Plateau in the Federal Executive Council are at each others’ throats. They remind me of a similar previous squabble between two prominent citizens of the state at the beginning of our democratic journey in …
Read More »Gov Lalong endorsed for second tenure by Mikang LGA APC…
All Progressives Congress, APC, stakeholders from Mikang Local Government of Plateau State arose from a meeting Saturday, March 24, 2018, endorsing Governor Simon Bako Lalong for a second tenure of office. The motion for the adoption of Governor Lalong for second term was moved by a serving Commissioner in the …
Read More »Dati lambasts Dalung for criticizing Gov. Lalong over naming road after Buhari; He’s being used by PDP to disparage Buhari, he says
Commissioner for Information and Communication in Plateau State, Hon. Yakubu Dati, has said that the comment by Minister for Sports and Youths Development, Solomon Selcap Dalung, criticizing Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State for naming a newly commissioned road in Jos after President Muhammadu Buhari is a confirmation that …
Read More »2019: South-South leaders urge Buhari to throw his hat in the ring; Condemn Kpodo’s criticism of Oyegun; Counsel Tinubu on Lagos APC crisis
South-South leaders have expressed satisfaction with the performance of President Muhammadu Buhari and are urging him to throw his hat in the ring for the 2019 contest. At a meeting to appraise political actors in Nigeria, the leaders praised Buhari for investing in roads, bridges, other infrastructure and security. They …
Read More »Rally: PDP threatens legal action against Kano Govt.
By Tukur Muntari The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano state has threatened to take legal action against the state government for allegedly using the police to stop its planned rally in Gaya on Saturday, March 24. The state party chairman, Alhaji Mas’ud El-Jibril Doguwa made the stand of …
Read More »APC non-NWC Forum wants members who took party to court disciplined
By Emmanuel Mogbede The Forum of non-National Working Committee (NWC) members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said that members who took the party to court out of grievance without exhausting its internal mechanism should be disciplined. The forum said this in a communique issued at the end of its …
Read More »Why I’m interested in ruling Nigeria — Lamido
By Bolaji Buhari A former governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido on Thursday said his presidential ambition was not out of desperation for power, but for genuine service to the people of Nigeria. Lamido made the statement in Lagos during a meeting with members of the Peoples Democratic Party …
Read More »Some persons’re using Judiciary to gag the National Assembly – Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has urged the nation’s judiciary to adhere strictly to the principles of separation of powers as enshrined in the 1999 constitution. Speaking during plenary Thursday, Hon. Dogara lamented that some persons were using some judges to gag the National Assembly, …
Read More »Ekweremadu: Fight corruption, stop hounding our members, PDP tells FG
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told the Federal Government to fight corruption and stop hounding members of the opposition parties. The party frowned at the Motion Exparte filed by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property seeking the forfeiture of assets allegedly not declared by …
Read More »Presidential run-off: NEC warns Sierra Leone Police against obstruction
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has warned the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) to refrain from actions that may obstruct electoral activities. NEC Chairman, Mohamed Conteh who made the call in a statement in Freetown, urged the SLP not to intimidate electoral staff, as preparations for presidential run …
Read More »