…Party mourns Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been thrown into mourning following the murder of the State Treasurer, Mr. Moses Adeoye, Wednesday night. Adeoye was reportedly shot dead in his house in Otun-Ekiti, headquarters of Moba Local Government Area while having his supper. The gunmen were said to have invaded Adeoye’s residence at about 9.00 ... Read More »

There was mild drama on Tuesday in the Senate over the management of over $3.8 billion fuel subsidy fund by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Senators were at each others throat following accusations and counter accusations of alleged compromise in their line of duty. There was also allegation of subterranean plot to source campaign funds from the oil behemoth. ... Read More »

The Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has debunked the rumours making the rounds that he plans to defect from the ruling All Progressives Congress to another party over the recent primaries in the state. He debunked the rumours on Tuesday in a press statement written and signed by the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Otunba Adedayo Adeneye. He ... Read More »

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday summoned aggrieved members of the House of Representatives under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting between the president and the aggrieved members which lasted for about one and half hours, was held behind closed door. Musa Soba, representing Soba constituency in Kaduna state, who spoke after ... Read More »

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the placement of travelling restrictions on 50 high-profile Nigerians. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the party gave the rejection in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, on Saturday in Abuja. Ologbondiyan described the restriction as a ‘draconian step’ clearly targeted at members of the opposition ... Read More »

Popular singer, Davido; and his girlfriend, Chioma Avril Rowland, visited the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar. He shared a photo on his Twitter handle @davido on Saturday and wrote, “Thank you for having us sir! @atiku.” Earlier in the week, the social media was agog with rumors of breakdown in the love relationship between Davido and Chioma, sequel ... Read More »

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday called on religious leaders in the country to eschew partisan politics in order not to lose their status and public respect. He made the call while speaking at the Interfaith Initiative for Peace Conference in Abuja. The President urged religious leaders to play the roles they had played in 2015 that saw a peaceful election. ... Read More »

Fifty high profile persons have been placed on watch-list and restricted from leaving the country pending the determination of any corruption related cases against them. The directive followed a directive by President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday who  ordered full implementation of executive order six. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and publicity, Garba Shehu, said that the ... Read More »

…Food, drinks wasted The reality of life outside power has begun to dawn on outgoing Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose as he is being deserted by loyalists before finally leaving the exalted number one seat. Many of the political office holders, aides party faithful and supporters of the governor shunned a farewell dinner held in his honour on Friday night ... Read More »

*Insists primaries held in Zamfara *Says it’s a huge joke to nominate Zamfara Gov candidate from Abuja Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, on Friday said that he has been under intense pressure to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) with his supporters. Yari, who is the Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) spoke with State House correspondents after meeting ... Read More »