Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday forgave his former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alh. Atiku Abubakar, of any wrong doing and declared him the nation’s next President in 2019. Obasanjo who addressed Atiku as ” President – to- be” and congratulated him in advance,  added that he and others have  reviewed what went wrong on the ... Read More »

Nigeria’s vice-president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has charged the Nigerian Guild of Editors to make personal sacrifices to save the profession. He urged them to act fast to save the profession from bad eggs in the interest of the profession. Osinbajo spoke on Thursday in Asaba-the Delta State Capital, at the 14th All Nigeria Editors’ Conference. The event with theme:”Credible Elections, ... Read More »

…APC LAWMAKERS TAKE OVER EKITI ASSEMBLY ..FAYOSE’S MAN, REMOVED AS SPEAKER Some members of Ekiti State House of Assembly have impeached the Speaker, Kola Oluwawole. They also sacked the Deputy Speaker, Sina Animasaun. Both Oluwawole and Animasaun are members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Oluwawole, a staunch loyalist of Governor Ayo Fayose, was removed at about 11.00 am behind ... Read More »

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  The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading entrepreneurship philanthropy, is partnering with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the German Government’s Agency for International Cooperation. GIZ will support the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme to empower 210 young African entrepreneurs, focusing specifically on female entrepreneurs and tech-enabled businesses. The Entrepreneurship Programme of TEF was launched in 2015, having ... Read More »

…Alleged Imposition of Candidate by Obasa Unacceptable -Constituents The people of Ifako-Ijaiye/Ojokoro Federal Constituency have cried out and claimed that the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa is planning to impose his anointed candidate, Hon. James Adisa Owolabi on them. This allegation came few hours after the smooth and fair direct primaries that were conducted throughout ... Read More »

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Electoral Committee of the National Assembly and State House of Assembly primaries in Lagos on Saturday officially released the results of the elections. The primaries, including a repeat of the senatorial primary election, were held on Friday. The senatorial primaries initially held on Thursday, but were cancelled and rescheduled owing to logistic issues. Announcing the ... Read More »

Why Tambuwal will be crowned winner by delegates’ Water-tight security arrangements have been made by the Rivers State Police Command and other security agencies, for Saturday’s national convention of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the peaceful and hitch-free. Port Harcourt, the capital of the hitherto volatile Rivers state in the Niger Delta and its environs are being ... Read More »

The father of Leah Sharibu, the remaining Dapchi Girl, Mr. Nathan Sharibu has confirmed the phone call of President Muhammadu Buhari to the family. Mr. Sheribu who spoke with our correspondent on phone however disclosed as fake the news making rounds on the social media that his daughter was released from the hands of Boko Haram. According to Mr. Sharibu, the ... Read More »

•Mobile court to try currency hawkers Those who “spray” naira notes at parties risk going to jail, the Bankers Committee warned yesterday. Mobile courts are to try those bastardising the national currency, it said. Issuing the warning after its meeting in Lagos, the Bankers Committee said the mobile courts would be deployed nationwide to try those mishandling the currency. Cantral ... Read More »