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Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, last night threatened to pull out of the All Progressives Congress (APC) if the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party fails to uphold the candidacy of his anointed governorship candidate, Abdul-Kabir Adekunle Akinlade. This is coming a few hours after Governors Akinwunmi Ambode (Lagos), Rochas Okorocha (Imo), Umar Ganduje (Kano), Mohammed Abubakar (Bauchi) and Kashim ... Read More »

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 »

…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 »

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 »

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday evening met behind closed doors with Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting started around 6.10pm when Amosun arrived the Vice President’s office. Amosun was part of the nine All Progressives Congress (APC) governors that met President Muhammadu Buhari earlier in the day over faulty primary elections in their ... Read More »

The Election Petition Tribunal constituted to hear the petitions arising from the Osun State governorship election has granted an ex parte order to Senator Ademola Adeleke, restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission from altering election results as well as information contained in the card reader machines and other documents used for the poll. The tribunal, headed by Justice T.A. Igoche, ... Read More »

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday told the former South African President, Thabo Mbeki, that for his administration, fighting corruption is non-negotiable. Buhari said that fighting corruption is a must. Mbeki, who heads the African Union High Level Panel on Illicit Flows from Africa, was at the Villa to give the President, who is the current Champion of AU Anti-Corruption Campaign, ... Read More »

…Directs one to refund two years’ pay …Dismisses petitions against Justice Kafarati, others The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the dismal of two judges to President Muhammadu Buhari having been found guilty of misconduct. The judges are Justices Rita N. Ofili-Ajumogobia (of the Federal High Court) and James T. Agbadu-Fishim (of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria). This is ... Read More »