It is a shame that we were attacked at Oshiomhole’s house -Gov Obaseki

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Saturday, November 2, said, it is shameful that the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu; Chancellor of the Edo University, Iyahmo, Dr. Aderemi Makanjuola and other guests were attacked at the residence of APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. Obaseki, who spoke with newsmen condemned the attack, saying it was unfortunate […]

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Melaye, Smart Adeyemi get date for Senatorial by-election

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has released the date for the fresh Kogi West Senatorial District election involving Senator Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Senator Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement signed by Mr Festus Okoye, Chairman of INEC’s Information and Voter Committee, said that […]

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Who will fund Aisha’s office and her newly hired aides? –PDP asks Buhari

Opposition party, PDP has reacted to the recent appointment of six aides for the office of the first lady by asking President Buhari to explain how it will be funded. In a statement released on Thursday, Ocotber 17th, the party also asked Buhari to clarify the rationale behind the office despite his promise to scrap it. The party […]

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See how Melaye greeted Buhari at the NASS, And Buhari’s response (Photo)

A photograph of senator Dino Melaye greeting President Muhammadu Buhari has gone viral with many people commenting on his ‘humble’ posture. The occasion was Buhari’s 2020 budget presentation to the joint sitting of Nigeria’s National Assembly in Abuja on Tuesday. See the photo below:

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No chance for Igbo to produce Nigerian President in 2023 –Senator Wabara

Adolphus Wabara, former president of the Nigerian Senate, has dismissed any chances of an Igbo Presidency come 2023. The former Senate President maintained his belief that the Igbo nation had been systematically confined to certain political limits in Nigeria and for this reason its chances to aspire and reach for the Presidency in the next […]

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Co-ordinator of ‘Osinbajo for 2023’ campaign in Ondo State arrested

Co-ordinator of a youth group that organised a political rally for Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo in Akure, one Bamise Akintomide, has been arrested by the police in Ondo State. It was learnt that he is currently being detained at the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ondo State Police Command, Akure, the state capital. […]

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Bakare insists on Sunday he will succeed Buhari as Nigerian President

Senior Pastor and founder of the Latter Rain Assembly, Tunde Bakare, has reiterated again this Sunday that he will succeed President Muhammadu Buhari as president come 2023. The senior cleric maintained that what he saw and said about one year, seven months ago is still the same and that the position had not changed. Bakare, […]

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Nigerian politics must go back to the era when party members were contributing money for the party —Akande

Chief Bisi Akande, former interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday, said politicians with no other sources of livelihood may end up getting involved in corrupt acts in public office. Chief Akande, who spoke in Yoruba at the lecture organised to mark 94th birthday of Second Republic Senator, Pa Ayo Fasanmi, […]

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8 out of 10 LGAs in northern Borno occupied by Boko Haram -APC rep says

Member of Nigerian House of Reps, Ahmadu Jaha, on Tuesday said that, Boko Haram terrorists were occupying eight Local Government Areas out of the 10 LGs in the northern part of Borno State. Hon. Jaha represents Damboa/Gwoza/Chibok federal constituency at Nigeria’s House of Reps on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to […]

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2023 posters of Tinubu, Oshiomhole, el-Rufai now dominate social media discourse

Four long years to 2023 Presidential election, politics of who emerges as the next President of Nigeria seems to be dominating the social media space, no thanks to political posters posted in some strategic parts of the country. People whose posters can be seen in parts of Nigeria include the All Progressives Congress national leader, […]

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Pastor Tunde Bakare prophesies he will succeed Buhari as Nigerian president in 2023 (Video)

  Tunde Bakare, the founder and senior pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly, a Lagos-based pentecostal church has declared he would be Nigeria’s next president come 2023. Bakare, in a video which has gone viral on social medial, declared that he would succeed President Muhammadu Buhari as 16th president of Nigeria, saying this is why […]

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Tambuwal gives reasons why 6 PDP govs visited gov Wike

Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has explained that six of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors visited the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike to commend him for his sustained projects delivery. Tambuwal said the governors urged him to continue to sustain good governance for the development of Rivers State. The Sokoto governor spoke Friday night […]

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Atiku breaks silence, pledges to fight to get justice in the presidential race

Nigeria’s former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has broken his silence since the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal delivered judgment against him, vowing to pursue case against President Muhammadu Buhari to a logical conclusion. Since the tribunal ruled against him on 11th September, 2019, Atiku has not […]

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Nigerian govt’s onslaught against judges is because of Supreme Court battle in Atiku vs Buhari –CUPP

In a statement released by its spokesman, Imo Ugochinyere on Sunday, the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has alleged that Nigerian Government has ordered an onslaught against judges in Nigeria in form of a request from the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) that all banks release details of bank accounts of all justices of […]

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Buhari’s former Minister, ‘Mama Taraba’ decamps to PDP

Buhari’s former Minister of Women Affairs, Jummai Alhassan a.k.a Mama Taraba has decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from United Democratic party (UDP). The former cabinet member of President Buhari’s administration made the announcement after a stakeholders meeting of the UDP held in her Jalingo residence, months after contesting in the 2019 Taraba State governorship election on […]

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How effort by priest to unite Oshiomhole, Obaseki failed

It was a kind of show on Saturday as the three major players in the crisis in the ruling All Progressive Congress in Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki, Adams Oshiomhole and House of Assembly Speaker, Francis Okiye, met  at the venue for the thanksgiving service for the 90th birthday of the Iyase of Benin, Chief […]

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How Adoke resisted immunity for NASS members, life pensions for its principal officers

Sizzling details of some of the behind-the-scene power games during the five years reign of former President Goodluck Jonathan are beginning to surface, one of which was how the former president had already signed himself into trouble with the Fourth Amendment Bill 2015, if not for the last minute intervention by his former Minister of […]

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Lai Mohammed asks PDP and Atiku to apologise to Nigerians, instead of appealing tribunal judgement

Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has asked the PDP and its presidential candidate in the February elections to apologise to Nigerians for “willfully distracting” the Buhari Administration with an election petition. He said instead of appealing the ruling of Wednesday’s Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, the opposition party should be apologizing to […]

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Having no certificate, Buhari must vacate office now -PDP responds to Lai Mohammed’s video

Main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked President Buhari to immediately vacate office after an old interview video of the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, pleading with Nigerians to pardon the President on the issue of his certificate, surfaced online recently. In the interview said to have taken place in January 2015, […]

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Musa Wada is PDP governorship flag bearer in Kogi

Engr. Musa Wada, younger brother to former governor of Kogi State, Captain Idris Wada has emerged the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party governorship primary held in Lokoja on Wednesday, ahead of the November 16 election. Engr. Musa Wada scored 748 votes, followed by Abubakar Idris with 710 votes, the former governor, Captain Idris Wada […]

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