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Let nobody be deceived, none of the actors in the game of political brinksmanship going on within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is thinking about the people of Nigeria: It is all about retaining powers and privileges. Has anybody, for instance, wondered why neither the executive nor the legislative arm of government has intervened […]

Reports coming in say that Senator Dino Melaye was allegedly attacked by unknown gunmen in the Gwagwalada area of Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday morning. Added to that is the information that the Senator has also allegedly been abducted. Melaye’s alleged abduction was disclosed by Senator representing Bayelsa East in the National Assembly, Mr. Ben Murray-Bruce, via […]

The office of Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) under the Federal Ministry of Justice in Nigeria has advised that it cannot establish a link between Nigerian Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and the suspects arrested over the armed robbery in Offa, Kwara state, Nigeria. About 30 persons were killed in April and several others injured […]

We must commend a good initiative. Even as an opposition leader, I will readily commend whatever incumbent leaders do correctly. The launch of Nigeria Air, in keeping with the promises of President Buhari looks like a commendable move. I will not hasten to throw it out the window. But I believe it needs to be […]

France player, Benjamin Pavard’s stunner goal has been voted as the Hyundai goal of the just concluded 2018 World Cup in Russia. Fans around the world have chosen Benjamin Pavard’s as the best goal of the tournament. According to football governing body, in an online poll where over three million FIFA.com users cast their votes, Pavard’s outside-of-the-foot […]

The Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom’s defection on Thursday must have shocked the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the party decried the defection, saying, the governor gave the impression that everything was alright until today. Ortom defected from the APC to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) this afternoon, saying the party was no longer properly positioned to […]

Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in the just concluded Ekiti governorship election, Prof Kolapo Olusola Eleka, has decried the attitude of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, towards his pending election petition. Eleka, who is the current deputy governor of the state lamented that INEC was frustrating his efforts to duly file a petition at the […]

The most compelling attribute of Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, the new chairman of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), remains the doggedness with which he organised protests during the democratic regime of then President Olusegun Obasanjo. But events thus far are revealing the hard truth: Trade union activism is far from party leadership. This […]

Chief Judge of Oyo State, Nigeria, Justice Munta Abimbola, Tuesday, ordered the released of 30 inmates from the Agodi prison, Ibadan. The inmates included 25 inmates who were released unconditionally, 3 who were released on bail. Others include one who was sent to the remand home on age basis and another who was released on […]

Nigerian Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Tuesday, blocked the effort made by Senate leader, Ahmed Lawan to prevent some All Progressives Congress (APC) Senators from dumping the party. Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Senator Barnabas Gemade and Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West) led the defectors. The other defectors are: Senators Abdullahi Ibrahim Danbaba (Sokoto […]

Four gravely ill Nigerians went to see their doctor. One was Hausa, another Yoruba, the third Igbo and the fourth from Niger-Delta. They all had very high temperatures and could hardly walk or talk. They had the same complaints: Chest-pain, high blood-pressure, migraine, vomiting, stomach-ache and heart-palpitations. They had all lost considerable weight and were […]

Lawyers have extolled the virtues of the late Pa Tunji Gomez, who until his death, was the oldest practising lawyer in Nigeria. The death of Pa Gomez, a life bencher, was announced on Wednesday by the Mr Chukwuka Ikwuazomon, Chairman, Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Lagos Branch. Pa Gomez, who was also a renowned rights activist, […]

Reports coming in say that the Benue State Speaker, Terkimbi Ikyange has been impeached by the House of Assembly members. Terkimbi Ikyange, representing Ushongo state constituency, was impeached at the plenary on Tuesday. 23 out of the 30-member parliament impeached Mr Ikyange. Incidentally, all the 23 members belong to the Peoples Democratic Party, fueling speculations […]

In what is perceived as the last desperate attempt to intimidate and stop him from leaving the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, has summoned Nigerian Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki to appear at the office of Intelligence Response Team (IRT) in Abuja, Tuesday, over the robbery incident […]

It is more than two weeks now since His Lordship Justice Ijeoma L. Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, gave clear, positive and unambiguous orders in the matter between Col Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd) as applicant and three persons – the Director General, State Security Services, the State Security Services and the Attorney General […]

Comrade and Senator, Mr. Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central senatorial district, has spoken on the invasion of his Abuja residence at the early hours of Tuesday. Shehu Sani took to his Twitter page, stating that some men in plain clothes came by his house requesting to see him. This is coming at a time when police […]

President of Nigerian Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Tuesday, explained how he escaped alleged ploys by security operatives to stop him from presiding over plenary on Tuesday morning. Security agencies had early Tuesday morning laid siege on the homes of Saraki and the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu in Abuja. The move is said to be a ploy […]

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, is leading senators on solidarity visit to the Apo Legislative Quarters residence of Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, whose house has been under a siege by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and men of the Nigeria Police. Saraki had told lawmakers at the plenary […]

In a sudden twist of fate, the ruling All Progressives Congress has had 32 of its members in the House of Representatives defecting to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday. Four other lawmakers also defected to the African Democratic Congress. Thirty-two members of the APC in the House of Representatives had defected to the […]

Nigerian Senate, Tuesday, hurriedly adjourned plenary until September 25 given the current uncertainty in the nation’s political environment. Also, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is now in majority with the day’s defection of the 15 lawmakers from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The Senate President, Bukola Saraki made announcement of the long adjournment […]