Nyako Impeachment: Constituents Mull Recalling Adamawa Speaker, 19 Other...
GOV. MURTALA NYAKO PRESENTING THE 2014 BUDGET ESTIMATES TO THE STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, YOLA The move by the speaker, Adamawa State House of Assembly, Umaru Ahmadu Fintiri, and 19 others to impeach...
View ArticleAPC Loses Another Rep Member From Ogun To PDP
The ranks of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House of Representatives was depleted on Thursday following the defection of Hon. Abiodun Akinlade to the Peoples Democratic Party. Akinlade, who...
View ArticleConfab: Ozekhome Calls For Change Of Nigeria’s Name To ‘Airegin’, Reversal To...
A federal government delegate to the ongoing National Conference, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, on Wednesday called for change of the present name of Nigeria to a proposed one he called “Airegin” because...
View ArticleEdo Assembly Crisis: Dep. Speaker’s Impeachment Followed Due Process – APC...
EDO STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY DURING PLENARY The Edo State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) Thursday said the impeachment of the suspended Deputy Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr...
View ArticleOsun Guber Poll: Why REC Was Asked To Step Aside – INEC
RUFUS AKEJU The Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Ambassador Rufus Akeju, has been directed to proceed on leave of absence – for his own safety and as personal sacrifice towards protecting...
View ArticleTwo Oshiomhole Aides Defect To PDP
Two senior aides to the Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole – Osama Erediawa and Gaskin Eke – on Thursday announced their defection to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Before their defection, Mr....
View ArticleJonathan’s Re-election Campaign Amid Worsening Insecurity Callous,...
The All Progressives Congress has described as utterly callous and insensitive, the ongoing campaign by the so-called GEJites, a pro-Jonathan group, for the President’s re-election right at the same...
View Article2015: My Support For Jonathan Is Total – Orji
Abia State Governor, Theodore Orji, has declared that he has no regrets for his continued support for President Goodluck Jonathan, saying his support is not cosmetic but total. Speaking on Friday in...
View ArticleNyako Impeachment: Adamawa Chief Judge Sets Up 7-Member Investigation Panel
The Acting Chief Judge of Adamawa State, Ambrose Mammadi, has instituted a seven-member panel committee to investigate allegations of gross misconduct levelled against the state Governor, Murtala Nyako...
View ArticleSouth-East Govs Hail Confab Delegates On Additional States Creation
Press Release The South East Governors’ Forum has commended delegates at the ongoing constitutional conference in Abuja for their unanimous recommendation that an additional state be created for the...
View ArticleSore Losers? APC Accuses PDP Of Deploying High-Tech Rigging In Ekiti Poll
The South-West caucus of the All Progressives Congress, APC, held a meeting during the week in Ibadan, Oyo State, with a view to taking steps on how to move the party forward, in light of the party’s...
View ArticleTinubu No Longer A Force To Reckon With In South-West Politics – Agbaje
FRED AGBAJE A Lagos-based lawyer and rights activist, Mr. Fred Agbaje, has said that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is no longer a force to reckon with in...
View ArticleINEC Announces New Dates For Phase 2 Of PVC Distribution, CVR In 12 States
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has rescheduled the second phase of its distribution of Permanent Voters Cards and Continuous Voter Registration in 12 states. In a statement by...
View ArticleEdo Assembly Crises Worsens As Anti-Riot Policemen Stop Renovation Work, Take...
EDO HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY COMPLEX GUARDED BY SECURITY OPERATIVES No fewer than 50 combat-ready policemen drawn from the Police Mobile Force unit of the Nigeria Police, on Friday stormed the Edo State House...
View ArticleConfab: Creation Of Additional States, Unnecessary, A Waste –Lawmaker
The lawmaker representing Alimosho constituency (1) in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Bisi Yusuf, has described current attempts to create additional states in the country as unnecessary and a...
View ArticleNational Conference: Ex-Senator Replaces Late Akunyili
ALPHONSUS IGBEKE Chairman of the National Conference, Justice Idris Kutigi on Wednesday admitted a former Senator, Mr. Alphonsus Igbeke, as a substitute for the late former Director General of the...
View ArticleGroup Hails New APC Exco, Calls For People-Friendly Policies In...
A group known as the New Lagos Movement, has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the successful holding of its maiden national convention and the emergence of new national executives...
View ArticleBoko Haram Insurgency Took Us Unaware, Says Jonathan
The current insecurity in the country especially Boko Haram insurgency in parts of the North, caught government and security agencies unawares, President Goodluck Jonathan admitted on Friday. President...
View ArticleConfab: IYC Rejects Additional State Creation Recommendation
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has rejected the recommendation of the National Conference for the creation of 18 additional states in the country. It said the recommendation of only one state for the...
View ArticleNorthern Delegates Make U-Turn, Reject Creation Of Additional State For...
Northern delegates to the ongoing National Conference have opposed the creation of additional state in the South-East zone of the country. Recall that the Conference, on Thursday, adopted the...
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