Why We Met Fmr President Shagari By PDP G-5 Govs
Second Republic President, Alhaji Shehu Shagari yesterday played host to four northern governors as they discussed issues affecting Nigeria. The governors, who commenced their meeting with the former...
View ArticleJonathan Deserves The Right To Seek Re-Election – Presidency
Asaba, July 30, 2013 (NAN) Sen. Ben Obi, the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Inter-party Affairs, said on Tuesday that there was no constitutional provision barring Jonathan from...
View ArticleRivers Political Stalemate: Kalabari Queen Convenes Peace Conference, Invites...
In a bid to bring the political crisis in Rivers State to an end, Her Majesty, Queen Akasoba Duke-Abiola, the Akasoba of Kalabari and Chairman of the Akasoba Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution...
View ArticleINEC Registers APC
After months of hullabaloo over the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s refusal to register new political party, All Progressives Congress, APC, citing several reasons, the electoral body...
View ArticleAccord Me My Due Respect, Tukur Warns Nyako, Four Other PDP Govs
The national chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Bamanga Tukur yesterday warned the five PDP governors from the North calling for his removal from office to act with decorum, humility and...
View ArticleTukur Lacks Competence To Run PDP – Nyako
The Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako has berated Alhaji Bamanga Tukur for calling on the governor and four of his colleagues to accord him due respect, saying he does not deserve their respect as...
View Article‘Today Marks The Beginning Of A New Dawn For Nigeria’ APC Says On INEC...
The newly registered All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated Nigerians on the emergence of the new party, saying with the formal recognition of the party by the Independent National Electoral...
View ArticleVisa Bond: FG To Take Appropriate Steps Against UK In National Interest
Nigeria and Britain appear to be heading for a diplomatic row should that country’s government go ahead and impose a £3, 000 visa bond on visitors from Nigeria and five other Commonwealth countries as...
View ArticleBig Brother: PDP Congratulates APC On Registration, Looks Forward To Robust...
In a show of good sportsmanship, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the successful registration of the new party. In a...
View ArticleSuccessful Merger: Call Of History To Liberate The Nigerian People, Says Tinubu
Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a major chieftain of the newly registered All Progressive Congress (APC), has said with the birth of the new party, a new phase in the struggle to bring true democratic...
View ArticleEFCC Arrests Presidential Candidate Over N66m Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested the Presidential candidate of Hope Democratic Party, HDP, at the 2011 Presidential election in Nigeria, Chief Ambrose Owuru over an...
View ArticleI Wasn’t Invited By EFCC, Says Saraki
Contrary to reports in a section of the media that former governor of Kwara State now Senator representing Kwara Central in the National Assembly, Senator Bukola Saraki was invited by the Economic and...
View ArticleAPC Will Fight Corruption, Take Nigeria To Greater Heights
The National Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Tijani Tumsah, said the party would fight corruption with a view to eliminating it from the polity. Tumsah made the promise during an...
View ArticleMinisters In The Dark As Jonathan Summons Emegency FEC Meeting Today
There appears to be palpable apprehension among members of President Goodluck Jonathan’s cabinet when less than forty eight hours after the last Federal Executive Council (FEC), he called for another...
View ArticleAPC Built On Wrong Foundation – Presidency
The Presidency has for the second time in less than 48 hours reacted to Wednesday’s registration of the All Progressive Congress (APC) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) saying it...
View ArticleWhy FG Rejected Gay Marriage Despite Foreign Pressure – Minister
The Minister of Special Duties in the Presidency, Alhaji Kabiru Tanimu Turaki has given an insight into how the Federal Government took the decision to reject gay marriage at the Federal Executive...
View ArticleAPC Registration Advertorial: APGA Demands Apology, N20 billion Damages Fee...
The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has strongly frowned at the inclusion of its logo in the advertorial placed in some national dailies yesterday by Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola...
View ArticleIBB Hails Emergence Of APC As Good Devt., •Plays Host To APC Chieftains In...
Former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, has hailed the registration of All Progressives Congress (APC) as a welcome development saying it would add vibrancy to the political space in the...
View ArticleAPC Registration: Jega Leading Nigerians Towards ‘Monstrous Political...
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC’s registration of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has been described as a “black-market registration” by rival political organization claiming the...
View ArticleEmergency FEC Meeting: Sigh Of Relief As Jonathan Fails To Carry Out Cabinet...
The emergency Federal Executive Council meeting held earlier today without any incident as there was palpable apprehension that President Goodluck Jonathan would use the occasion to announce a cabinet...
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