APC Operates Like A Cult, Says Fayose … Vows PDP Will Capture S/West In 2015
A former Governor of Ekiti State and governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Ayodele Fayose on Thursday vowed not to decamp to another party if he loses in his bid to clinch the...
View ArticleIgbo Should Be Allowed To Produce Next President After Jonathan’s Tenure – Group
A group known as the Supreme Igbo Security Council on Thursday said it would support President Goodluck Jonathan’s aspiration for a second term in office if he indicated his interest. The President of...
View ArticleCentenary Celebrations Inappropriate – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denounced the centenary anniversary celebrations going on in Abuja, describing it as ‘inappropriate’. Atiku was reacting to the decision of the Federal...
View ArticlePolice Arrests Boko Haram Kingpin In Makurdi
A man suspected to be a Boko Haram kingpin on a mission to unleash terror in Benue State has been nabbed by men of the state police command in Makurdi. A statement signed on Thursday by the special...
View ArticleWe’ve No Plan To Impeach Al-Makura – Assembly
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Thursday distanced itself from any plans to impeach Governor Tanko Al-Makura and advised the public to disregard rumors of the purported impeachment moves. The...
View ArticleRivers PDP Gives Amaechi 72-Hours To Secure Release Of Kidnapped Members
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State has accused the State Government of being behind the abduction of a former member of the Federal House of Representatives, Chinyere Igwe and two other...
View ArticleJonathan’s National Confab A Sham – Northern Elders
The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Thursday, resolved not to be part of the forthcoming National Conference proposed by President Goodluck Jonathan, saying that it had been programmed to project the...
View ArticleAmnesty Programme: FG To Spend N35.83bn On Ex-Militants In 2014, Says Kuku
SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT ON NIGER DELTA AFFAIRS, HON. KINGSLEY KUKU Mr Kingsley Kuku, the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, said on Friday that N35.83 billion would be spent in...
View ArticleCentenary Awards: Jonathan Decorates Obasanjo, Buhari, IBB, Others
FROM LEFT: FORMER HEADS OF STATE, GEN. ABDULSALAMI ABUBAKAR; GEN. MUHAMADU BUHARI; GEN. YAKUBU GOWON; PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN; FORMER PRESIDENTS OLUSEGUN OBASANJO; ALHAJI SHEHU SHAGARI; FORMER...
View ArticleUnknown Arsonists Torch Senator’s Campaign Office In Sokoto
THE CAMPAIGN OFFICE OF SEN. IBRAHIM GOBIR (APC-SOKOTO), TORCHED BY UNKNOWN PERSONS IN SOKOTO ON SATURDAY (1/3/14). Unknown arsonists on Saturday set ablaze the campaign office of Sen. Ibrahim Gobir,...
View ArticleWhy Abacha Was Included In Centenary Award List – FG
WIDOW OF THE LATE GEN. SANI ABACHA, MARYAM ABACHA, RECEIVING THE AWARD ON BEHALF OF HER HUSBAND ON FRIDAY. The Nigerian government yesterday said although the late military dictator, General Sani...
View Article2015: Jonathan Weighs Four Options Ahead Of Formal Declaration
President Goodluck Jonathan is reportedly testing the waters with a four-pronged strategy ahead of his formal declaration for the 2015 presidential race, it was learnt yesterday. It was also learnt...
View ArticleSokoto APC Urges Prayers For Leaders
The Sokoto State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday urged Nigerians to pray for more wisdom for their leaders in their bid to ensure a peaceful, prosperous and united Nigeria....
View ArticlePresidential Visit: Gov. Ahmed Warns Politicians, Residents Against Lawlessness
Kwara State Governor, Mr. Abdulfatah Ahmed on Friday in Ilorin called on politicians and their supporters in the state to avoid acts capable of breaching the peace when President Goodluck Jonathan...
View ArticleKwara PDP Set To Receive Jonathan, Mu’azu… Warns Against Defacing Billboards
FROM LEFT: VICE PRESIDENT NAMADI SAMBO; PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN AND PDP CHAIRMAN, ADAMU MU’AZU, WAVING TO THE CROWD DURING DECAMPING CEREMONY OF ATTAHIRU BAFARAWA FROM APC TO PDP IN SOKOTO The...
View ArticleJonathan’s Campaign Rally In Kwara Insensitive, Ill-Timed – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has called on President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to shelve the planned visit of the President to welcome defectors to...
View ArticleLG Polls: Nasarawa CP Advises Against Do-Or-Die Politics
The Commissioner of Police in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, yesterday admonished politicians against “do-or-die politics”. The police boss gave the advice at an interactive session with leaders...
View ArticleWhat Centenary Awards Mean To Us – Obasanjo, IBB, Buhari
Past Presidents and Heads of State have expressed appreciation to President Goodluck Jonathan for honoring them with the Centenary awards in Abuja on Friday. They also declared that Nigeria has come to...
View ArticleCentenary Anniversary: Anyaoku Calls For Return To Regionalism
As the centenary anniversary celebrations come to an end today, former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Anyaoku has reiterated the call for true federalism, describing it as “the only way to...
View ArticleCentenary Celebration Has Ushered In Dawn Of New Era – PDP
FROM LEFT: FORMER HEADS OF STATE, GEN. ABDULSALAMI ABUBAKAR; GEN. MUHAMADU BUHARI; GEN. YAKUBU GOWON; PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN; FORMER PRESIDENTS OLUSEGUN OBASANJO; ALHAJI SHEHU SHAGARI; FORMER...
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