2015: PDM Will Contest All Elections
Mallam Bashir Ibrahim the National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM), has said that the party will contest all political offices in the 2015 general elections. “As long as the party has a...
View ArticleWhy 2014 Budget Hasn’t Been Signed Yet – Maku
The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, on Wednesday assured Nigerians that the 2014 budget would soon be signed and presented to public after reconciliation of few areas of differences with the...
View ArticleOba Of Lagos Endorses Tinubu’s Choice, Ambode, As Fashola’s Successor
AKINWUMI AMBODE The jostle by potential aspirants for the Lagos Oval House might have been settled if the endorsement by Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, of Mr Akinwumi Ambode, an All Progressives...
View ArticleOba Akiolu’s Endorsement Of APC Candidate As Next Lagos Governor...
The Lagos State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu’s endorsement of Mr. Akinwumi Ambode as the next governor of the states as undemocratic. Ambode,...
View ArticleEmergency Rule: Tenure Of Affected Govs May Be Extended – Reps
The House of Representatives yesterday said it approved the letter forwarded by President Goodluck Jonathan requesting a six months’ extension of emergency rule in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states in...
View ArticleJonathan Cancels Visit To Chibok Over Security Fears
The planned visit by President Goodluck Jonathan to Chibok, Borno State, the scene of last month’s abduction of over 200 female students of Government Girls Secondary School, on Friday, has been...
View ArticleBoko Haram: The Federal Government Was Deaf, Dumb And Blind To The Reality –...
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State berated the Federal Government last night over what he termed its slow response to the kidnap of the over 200 female students of Government Girls Secondary...
View ArticleBoko Haram: Discordant Tunes From Top FG Officials Confusing – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the Federal Gvernment to immediately put an end to the discordant tunes emanating from the highest echelons of government and speak with one voice on...
View ArticleJonathan Never Planned To Visit Chibok Today, Stop The Rumors, Says Presidency
The Presidency has denied reports that President Goodluck Jonathan was scheduled to visit Chibok, Borno State on Friday. The media was agog with news that President Jonathan was going to visit Chibok,...
View ArticleEkiti People Have Rejected Fayemi, APC, Says Fayose
The allegation by a national leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had concluded plans to rig the governorship poll in Ekiti...
View Article2015 Polls: INEC Inaugurates Advisory Committee On Voter Education
The Independent National Electoral Commission inaugurated a National Inter-agency Advisory Committee on Voter Education and Publicity to provide effective strategies for voter education. INEC chairman,...
View ArticleHow FG, States Can End Boko Haram Insurgency, By Buhari
Former military head of state and a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Gen, Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), wants an immediate stop to the buck-passing between the federal and state...
View ArticleJonathan Unserious, Foot-Dragging Over Insurgency, Chibok Girls’ Abduction – ACF
The apex northern socio-political organization, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Thursday berated the Federal Government over its handling of the Boko Haram insurgency and the abduction of the over 200...
View ArticleSuswam: APC Is Owned By One Man
Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam has warned the main opposition party, All Progressives Congress, APC, against making mockery of democracy in the country. The governor claimed that the party was...
View ArticleEx-PDP Chairman, Ogbeh, Calls For Total Declaration Of Emergency Rule,...
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Audu Ogbe, has opposed moves by the Northern Senators Forum to vote against President Goodluck Jonathan’s request to extend the emergency...
View ArticleBomb Attack Was Assassination Attempt On Ohakim – PDP
The Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned the recent attack on the residence of the erstwhile Governor of the state, Ikedi Ohakim. The party alleged that the incident...
View ArticleI Never Referred To President Jonathan As Evil — Kwankwaso
Kano State Governor, Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has denied ever referring to President Goodluck Jonathan as evil, despite the perceived political ‘war’ between them. Kwankwaso, who stated this in an...
View ArticleNiger Gov Passes Vote Of Confidence On SSG, Dispels Sack Rumour
Niger State Governor, Dr Muazu Babangida Aliyu has passed a vote of Confidence on the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Hon. Saidu Ndako Idris Kpaki, saying that he has no plan to drop him from...
View ArticleNational Confab Committees To Conclude Reports Submission Tomorrow
All the National Conference Standing Committees are expected to conclude the submission of their reports on Sunday ahead of resumed plenary on Monday, the conference’s secretariat has said. The...
View ArticleWe’ll Spare No Effort In Ensuring Return Of Chibok Girls, Defeat Of Boko...
Nigeria will not succumb to the threat by terrorist group, Boko Haram, President Goodluck Jonathan has declared. The president made the declaration on Saturday at the Elysee Palace in Paris during the...
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