National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, is absent at the ongoing National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting of the party in Abuja. The meeting was called following crisis rocking the ruling party over leadership of the National Assembly. Also not present at the meeting is former National Chairman of the party, Bisi…
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Senator Adeola Hails Ambode’s Victory At Tribunal
The Senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Solomon Adeola, has described the victory of the Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode at the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal against his opponent, Jimi Agbaje is a further vindication of the preference of residents of the state for progressive developmental politics as…
Lagos, Ogun, Rivers Get New Commissioners
The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has directed the posting of new Commissioners of Police to some police commands in the country. A statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, CSP Abayomi Shogunle, disclosed that this is in line with the IGP’s determination “to inject fresh ideas…
Boko Haram Kills 97 In Another Borno Attack
According to the AFP, close to 100 persons were killed in a fresh attack in a village near Maiduguri, the Borno State capital by members of Boko Haram on Wednesday evening. A witness in Maiduguri was quoted by the foreign news agency to have disclosed the information to them. “The attackers have killed at least…
Buhari Sacks SSS Boss, Ita Ekpenyong
The Director General of the State Security Service, SSS, Ita Ekpenyong, has been removed from office by President Muhammadu Buhari. Ekpenyong’s sack was announced on Thursday by the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Danladi Kifasi, through a statement issued in Abuja by the Director of Communications in his office, Haruna Imrana. According to…
N90b Assets: El-Rufai To Sue Newspaper
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has directed his legal team to file a suit against The Union newspapers over a report it published on its front page claiming the governor declared an asset of N90 billion and over 40 houses in Abuja and Kaduna. A statement issued on Thursday by his Special Assistant on…
Why I Won’t Attend My Daughter’s Wedding—Fani Kayode
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, who now likes to be addressed as Femi Olukayode, has said he will not be at the wedding of his daughter, Temitope, which holds this weekend in Lagos. Femi, addressing newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos after the court cleared him of corruption charges brought against him by the Economic…
Direct Dogara To Return To Us—Gbajabiamila Begs Buhari
On the night of Wednesday, July 1, 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari met with lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the House of Representatives, over the crisis rocking the party on the House leadership. While the group loyal to Femi Gbajabiamila were present at the meeting, those of the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, were absent.…
No Plans To Impeach Ekweremadu—APC Lawmaker
The emergence of Ike Ekweremadu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the Deputy Senate President in an All Progressives Congress, APC, dominated Senate was not what most political observers in Nigeria were expecting. In fact, pundits had thought Ali Ndume of the APC would emerge the second in command to Bukola Saraki in the…
Presidency Replies Metuh On Zakari’s Appointment
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has hit back at spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, who claimed the President was bias in the appointment of Mrs Amina Zakari as acting national chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. In a statement issued in Abuja…