Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has stated that he is not planning to join the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, as some may have been thinking. He categorically noted that he’s still a card-carrying member of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP. Obasanjo, while addressing newsmen in London on Wednesday, maintained that he…
Candidate of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in the 2011 Kwara State governorship election, Mohammed Dele Belgore, has decamped to the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP. Belgore announced his defection on Wednesday in Ilorin, the state capital. He stated that he was leaving the All Progressives Congress, APC, because of an alleged injustice meted…
No fewer than eight persons were feared dead at the Benin, Edo Sate end of the notorious Benin-Ore Expressway on Wednesday. The road accident involved two vehicles. Information released by the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, confirms that two adult males, five adult females and one female child all perished in the auto crash. The…
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has finally sacked the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah. This development is coming months after many Nigerians called for her removal due to her role in the purchase of two expensive cars. Oduah was booted out of office on Wednesday by the President alongside three others; Caleb Olubolade (Police Affairs); Godsday…
The Senate has begun the screening of the ministerial nominees sent to the National Assembly for confirmation by President Goodluck Jonathan. The plenary is presided over by the Senate President, David Mark. As at the time of filing this report, the process just started and is ongoing. Only two nominees have been screened; Senator Misiliu…
A top Pentecostal pastor in Benue State (name withheld) is presently battling to save his head from an alleged ritual mess he has landed himself in, all in the quest to become more powerful in the affairs of the state. The said man of God is also a prominent figure in the administration of Governor…
Convicted leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND, Henry Okah, was caught while attempting to escape from his South African prison. The ex-militant leader is currently serving 24 years jail term at the Leeukop prison in northern Johannesburg. He was convicted for 13-count terrorism charges in 2013. A spokesperson of South…
The plan of some hitherto staunch allies of the late godfather of Kwara politics, Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki to reap from the left over of the gains of the late politician and the new leader, Senator Bukola Saraki, who is now the leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state is beginning to…
The new owners of power companies in Nigeria have been tasked to ensure stable electricity supply in the country by June 2014. This charge was made by the Vice President, Namadi Sambo, on Monday at event held in Abuja. Namadi, addressing stakeholders in the power sector at the opening ceremony of the Power Sector and Infrastructure…
The Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, has been accused of bankrolling the ongoing All Progressives congress, APC, membership registration in the state with state funds. This allegation was made by the Peoples’ Democratic Party, Lagos State chapter. In a statement signed by the Publicity Secretary of the PDP in Lagos, Taofik Gani, the party…