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Election tribunal affirms APC Rep. Miriam Onuoha’s election
It was jubilation galore on Friday as the Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Owerri, Imo State, dismissed the petition against the...
Ize-Iyamu to Gov. Obaseki: We have seized legislative power from you
The Edo State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has declared that the party had wrested the...
PDP demands speedy prosecution of corrupt appointees
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the speedy prosecution of officials of the All Progressives Congress indicted for alleged corruption. “The...
Ahead of APC elective convention: Who leads the ruling party
People to watch out for — Victor Giadom, Ndoma-Egba, Amosun, Yari, an unnamed ex-senator from the Delta With the dust of...
Patriach of Afenifere family, Pa Ayo Fasanmi, dies at 94
Nonagenarian Senator Ayo Fasanmi, one of the oldest loyalists of the sage, the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo and patriarch of Afenifere, the...
Setting the record straight by Capt. Idahosa Wells Okunbo
There have been reports of an ugly and unfortunate booing incident that took place outside the palace of our revered Royal Father, the...
Police, DSS asked to arrest Ize-Iyamu over threats of violence.
The founding Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum, Earl Osaro Onaiwu has called for the immediate arrest of Pastor Osagie...
Presidency to Secondus : Buhari won’t resign, says too late to bust up anti-graft fight
The Presidency on Friday slammed the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying it is too late to stop the much dreaded anti-graft...
Ex-Speaker Dogara returns to APC, meets Pres. Buhari, Gov. Buni
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has defected again to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the People’s...
For the second time, Jegede picks Ondo PDP’s governorship ticket
Mr Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), Ondo State former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, has emerged the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate...
Ondo APC guber primary: Akeredolu leads the pack
Ondo State Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) on Monday coasted to victory in the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary. He is...
Edo guber poll: Okunbo blasts Gov. Obaseki’s media aide over deployment of thugs
The Chairman of Ocean Marine Solution, Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo, has described as defamatory a statement credited to Edo Gov. ...
Akpabio to NASS: 60 per cent of NDDC contracts given to lawmakers
A scandalous allegation of 60 per cent contract awards of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) given to National...
Strident attacks, editorials: Buhari Presidency will not stamp down dissent — Garba
In spite of strident baseless criticisms and attacks on the government, the Presidency says it will not stamp down entrenched culture of...
Oshiomhole rips apart Obaseki, calls him a ‘snake’
The immediate past national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has said the recent move by Gov.Obaseki is a sign of...
