Politics

APC Youths have taken to the streets of Bayelsa state to riot and protest the Supreme courts’ order that sacked David Lyon as governor of the state. On Thursday, February 13, the Supreme court nullified the election of David Lyon as the…

The Supreme Court has sacked David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as Bayelsa State governor and his deputy, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo barely 24-hours to their swearing-in ceremony. The Apex court also declared the…

The Coalition of Northern Group (CNG) has announced the establishment of a regional security outfit known as “Shege-Ka-Fasa”. This comes one month after Amotekun, a similar outfit was established by governors of south-west states. At a…

The Minority Leader of the Senate,  Enyinnaya Abaribe, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign immediately due to his inability to curtail the alarming security challenges in the country. This statement which caused a stir on…

The Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Mr Bisi Egbeyemi, on Sunday said the state government had paid one month salary arrears owed by the Ayo Fayose administration to civil servants. Egbeyemi announced this while addressing religious…

A  Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has nullified the primaries conducted by the two factions of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State. In the judgment given on Monday, the court also restrained…

Cherubim and Seraphim Unification Church of Nigeria ( the white garment church) met with President Buhari recently and has endorsed him for the second term. The leader of the delegation, His Most Eminence, Prophet (Dr) Solomon Adegboyega…

The vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Peter Obi, has described the next presidential election as a battle between darkness and light. Speaking at Agulu, during a lecture organised by African Community of…

Amina Zakari has been appointed by INEC as the head the collation centre for the 2019 general elections. This has led to many reactions from Nigerians. Mrs. Amina Zakari, is said by many to be a niece of President Muhammadu…

Governor Kayode Fayemi has said Nigeria cannot afford another civil war, as he urged citizens to work towards sustaining the country’s peace. The Ekiti State Governor warned against engaging in acts that could endanger the country’s…

Former Nigerian leaders including ex-Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan and their Chiefs of Staff are to receive N2.3bn as benefits in 2019. The sum of N4.5bn was also proposed in the 2019 budget as severance benefits for…

The Peoples Democratic Party Vice Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, on Thursday said his two graduate children did not own cars. He said the children must make money by themselves to buy their own cars and not relying on him, the…

THE Atiku Abubakar administration will “concentrate on project implementation to a measurable level Nigerians would see, feel and appreciate”, his running mate Peter Obi said yesterday. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) vice…

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said that his administration will in the year 2019 make concerted efforts to “right most of the wrongs” of the past by restoring the State to its pride of place. He also urged Nigerians to shun…

Tunde Bakare, the serving overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, says President Muhammadu Buhari did not appoint ministers for six months because there was no money to pay them. In an interview aired in Calgary, Canada on Tuesday and…