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Latest Politics, National Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, Top Stories, Wole Soyinka
Monday, August 13th, 2018
Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka, calling former President Olusegun Obasanjo, a degenerate, liar, predator and sadist, has challenged him to swear whether he never awarded oil blocks in return for sexual gratification while he presided over the affairs of Nigeria. Soyinka spoke in his Interventions VIII series, titled: ‘Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?’ meaning “Gani’s Unfinished […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Senate, Top Stories
Wednesday, August 8th, 2018
Alleged plot to remove Saraki as Senate President: APC, R-APC tango over plan to induce each senator with N50m ABUJA- The All Progressives Congress, APC, and its splinter group, Reformed All Progressives Congress, R-APC, were yesterday locked in a war of words over alleged plans by the former to induce each senator with […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, August 7th, 2018
By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor God’ll not forgive me if I support Atiku – Obj Former VP: Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his erstwhile deputy, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, clashed, again, yesterday, after the former, said God will not forgive him if he supports Atiku’s presidential bid ahead of 2019 elections. Atiku, not one to shy […]
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Corruption Politics, Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Senate, Top Stories
Friday, July 27th, 2018
A team of police investigators yesterday interrogated Senate President Bukola Saraki in his office at the National Assembly over the Offa robbery. Saraki’s media office disclosed that the interrogation took place at about 1.40 p.m. A statement by his Special Assistant on New Media, Olu Onemola, said the meeting was at the instance of the […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, Latest Politics, National Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Top Stories
Monday, July 23rd, 2018
— 22nd July 2018 Announcing his intention to contest the 2019 presidential election, Atiku said the current All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government had performed below par… Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has formally declared his intention to contest the 2019 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The declaration, which took […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Friday, July 20th, 2018
The Nigerian government has explained why the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, will not be released in spite of bail granted. The attorney-general of the federation, Abubakar Malami, said the federal government cannot release Dasuki, because the allegation against him is a matter of public interest which has cost several lost of lives. The […]
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Ekiti, Elections, Headlines, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85), National Politics, Presidency, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, July 17th, 2018
Ayodele Fayose, the outgoing Governor of Ekiti State, says President Muhammadu Buhari should bury his head in shame for using the security agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to snatch the mandate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and hand it over to the All Progressives Congress (APC). On Sunday morning, INEC declared […]
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Ekiti, Elections, General Politics, Governors, Headlines, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Wednesday, July 11th, 2018
As Oshiomhole, Tinubu, APC governors drum support for Fayemi Wole Baloguan, Ado Ekiti President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday urged voters not to be deceived by what he described as crumbs being served by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as stomach infrastructure but embrace the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Kayode Fayemi Saturday’s […]
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House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85), National Politics, Presidency, Senate, Top Stories
Thursday, July 5th, 2018
Court orders National Assembly to begin impeachment of Buhari Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, yesterday ordered the National Assembly to immediately commence the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari. Justice Maurine Adaobi Onyetenu gave the order following a suit filed by two Nigerians, Kanmi Ajibola, a lawyer, and a human rights activist, Sulaiman […]
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Africa, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018
The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Steve Ayorinde, has expressed his delight with the visit of French President David Macron, who visited the new Afrika Shrine in Lagos on Tuesday. “It’s a pleasant surprise that Macron chose to celebrate the cultural scene in Lagos,” Ayorinde said. The French President, who arrived Abuja earlier on Tuesday, […]
