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Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said that despite being granted bail by the Federal High Court in Abuja where he is being prosecuted alongside others on charges of treasonable felony, he is still entitled to the $800m compensation for his alleged unlawful arrest and detention […]
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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, who recently resigned as a member of the All Progressives Congress, has said that he would defeat Buhari should the latter contest against him in the 2019 presidential election. Atiku was quoted as saying this during an interview with Dele Momodu, which was part of his weekly column titled, ‘Pendulum’, published […]
Bayo Akinloye The British and the United States governments have warned their citizens of terrorist groups’ threat to carry out bomb attacks in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, during the Yuletide. In its latest foreign travel advice to British nationals, made available to SUNDAY PUNCH, the country’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office stated that it would raise […]
Jacob Segun Olatunji, Leon Usigbe, Muhammed Sabiu, Kola Oyelere, Isaac Shobayo, Ishola Michael, Johnson Babajide The resignation of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has caused a fresh division among the political forces in Northern Nigeria, with major political blocs in the APC and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in […]
Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, says restructuring Nigeria is inevitable for all-inclusive advantages it will confer on federating units and enhancement of national unity. Ekweremadu stated this at a two-day Retreat by Southern Senators Forum in Calabar on Friday, and dismissed the fear in certain quarters that restructuring would cause the break-up […]
By Charles Kumolu WHILE it would not be wrong to describe former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as a serial defector, profiling him as the only person, who had criss-crossed parties in the quest for the presidency could be termed fallacious. Even with his latest move yesterday, which was the third in its series, Atiku is […]
Tinubu governors can’t appropriate power of endorsement • Govs, North Central leaders urge Buhari to contest 2019 presidential election • Why no automatic ticket for Buhari in 2019 -Tinubu By Dayo Johnson & Henry Umoru ABUJA-AGAINST the backdrop of a gale of second term endorsements for President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 Presidential race, especially […]
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