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CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Latest Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, February 6th, 2011

As the 2011 presidential election gathers momentum, Senior Pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly and vice presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Pastor Tunde Bakare has said he never at any time said God told him to participate in the election. He said he was contesting the election based on a personal […]
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Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Saturday, February 5th, 2011

One of the pressure groups sympathetic to the second term bid of Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala of Oyo State, The Pathfinders, has attributed the failure of the Senate Leader, Teslim Folarin, to clinch the Peoples Democratic Party’s ticket to return to the Senate to his alleged non-performance. He was also accused of romancing with some chieftains […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, February 4th, 2011
Pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly, Tunde Bakare, surprised Nigerians recently when he agreed to be the running mate of General Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), in forthcoming general elections. Nigerians know him as a fiery preacher with many devoted followers. The preacher made his way into national politics, […]
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Latest Politics, State News, Taraba
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
The trial of former Governor of Taraba State, Rev. Jolly Nyame, continued yesterday at a Federal Capital Territory High Court, Gudu, Abuja with more shocking revelations from a prosecution witness who narrated how the accused allegedly diverted state funds for personal use. Nyame is facing a 41-count charge instituted against him by the Economic and […]
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Latest Politics
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has said that his group is amenable to dialogue. Atiku spoke against the background of what he termed “relentless pressure and blackmail in the media by busy bodies” over his alleged reluctance to congratulate President Goodluck Jonathan on the outcome of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primaries held on […]
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Latest Politics
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
The Inspector -General of Police, Mr. Hafiz Ringim, has withdrawn riot policemen from banks in the Federal Capital Territory. The withdrawal followed the killing of a woman and a taxi driver by a riot policeman at Mpape, a surburb of the FCT. The incident led to an attack on the bank, burning of nine […]
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EFCC Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday at the Federal High Court, Benin Division preferred a 58-count charge of unlawful conversion and criminal diversion of N25 billion against former Governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion during his reign in office. EFCC’ Head of Media, Femi Babafemi confirmed the development, but declined details. But […]
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Latest Politics
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
CONTRARY to the allegation by the Borno State governor, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, that it was politicians that killed the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) gubernatorial candidate, Alhaji Modu Fannami Gubio, the governor’s brother and five others, the Boko Haram sect claimed responsibility for the killings on Wednesday. The six people were killed on Friday. […]
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Latest Politics, Ogun, State News
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) list of candidates from Ogun State, submitted on Monday. Rather, the INEC accepted the list produced by the Chief Dayo Soremi faction of the party which held a parallel congress at the Olusegun Obasanjo Library. With the new development, candidates such as […]
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Latest Politics
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
Gen. Owoye Azazi (rtd.), National Security Adviser In response to the escalating crises across the country, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Gen. Owoye Azazi (rtd.), Tuesday said Nigeria is redesigning its national security strategy to channel efforts toward the guarantee of public safety and national stability. Azazi, who spoke at a seminar at the National […]