Members of President Buhari pay him a visit on a recent return to Nigeria from a sick leave in London By David Ajikobi & Stanley Oronsaye/AfricaCheck Nigeria’s 2017 Democracy Day – celebrated every year on 29 May – marked the 2nd anniversary of President Muhammadu Buhari’s All Progressive Congress government. In the run-up to the election, Buhari promised Nigerians change […]
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Odegbami By Michael Adesanya/Abeokuta The former Green Eagles Captain and sports entrepreneur, Chief Segun Odegbami formally received the membership card of Labour Party at Imosan ward in Wasinmi, Ewekoro local government, Ogun State on Tuesday. His LP’s registration is coming five days after his public declaration to contest for the Governorship seat on the platform of […]
Nnamdi Kanu The Co-ordinator of the Centrum Initiative for Development and Rights Advocacy, Dr. John Danfulani, on Monday warned the people of Southern Kaduna would prefer to go with the Biafra Republic in the eventuality of Nigeria’s disintegration. Danfulani spoke in Umuahia, Abia State, when he paid a solidarity visit to the leader of the […]
Current and former Speakers of various legislative houses in the south-western part of Nigeria have agreed to unite in support of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The meeting, which was organised by the BAT Foundation, held in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state, late Wednesday with the participants […]
National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Saturday revalidated his APC membership in Ikoyi, Lagos. There is however, a big mistake in the membership slip displayed by Tinubu. The date on the slip bears February 9, 2021 instead of February 6, 2021, which is today’s date. This has been causing […]
The absence of Justice Yusuf Halilu of the FCT High Court, on Wednesday stalled hearing in the alleged infringement of fundamental human rights suit instituted by former Gov. Saminu Turaki of Jigawa against the EFCC. The ex-governor is challenging the alleged infringement of his fundamental human rights following his arrest at a public function in […]
Oshiomhole and Osagie By Peterson lbi The National Chairman of the All Progress Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomole, has explained why being national chairman of the party should not preclude him from playing politics in his home state. Oshiomole, who spoke on Saturday in Auchi during a unification rally to receive some former members of the […]
The former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode on Monday met with the National Chairman of the APC, Governor Mai Buni of Yobe State and Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. Amidst backlash from some pro- and anti- APC members of the public who wondered if the politician was planning to join the ruling party he […]
Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki; Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo; Deputy Governor of Edo, Philip Shaibu; former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh; and the former Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole during the commissioning of the Edo Fertilizer Plant and Chemical Company Limited in Auchi By […]
By Michael Adesanya/Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Tuesday disclosed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would not accept anyone joining the party in the state through the back door. He disclosed this at the formal declaration and presentation of APC flags to opposition bigwigs which included the 2019 African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship […]