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A report just published in The New York Times (NYT) has painted a depressingly grim picture of the Nigerian military in their battle against Boko Haram, claiming the terrorist sect has returned to the battlefront stronger and better armed. The story follows hard on the heels of audacious raids on military brigades at different times […]

Former Edo State governor and National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has challenged his successor, Governor Godwin Obaseki, to substantiate his allegation that he was under pressure to share state funds by naming and exposing those who asked him to do so.   In a parley with journalists in […]

Exactly 30 years after Nigeria produced the President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the country’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Professor Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, will on Tuesday, assume office as the 74th President of UNGA.   Muhammad-Bande will formally take charge of UNGA at a two-day ceremony scheduled to take place Monday and Tuesday, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja said he would have been traumatized if he had watched the delivery of the judgment of the Election Petitions Tribunal on the petitions filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, against his victory at the February 23, 2019 presidential poll.   The tribunal had dismissed […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Friday raised the alarm over the delay by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to release the record of its judgment to enable the party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to promptly file an appeal to upturn the judgment at the Supreme Court.   In a statement by the National […]

The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gas urged the federal government and agents of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) to be cautious in celebrating the judgment of the presidential election tribunal which upheld President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory, saying their gloating will be short-lived. In a show of triumphalism, Information and Culture Minister, Lai […]

The Minister of State for Niger Delta, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for recording the highest number of convictions among law enforcement agencies in the country.   Keyamo, who was addressing the EFCC Cadet Course 8 undergoing orientation and induction at the EFCC Academy, Abuja, charged the 164 […]

Senator Dino Melaye Friday said he has turned down an appointment to serve as director-general of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship campaign in Kogi State.   “Let me state categorically that I have turned down the position of Director-General of the PDP Kogi State Governorship Campaign Council,” Melaye said in a tweet. “I wish […]

No fewer than 1,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Ogun East Senatorial District, loyal to the Buruji Kashamu faction, on Friday, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The defectors, who said that they took the decision in a show of solidarity with Gov. Dapo Abiodun, were received by Tunji Egbetokun, […]

A coalition of Niger Delta agitators yesterday described the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal judgement that upheld the election of President Muhammadu Buhari as a rape and mockery of the country’s democracy.   They wondered why the tribunal ruled that educational qualifications were irrelevant for political appointments, elections and employment. In a statement by convener of […]

The National and State House of Assembly Election Tribunal, sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state has upheld the election of Christopher Ekpenyong, striking out the petition by Sen. Godswill Akpabio. In a landmark judgment delivered on Wednesday, the Tribunal held that the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the 2019 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar are heading to the Supreme Court to challenge the decision of the presidential election tribunal; which on Wednesday, upheld the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the Feb. 23 poll. The PDP said it “completely” rejected the judgment, describing it […]