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President Muhammadu Buhari has maintained a conspicuous silence over the notice of resignation sent to him by the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, whose fate over the alleged false asset declaration trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) would be decided next Thursday by the three-man panel headed by Danladi Umar. […]

The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yekini Nabena, has asked the party leadership not to zone the Speaker of the House of Representatives to the Southwest in the spirit of fairness. With the Northwest and Southwest having produced the president and vice president respectively, the APC’s deputy spokesman said the […]

Thousands of people gathered at the Polo Field and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) state headquarters in Port Harcourt Tuesday as INEC presented certificates of return to the re-elected Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike; his Deputy, Dr. Ipalibo Harry Banigo, and members-elect of the State House of Assembly. In what appeared like a carnival, […]

Less than two months to the start of his second term, the pressure is mounting on President Muhammadu Buhari as he weighs his options for a new cabinet that would help him take Nigeria to the next level, particularly in the areas of security, fight against corruption and revival of the economy. The President wants […]

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has reversed itself and said it was ready to extend a hand of friendship to members of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the election of the leadership of the ninth legislature. The new APC position contradicted earlier statements by APC national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole that the […]

Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku and his Benue State counterpart, Samuel Ortom, are not on duty as communal clashes ravage parts of their states.  “It is a big surprise that his state is on fire, yet he (Ishaku) is nowhere to be found,” said All Progressives Congress (APC) spokesperson in Taraba, Aaron Artemas. He wondered […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned that the refusal of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to obey the order of the Election Tribunal to release election materials used for the conduct of the February 23, Presidential election could plunge the nation into a monumental crisis. The party said Nigerians should note that INEC, […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has continued to insist that the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the Feb 23 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar should be disqualified on grounds that he was not a Nigerian by birth. A member of the APC legal team that filed the party’s response to the election […]

The innocence or otherwise of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, in the alleged non asset declaration charges will be determined come April 18, fixed for judgment by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Also on April 18, the CCT would deliver its rulings on two applications filed by Onnoghen in […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as “reckless and groundless” claim by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that its presidential candidate in the just concluded general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is a Cameroonian. The main opposition party said the allegation is a calculated attempt by the ruling party to trivialize and divert attention from […]

The PDP has won the four state assembly seats in the supplementary elections organized by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers State last Saturday. Welcoming the results, Governor Nyesom Wike reiterated that his victory in the March 9 governorship election is for all Rivers people and a new beginning for the state. INEC […]

In a fierce encounter at the weekend with Boko Haram terrorists, troops of Sector 1 Operation LAFIYA DOLE, along with the Cameroon Defence Force, killed no fewer than 27 of the terrorists. Chadian forces also killed 63 of the terrorists in a fight near Lake Chad also at the weekend, making a total of 90 […]