Reports

My pact with Tinubu, Aregbesola intact, Says Odunmbaku, Lagos APC leader . Dismisses rumour on ex-Lagos gov’s health A prominent leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Cardinal James Omolaja Odunmbaku has dismissed insinuations that he is leaving the party for the PDP. He said he has no such plan even as […]

President Goodluck Jonathan has sent a congratulatory letter to Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin Kingdom on his 80th birthday, commending him for his “life of uncommon accomplishments.” In the congratulatory letter Jonathan praised Igbinedion’s trail-blazing achievements in several fields of human endeavour, wishing him a happy 80th birthday celebrations on behalf of the […]

With his campaign posters flooding every part of Lagos ahead of 2015, former Accountant-General of the state, Akin Ambode, has declared his readiness to contest and possibly win the 2015 governorship election in Lagos State on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Though the aspirant’s ambition had been challenged by a controversial declaration […]

…Alleges Governor Pockets N700m Monthly as Security Vote The public statement by billionaire Arthur Eze could not have come at a better time, When in 2010 Governor T.A Orji who was elected under the platform of Progressive People’s Alliance (PPA) decamped to APGA and then PDP. He hinged his leaving the party that did so […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State of Osun has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately clear the air on information given to the public by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alleging that two of its staff have been suspended and are under investigation for manipulating the election result from […]

NATIONAL leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday alleged that the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie Oyegun, the leadership of the party and the party structure were frustrating efforts by the Federal government in halting the Boko Haram insurgency. PDP issued the allegation in a statement signed by its […]

The Lagos Police Command on Wednesday warned cultists, gangs, thugs and armed robbers to begin to repent because the command would no longer take it easy with anyone caught perpetrating any form of criminality in the state. The Police also assured residents of Lagos that its men would work in collaboration with other security agencies […]

The education reforms embarked upon by Anambra State in the last couple of years has continued to yield results, as schools in the state emerged the overall best in the 2014 West African Senior   School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). A repeat of the feat recorded last year.  The official WAEC result, made available to the media, […]

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to promote a rights-based approach to healthcare for millions of disadvantaged Nigerians to control and combat the Ebola disease. In a statement signed by SERAP’s Executive Director, Adetokunbo Mumuni, on Sunday, the organisation said though the government’s reaction to the Ebola challenge so […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said Nigerians must hold President Goodluck Jonathan personally responsible if the Ebola Virus Disease spreads more than it has done in the country, after he failed to stop a rally in his support in Port Harcourt on Saturday, despite warning from individuals and groups. In a statement issued on […]

The Enugu State House of Assembly has impeached the state’s Deputy Governor, Sunday Onyebuchi. The Assembly voted Onyebuchi out of office on Tuesday for reasons that are yet to be made public. However, it is widely speculated that the impeachment was orchestrated by Governor Sullivan Chime. Recall that the Assembly had earlier accused Onyebuchi of […]

With two more Nigerians surviving the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), Nigeria now has only one recorded case of the disease in the country, according to the country’s Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu. An elated Onyebuchi broke the news on Tuesday saying the two affected Nigerians who had been kept at the Isolation Centre […]