Ganduje to Lawan: Kano delegates will swing rightly
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has told Senate President and presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmad Lawan, that he will know where the state swings at the appropriate time. Ganduje, who described Kano as a swing state in Nigeria's politics, said he would fully cooperate with Lawan on his efforts to secure the presidential ticket of the...
Lawmaker’s murder: Soludo offers N10m reward for info on killers
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has condemned the killing and beheading of the lawmaker representing Aguata II Constituency at the state House of Assembly, Okechukwu Okoye, and his campaign director, Cyril Chiegboka. The heads of the deceased were discovered around Chisco park junction in Amichi, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State on Saturday. Okoye and his campaign director were...
Fayose tackles ex-deputy, says accusation regrettable
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has lashed out at his ex-deputy, Prof Kolapo Olusola-Eleka, over the latter’s statement while announcing his withdrawal from the Ekiti South Senatorial District race. Olusola-Eleka, a former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2018 election, had announced his withdrawal on Thursday via a letter he personally signed and addressed to...
Lagos building collapse: 5 rescued as death toll hits 4
The number of people rescued alive in the building which collapsed on Freeman Street, Lagos Island on Saturday, has increased to five, while four dead bodies were recovered. The Zonal Coordinator South-West, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development to newsmen in the early hours of Sunday. Farinloye said further investigation from the incident showed that the...
2023: Buhari to meet Osinbajo, Tinubu, others as APC aspirants may opt for consensus
All presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC), except a former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, are open to the idea of the candidate of the party emerging through consensus, reports have revealed. The consensus method will entail the President Muhammadu Buhari anointing one of the aspirants, while the others simply step down for him as was done during...
Deborah: Soyinka calls for sack, trial of Abuja Mosque Imam
Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has slammed the Chief Imam of the National Mosque, Abuja, Professor Ibrahim Maqari, and a few others for allegedly justifying the killing of a female student, Deborah Samuel, by a mob in Sokoto State for alleged blasphemy, Soyinka, who described the killing as the latest example of religious-inspired barbarity in the country, said it was time...
Gunmen behead abducted Soludo’s lawmaker
Unknown gunmen have beheaded the lawmaker representing Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s constituency at the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon Okechukwu Okoye. Okoye’s head was found on Saturday at Nnobi in the Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State where it was hanged by the killers. His body was not seen where the head was hanged, raising indications the killers made...
129 stranded Nigerians return from Niger
One hundred and twenty-nine Nigerians stranded at Agadez, Niger Republic have returned to the country. The returnees were received by the Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Kano Territorial Office, Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, in Kano State on Saturday. Abdullahi, who disclosed the figure of the returnees, said they arrived in Kano in three luxury buses organised by the International...
Jonathan: FG’s arbitration cases must be held in Nigeria not UK
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has faulted the hearing of arbitrations for the contracts entered by the Federal Government with International Organizations in the United Kingdom, saying the cases should be held within Nigeria. Jonathan said this on Saturday in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital during a launch of the book titled, ‘Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in Nigeria’. The book is written...
2023: I’m more experienced than Osinbajo, Tinubu, others ― Amaechi
A presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rotimi Amaechi, says he is more experienced than Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, and other aspirants vying for the party’s presidential ticket ahead of the 2023 general election. Amaechi said this in an interview with newsmen shortly after an interactive session with APC...
