The All Progressives Congress has said the clarification by its national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole that the party has no adopted political party and candidates in Rivers state did not amount to a power tussle between him and the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. Oshiomhole made the declaration on the heelsContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Tuesday resumed collation of result of Rivers State governorship poll. The commission had suspended the process on March 10, 2019, due to the widespread disruption of elections and violence in Polling Units and Collation Centres. However, the electoral umpire on Sunday named seventeenContinue Reading
The Police in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) say they have arrested five Nigerians who “stormed a money exchange in Sharjah and fled with Dh2.3 million”. According to Dubai-based newspaper Khaleej Times, the men barged into the exchange and smashed the glass barrier between the customers and the staff, stoleContinue Reading
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on has urged the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to purge itself of “bad eggs and hypocrites,” whom he said, lacked commitment to return the opposition party to its lost glory. Obasanjo rued that many of the PDP leaders are still preoccupied with what ministers to “theirContinue Reading
HOUSE of Representatives Leader Femi Gbajabiamila yesterday announced his plan to run for Speaker. The lawmaker, representing Surulere I Federal Constituency, Lagos State, said in Abuja that he was joining the race as a “beacon of hope”. The fifth-term House member, who is of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC),Continue Reading
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, said he is ever ready to face the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which vowed to challenge his victory at the just concluded governorship election in court. According to the Governor, challenging his victory will consume the PDP in Kano. He spoke at Ganduje town inContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari departs Abuja Monday for Dakar, Senegal to attend the inauguration of Senegalese President, Macky Sall, following his re-election for a second term. On the invitation of his host, President Buhari, who is ECOWAS Chairman, will be Special Guest of Honour at the ceremonies to be attended byContinue Reading
Governor Nyesom Wike’s ruthless desire for power was the primary root cause of the political violence in Rivers. The killings of over 120 APC supporters in Rivers State during the 2015 elections campaign has never been disputed and thus need not be re-iterated. However, in November 2018, troops from theContinue Reading
