Muslims in the North on Wednesday flayed the failure of the Federal Government to end the rising insecurity in parts of their region. They challenged the Muhammadu Buhari administration to take decisive actions against the perpetrators. Mere warnings and condemnations that have become the refrain of the government after every killing and banditry will not […]

The leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will meet Thursday on the fate of Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, who is seeking its ticket to re-contest. Sources in the main opposition party said last night that the meeting will consider the reports from the various leaders of the party that the governor has met […]

Are the labours of the founding fathers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) not in vain today? In 2015, it became the ruling party, having won the presidential poll. Last year, President Muhammadu Buhari was re-elected on its platform. The puzzle, however, are: Has APC been able to manage its achievements? Has the party been […]

The suspended National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, said last night that claim by Deputy National Secretary Victor Giadom that he had taken over as acting chairman is against common sense. According to him, the party is ruled by its guidelines. He spoke on a Channels Television programme. The Court […]

The Federal Government has re-arraigned former Justice Minister and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mohammed Adoke (SAN), at a Federal High Court in Abuja for money laundering-related charges. Adoke, who served during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, was arraigned with an Abuja businessman, Aliyu Abubakar, on a seven-count charge. Six of the counts […]

Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ado Ekiti Local Government, Mr. Michael Akinleye on Wednesday threatened to institute an action against the appointment of Senator Abiola Ajimobi as acting National Chairman of the party. Akinyele in a letter dated June 17, addressed to the NWC through his counsel Tunde Oke, said the National Working […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the launch of four new COVID-19 testing laboratories to the list of molecular laboratory network across the country. NCDC disclosed this on Wednesday on its verified twitter handle. This brings the total number of laboratories in the country with the capacity to test for the virus […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of 12 new Permanent Secretaries (PS) in the Federal Civil Service. The Head of Service of the Federation (HoSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, made this known on Tuesday, in Abuja. According to a statement on her behalf by the Director, Communications Office of the Head of Civil Service of […]

The meeting between the Federal Government and the members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has ended in deadlock. NARD had embarked on nationwide strike on Monday to press home its demands for payment of hazard allowance, group life insurance, payment of minimum wage consequential adjustment, among others. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of […]

THE Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman. court The appellate court, in two judgments last night, dismissed the two appeals filed by Oshiomhole and the APC. The first appeal queried the jurisdiction of High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to […]

EDO State Governor Godwin Obaseki and Deputy Governor Phillip Shaibu yesterday resigned their membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). While Obaseki spoke at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Shaibu made the announcement in Benin, the state capital and went ahead to remove the ruling party’s flag from the Government House. Last week, the APC […]

REACTIONS were mixed on Tuesday over Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki’s resignation from the All Progressives Congress While the 18 Local Government Chairmen in the state welcomed the development, the Chairman of his camp in the state APC, Anselm Ojezua, said he would not move with the governor to another party. The council chairmen, under […]