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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday cautioned the presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) against any attempt to intimidate or harass the Clerk of the National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Maikasuwa, and the National Assembly Service Commission for performing their statutory functions during the inauguration of the National Assembly. The inauguration of the eighth […]

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has commended the President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, for his love for Nigeria while giving a commitment that the present administration in Lagos is willing and ready to make investors have a comfortable business profile in the State. The Governor who spoke at the Lagos House, Ikeja, while […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed threats by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the new leaders of the National Assembly as empty boasts aimed to cover its naivety, inexperience and unpreparedness for governance. The PDP also admonished the APC to shed its arrogance, eat the humble pie and get more organized for governance […]

Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has described the kidnapping of a Catholic Priest, Father Emmanuel Akingbade in Ido-Ekiti as a challenge to the state. However he  gave assurance that efforts were on to get him freed. Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Idowu Adelusi said the governor, in a broadcast noted that plans were underway to […]

In what was interpreted by many as registering  her displeasure with the new Senate president, Bukola Saraki on Wednesday, Senator Oluremi Tinubu representing Lagos Central refused to shake hands with Saraki, after showing him her returning certificate as demanded by protocol. The modus operandi demands that newly sworn-in senators, after taking their oaths, to present a copy […]

Today is indeed a sad day for leaders of All Peoples Congress (APC) whose attempt to muscle their cronies into leadership of the National Assembly failed woefully. Consequently the party has rejected the newly elected leadership of the National Assembly, saying it will use all constitutional and legal process to resolve the leadership tussle in […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as totally unacceptable and the highest level of indiscipline and treachery the conduct of Tuesday’s inauguration of the National Assembly that led to the emergence of Senator Bukola Saraki and Hon. Yakubu Dogara as Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively. The party said Saraki […]

The drama that engulfed the selection of the leadership of the National Assembly on Tuesday took a new twist as 57 out of the 108 inaugurated the 8th National Assembly with the reading of the proclamation letter from President Muhammadu Buhari by the Clerk of the National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Maikasua. Consequently, the 57 Senators […]

The issue might not have degenerated into a public shouting match; or the recalling of accredited ambassadors, but hardliners within the Cameroon government have been pressuring President Paul Biya to withdraw Cameroon’s Special Forces currently engaged in the war against the murderous Islamist Boko Haram sect in the northern part of the country, as part […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday reiterated his commitment to ensure that no one is left behind as his administration strives to better the lot of residents in the state in the next four years. The Governor who spoke at the 7th Edition of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Apapa Family, […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday said it was already reaching out to all its members in the incoming eighth National Assembly who may be aggrieved after the emergence of the party’s official candidates for Senate Presidency, Deputy Senate Presidency and Speaker of the House of Representatives  The party said in a statement issued […]

The ongoing onslaught against criminal gangs in the country has received a boost with the arraignment of 129 suspects for offences ranging from kidnapping, cultism, murder and armed robbery at the Chief Magistrate, Special Grade “F” Court in Benin, the Edo State capital. The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, made this known on Friday, while restating […]