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  • Why I Backed Out Of VP Race ― Tinubu

    Against reports that leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, showed interest in the vice presidential slot of his party ahead of the 2015 elections, and that he was rejected based on religious consideration, the former governor of Lagos said he was the one who rejected the offer. Explaining why he declined the […]
  • Buhari’s Choice of Running Mate is Height of Incompetence, Says PDP

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as belated the choice of Professor Yemi Osibajo by General Muhammadu Buhari as his running mate, six clear days after his emergence as the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), as the height of incompetence. The PDP also declared that the eventual choice of Osibajo is a […]
  • Emir Sanusi is Boko Haram’s Major Target, Says Shekau

    A new video released by the Boko Haram terrorist group shows Abu Shekau, the group’s leader declaring that the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, is the group’s target and that his anger against Sanusi is because he called on the people of Kano as well as the northern part of the country to begin […]
  • Tinubu’s Strategist, Yemi Osibajo, is Buhari’s Running Mate

    … Ambode Picks Lagos SSG  After days of meeting, calculating and strategising, the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday finally settled for Professor Yemi Osibajo, a Senior Pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, a notable academic and major strategist for the national leader of the APC, Bola Tinubu, as the running mate of […]
  • Police to Elevate Junior Officers with University Degrees

    The Inspector-General of the Nigeria Police Force, Suleiman Abba, on Tuesday promised that the force would soon consider the elevation of its officers who have degrees of tertiary institutions but have remained in the junior cadre of the system. He said the review is aimed at boosting the morale of Police workforce in the country. […]
  • Again, Tambuwal Saves Jonathan from Angry Reps

    The anger that swelled in the chamber of the House of Representatives on Tuesday against President Goodluck Jonathan over the 2015 budget was doused by the Speaker of the House, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, who himself had been in a running battle with the President. Tambuwal had earlier pacified the members weeks ago against moving for […]
  • Fashola Presents 13 Years Lagos Development Plan to Ambode

    Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Tuesday publicly presented the Lagos State Development Plan 2012-2025 to the public and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Akinwunmi Ambode, stating that quite a number of the items that form the bedrock of the Development Pan are already in progress. Fashola who made the presentation of […]
  • Amaechi, Saraki turn against Bola Tinubu and the South West

    For daring to tell Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi the truth about his ambition to be All Progressives Congress (APC) running mate several months back, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has come under sponsored insidious media attacks and a gang up led by Rotimi and some governors within the party. The architect of this gang up against […]
  • Buhari is Nobody’s Pawn – Tinubu

    Former Governor of Lagos State, and All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart, Bola Tinubu has lambasted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)  for claiming that Major General Muhammadu Buhari would be his puppet if he is elected as president of Nigeria in the 2015 general elections. Tinubu lashed out at the party in a statement released by […]
  • Angry Youths Stone Mimiko at Akure Gas Explosion Site, Accuse Him of Corruption

    Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State and his entourage, having descended the hills of the circuit city of Idanre where a Gala night was held to mark the grand finale of the annual tourist Mare festival, nearly got lynched at Arakale in Akure, the state capital on Saturday night. Mimiko had allegedly gone with siren […]
  • Naira Devaluation: Nigerian Workers Demand Increased Salaries

    Following the ripple effect of the devaluation of Nigeria’s currency, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Sunday said it has initiated the process of demanding wage increase for workers in the New Year. The TUC also said it is being pushed to the wall with the delay in the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill […]
  • VP Slot: Pray For Us, APC Begs Nigerians

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has assured Nigerians that the choice of its presidential running mate will be made within the context of the best democratic ideals, just like that of its presidential candidate, urging Nigerians to pray for the party to make the best choice. In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by […]