Year: 2017

The Atiku National youth organization, ANYO said yesterday that former vice President, Atiku Abubakar remains the only alternative and credible candidate for the 2019 presidential position in the North. The organisation which is currently mobilising and sensitising over 20m Nigerians especially the youth on the need to hunt for a credible, a bridge builder, that is qualified and has the solution to the national question warned Nigerians against voting for those that have nothing to offer than deceit. Rising from its from its national executive meeting in Abuja Wednesday, the…

A group under the aegis of Coalition for Peace and Stability, Tuesday paralyzed commercial activities at the popular Wuse Market in Abuja in support of President Muhammadu Buhari’s success over terrorism in the country. Members of COPS, who marched from Wuse Market to the Presidential Villla, likened President Buhari to the biblical David, who has succeeded in conquering terrorism in the entity called Nigeria. Comrade Abdulmumini Tijani, the national Coordinator of the group, who, spoke on behalf of the group, called on the Nigerian military to do all within it…

Former Vice President Alex Ekwueme is dead. The death occurred at The London Clinic on Sunday night. HRH Prof Laz Ekwueme, Igwe of Oko, who announced the death of the former Vice President in terse statement said, “The Ekwueme family regrets to announce the peaceful passing away of their patriarch, the former Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Dr Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme GCON. “The sad event occurred at The London Clinic at 10:00 pm on Sunday 19th November 2017.”

By Simon Utsu I’ve kept telling those who care to listen that trivial sentiments should be kept out of modern day electioneering. In the same vein, I’ve been of the opinion that Anambra state is a model state in Nigeria for politics and even governance. Reason why over a year ago, after sampling opinion coupled with my understanding of how the average Anambra man reasons, I gave this election to Obiano. Even after that, I kept insisting and reiterating that Obiano would win convincingly but several of those I thought…

Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Speakers’ Forum, Rt. Honourable John Gaul Lebo, who is also Speaker, Cross Rivers State House of Assembly has described Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State as a leader Nigerians should vote as President in 2019, saying his closeness to the grassroots, demonstrated with overwhelming attention Ekiti people accord him in the streets of the state, is a legendary feat achievable only by a model in leadership that Fayose represents. “We are shocked and confounded about the massive infrastructural development Governor Fayose is doing…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday on behalf of the Federal Executive Council and all Nigerians, warmly felicitates with former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on his 60th birthday, November 20th, 2017. According to a statement signed by Buhari’s special adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, President Buhari joins members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), professional colleagues, associates of Dr Jonathan, and his family in celebrating the unique history of the Nigerian leader, who within a short period rose from being a Deputy Governor, Governor, Vice President to becoming Nigeria’s President for…

Operatives of the Lagos Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a man who specializes in recharging call credit from other people’s bank account. The suspect, Ebenezer Oyeneye, a 50-year-old truck driver who resides at 4, Moyinoluwa Avenue, Ijoko Lemode, Ogun State, was arrested by the Decoy team of RRS.  It was reported at Aguda Divisional Headquarters in Surulere that one woman who wants to remain anonymous,  reported that an unknown person has been recharging their phone call credit from her bank account at one of…