The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole, lacks the moral right to accuse other leaders of corruption, Benue State Government said on Saturday. The government said this in reaction to comments Mr Oshiomhole r…
13 Benue LG chairmen decamp from APC to PDP
Thirteen out of the 23 local government chairmen in Benue State have defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to Channels tv, the chairmen announced their defection to the PDP at the Governme…

I want to win the Champions League with Manchester City – Guardiola
Manchester City’s World Cup players have decided to return to training early and help aid manager Pep Guardiola’s attempt to defend the Premier League title. The English champions had 16 players playing in Russia with the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, V…

PDP to Oshiomhole - 'Stop acting like an attack dog'
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, to stop behaving like an attack dog. The party said since assuming office a couple of weeks ago, Oshiomhole has abandoned the p…

OSUN 2018: Only God can determine Aregbesola’s successor – Traditionalists
Ahead of the September 22 Osun governorship election, the traditional worshippers under the aegis of the Ancient Religion Societies of African Descendants International Council (ARSADIC), have said only God could determine Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s…

We’re not interested in 2023 Presidency- Igbo Leaders
Leaders of Thought, ILT, an umbrella of Igbo statesmen intelligentsia lead by Professor Ben Nwabueze, has told whoever is planning Presidency for Ndigbo in 2023 that Igbo Presidency is no longer on the cards of the nationality. They rather said that…

2019 Election: Buhari will never win in Kano - Kwankwaso boasts
Following the massive defection that struck All Progressives Congress, (APC) this week, intandem with the statement credited to the minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi wherein Amaechi said that noting would prevent President Muhammadu Buhari …

Sugar daddies are responsible for 27 pregnancies, says students
Female Students of Molautsi Secondary School, Limpopo, South Africa have revealed that sugar daddies, popularly called “blessers” are responsible for the 27 pregnancies at their school this year. The 27 pregnant girls are in Grades 10, 11 and 12 at …

Ozil fires Arsenal to big win over PSG
Mesut Ozil fired Arsenal to a 5-1 friendly win over Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday as he cast aside a turbulent week after quitting Germany’s national team claiming racism. Ozil put Arsenal ahead in the 13th minute before Alexandre Lacazette’s quic…

Many Nigerians lie about SARS attack on social media - Dolapo Badmus
Ifedolapo Badmus, a Chief Superintendent of Police and Police Public Relations Officer, Zone 2, has opened up on the outcry against SARS revealing the outcry is overhyped on socialmedia. While reacting to the alarming number of SARS brutalisation re…

FG to commence disbursement of basic healthcare fund August, says Osinbajo
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Friday said the Federal Government will commence the disbursement of the Basic Health Funds to states in August, next week. According to him, the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund, BHCF, was a key deliverable wh…

Buhari leaves Abuja for Lome on Sunday
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday depart Abuja for Lome, Republic of Togo, to participate in two high-level meetings. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement made avail…

Buhari will win in Sokoto, Kano, Bauchi even on sickbed, Amaechi boasts
The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday claimed that the governors of Sokoto and Kwara states, Aminu Tambuwal and Abdulfatah Ahmed respectively, would leave the All Progressives Congress. Amaechi also claimed that Tambuwal had …

Why we are being hounded, hunted, says Ekweremadu
Deputy Senate President, Chief Ike Ekweremadu, Friday, said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government is persecuting him and some others because of their demand for true democracy in Nigeria. He spoke in Enugu after thousands of residents marche…

FAAC: Buhari issues order over allocation saga
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered for the review of the revenue reporting template between the NNPC and the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun conveyed the President’s directive on Friday while…

IBB reacts to defection of APC Senators to PDP
Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, on Friday described the recent mass defection of Senators from the All Progressives Congress, APC as a ‘political dexterity’. Babangida while commending the move by the Senators said it was good …

How police, EFCC were used to plot Saraki, Ekweremadu’s impeachment – Senator Ibrahim
The Senator representing Kwara South in the National Assembly, Rafiu Ibrahim, has revealed that there were plans to impeach the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu last Tuesday. Senator Ibrahim was one of …

Osun 2018: US varsity disowns Senator Adeleke’s certificate
The Jacksonville State University, JSU, has said Ademola Nurudeen Adeleke, Senator representing Osun West Senatorial District and the state’s PDP gubernatorial candidate, did not graduate from the public university located in Alabama, United States.…

Kwankwaso’s defection wrecks no havoc to APC – Ganduje
The defection of the former governor of Kano state, Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso alongside other parliamentarians, to the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has been described by the governor of Kano state Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, as not being en…

PPP calls for probe of security siege on Saraki, Ekweremadu’s homes
The People’s Progressive Party, PPP, yesterday, called for immediate probe into the recent lock-down on the residents of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu by security agencies in order to unravel those behind…

Otedola bridge explosion: Lagos govt speaks on DNA of victims
The Lagos State Government on Friday said 9 bodies from the Otedola Link Bridge fire incident which occurred on June 28 have been successfully matched to their families. It had been reported that the accident caused by a petrol tanker, led to the de…

Oshiomhole will eat his words in 2019, says Kwankwaso
Leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement and former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has reacted to the comments by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole, berating members of the party who defected to the…

2019: Saraki will be Buhari’s biggest opponent - Okupe
Doyin Okupe, a former Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, has said that Senate President, Bukola Saraki, will be President Muhammadu Buhari’s main challenge, during the general elections next year. Okupe sta…

PDP attacks Buhari’s Presidency over ‘comment’ on defected Senators, Reps from APC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed that the President Muhammadu Buhari’s “presidency has become a citadel of liars where deceptive lies are churned out daily to beguile Nigerians.” PDP said this while reacting a statement credited to the…

Kebbi flood: I am highly touched by losses - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday expressed his sympathy with the people of Kebbi State on the flood that destroyed farmlands and engendered considerable losses of crops and homes. Buhari expressed his sympathy in a statement made available to …

Why Mourinho will use Matic as defender next season
Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho will use midfielder, Nemanja Matic in central defence. This will happen if the club failed to sign a new centre-back before the transfer window closes. The former Chelsea manager is desperate to recruit an es…

Buhari begs supporters - 'Stop campaigns for my re-election'
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday urged his supporters across the country to halt their current campaigns for his re-election. He said such activities at this time could amount to jumping the gun since the Independent National Electoral Commiss…

Hazard to be made Chelsea’s captain amid transfer saga
New Chelsea manager, Maurizio Sarri has promised to make forward, Eden Hazard the new captain of the club in an effort to keep him at Stamford Bridge. Real Madrid have seen Hazard as a replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo at the Bernabeu after the Port…

Why Saraki must quit as Senate President if he dumps APC – Senator Ndume
A former Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume has urged Bukola Saraki to quit as Senate President once he dumps the All Progressives Congress, APC. Ndume in an interview with newsmen, Said Saraki should not continue because the leader of the Senate must…

Saraki speaks on his Senate leadership if he dumps APC
President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has spoken on his status if he finally dumps the All Progressives Congress, APC for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. There are clear indications that the Kwara-born politician will be announcing his defe…

I’m yet to decide on my successor — Ajimobi
Despite an array of aspirants jostling for the governorship seat of Oyo State, Governor Abiola Ajimobi has disclosed that he was yet to decide on his preferred successor in the forthcoming elections in the state. The governor made this known at the …

2019: Okotie’s Recipe For Way Forward
Pastor-Politician, Rev Chris Okotie finally broke his silence last week when he suddenly declared his intention to run for the office of President at a press conference in Lagos. His announcement came via two letters addressed separately to the chai…

Defections: We won’t return to APC - Reps
Members of the House of Representatives, who defected to the Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday, have described as laughable the dream of the APC that they will make a U-turn and return into its fold. They said God had already forbidden that such a…

Saraki leading the worst senate in history of Nigeria – El-Rufai
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has described the 8th Senate, led by Bukola Saraki, as the worst in the history of the country. The governor said this in an interview aired on several local radio stations in Kaduna on Thursday, an online …

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