My wish and prayer are that the New Year brings happy times to all the readers of this column. The tail end of 2017 has…
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I will not to betray the people says Nwoye
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State, Mr. Tony Nwoye, has vowed not to betray the…
View More I will not to betray the people says NwoyeBuhari sacks Lawal, Ayo Oke, appoints Boss as SGF
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Boss Mustapha as the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and terminated the appointment…
View More Buhari sacks Lawal, Ayo Oke, appoints Boss as SGF2019 politics: PDP leaders in Delta demand legislative slot
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders in northern axis of Oshimili North Local Government Area in Delta say the elective position desirable to them in 2019…
View More 2019 politics: PDP leaders in Delta demand legislative slotOdinga calls for boycott ,as Kenyans vote today
Kenyans are filing out today to cast their ballots in the re-run presidential election, following the Supreme court annulment of the first vote conducted on…
View More Odinga calls for boycott ,as Kenyans vote todayPDP convention holds in December
The People Democratic Party (PDP) National Executive Committee has approved Dec. 9 for the party’s national elective convention. The PDP National Caretaker Committee Publicity Secretary,…
View More PDP convention holds in DecemberKenya election boss goes on curious leave
Ezra Chiloba, the CEO of Kenya’s election board, who the opposition has demanded must be fired before a repeat presidential election scheduled for Oct. 26,…
View More Kenya election boss goes on curious leaveFayose to Buhari: You are chief promoter disunity in Nigeria
Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, says President Muhammadu Buhari is the “number one promoter of disunity in Nigeria”. Fayose alleged that Buhari’s “one-sidedness” has…
View More Fayose to Buhari: You are chief promoter disunity in NigeriaEthiopian Speaker resigns
Abadula Gemeda, speaker of Ethiopia’s lower house of parliament submitted his resignation on Sunday, one of the highest-ranking officials to do so since the ruling…
View More Ethiopian Speaker resignsTambuwal’s illegal pardon
By Wale Fatade Two months ago, this column wrote on how the Sokoto State governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, spent N700 million to buy a residential…
View More Tambuwal’s illegal pardonPlateau Gov appoints acting Chief Judge
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has sworn in Justice Yakubu Dakwak as the Acting Chief Judge of the state following the retirement of the former…
View More Plateau Gov appoints acting Chief JudgeCatalonia referendum: Madrid moves to take over local policing
The Spanish authorities have moved to place all policing in Catalonia under central control to stop the disputed independence referendum on 1 October. Col Diego…
View More Catalonia referendum: Madrid moves to take over local policingIPOB agitation right, method wrong ―Ikpeazu
GOVERNOR Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has observed that even though the grievances of members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) are germane, they…
View More IPOB agitation right, method wrong ―IkpeazuBode George will not step down for anyone – Babatope
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Ebenezer Babatope, said former National Vice-Chairman of the party (South), Chief Olabode George, remained the best…
View More Bode George will not step down for anyone – Babatope51 Countries to sign UN treaty outlawing nuclear weapons
With the North Korean nuclear crisis looming large, 51 countries on Wednesday lined up to sign a new treaty outlawing nuclear weapons that has been…
View More 51 Countries to sign UN treaty outlawing nuclear weaponsBuhari to Jordan: Thank you for supporting Nigeria’s war against terrorism
President Muhammadu Buhari has thanked the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for its support to Nigeria’s campaign against terrorism and insurgency with the donation of military…
View More Buhari to Jordan: Thank you for supporting Nigeria’s war against terrorismVenezuela decries Trump’s anti-Caracas remarks in UN speech
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has reacted to US president’s UN speech, stressing that his country does not accept “threats from President Trump or whomever…
View More Venezuela decries Trump’s anti-Caracas remarks in UN speechAfrica owns 21st century – Conde
Africa will take its rightful place worldwide in the 21st century, Mr. Alpha Condé, the President of Guinea, has told the 72nd Session of the…
View More Africa owns 21st century – CondeClinton mulls legal action against Trump
Hillary Clinton said Monday she would not rule out challenging the results of the 2016 presidential election if investigations later prove that Russia meddled with…
View More Clinton mulls legal action against TrumpBuhari’s authentic speech at UNGA 72
Here is the full speech delivered today by President Muhammadu Buhari at the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly. It is totally different…
View More Buhari’s authentic speech at UNGA 72Fake Buhari’s UN speech in circulation
Nigeria’s presidency has said that a fake version of President Muhammadu Buhari’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly today, is in circulation. President Buhari…
View More Fake Buhari’s UN speech in circulationAdebayo to contest 2019 election
Mr Adebayo Shittu, the Minister of Communications, has expressed confidence that he would succeed Gov. Abiola Ajimobi as governor of Oyo State in 2019 election.…
View More Adebayo to contest 2019 electionSaraki condemn army on branding IPOB terrorist group
President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, says Nigerian Army’s branding of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist organisation is unconstitutional. Also unconstitutional,…
View More Saraki condemn army on branding IPOB terrorist groupOperation Python Dance withdraws from Abia
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has expressed gratitude to God for averting bloodbath in the state, following the withdrawal of troops deployed to Abia for…
View More Operation Python Dance withdraws from Abia