Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, on Wednesday disagreed with the plan of the Senate to adopt a Bill to make it mandatory for the upper chamber to screen and confirm the appointment of prospective IGP. The police boss also…
Igbo leaders endorse Atiku/Obi for 2019 presidency
Igbo leaders comprising elders, traditional and religious leaders as well as women groups, yesterday endorsed the joint presidential ticket of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Mr. Peter Obi. In a five-point communique issued at the end of the summit with the…
Police teargas Saraki, Secondus, Tambuwal, Lamido, Kwakwanso, others (Independent) * Osun Election: Protesters against result mentally unstable – Aregbesola (Nation)
Police teargas Saraki, Secondus, Tambuwal, Lamido, Kwakwanso, others (Independent) The Police on Friday teargassed President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, National Chairman of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus and Gombe State Governor, Ibrahim…
Kogi PDP: Plot to manipulate senatorial primaries uncovered
Information filtering in from the political circle in Kogi State reveals that the three senators currently representing the state at the red chamber under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have taken their re-election bid to an unimaginable level as they…
PDP on path of self-destruction if it reawakens impunity -Isah Odaudu
The Uche Secondus-led Peoples Democratic Party National Working Committee (PDP NWC) and the PDP caucus of National Assembly held a meeting at the Transcorp Hilton on Friday at which very far-reaching decisions were made. Chief among the decisions is the…
A dry Sallah and other stories -Reuben Abati
“Baba is back, we thank God” “You have started your mischief again. Baba said he will be back in two weeks, and he is back, so what is special about that?” “You know sometimes when the President goes to London…
I never called Melaye a clown — Saraki (DailyTrust)
Senate President Bukola Saraki has said that there was no time he told Sen. Abdullahi Adamu that Dino Melaye was a clown, saying the former governor of Nasarawa State lied against him. Sen. Adamu had in an interview with Daily…
Attackers wanted to kill me, Melaye alleges (Punch)
The lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye, has said contrary to the kidnap reports, the gunmen who attacked his vehicle on his way to Kogi State on Thursday wanted to kill him. He alleged that his attackers…
In Kogi, Bello grabs APC structure; uncertainty over Dino, Faleke, others (Vanguard)
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State finally regained the state leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The party structure is now firmly in his control. But it took him two years and four months, and fresh ward, local government…
Alleged abduction: Melaye resurfaces, releases evidence of Police awareness (Guardian)
Following his alleged kidnap by some gunmen on Thursday morning, Senator Dino Melaye claimed he has regained his freedom yesterday morning. Melaye has also provided evidence of police statement to prove that his kidnap was duly reported to the Nigerian Police.…