Are you one of us or one of them? — Gbubemi Atimomo 

Pondering cultural bigotry and intolerance When you think about yourself in relation to your place in Nigeria, do you consider yourself first as a Nigerian or first as your tribe? Think about it for a few minutes. How do you…

House Leader, Kwara Assembly is dead

The House Leader, Kwara House of Assembly, Abubakar Mogaji Olawoyin, is dead. The Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Mr Abdulquadr Yusuf, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ilorin. NAN reports that Olawoyin was…

Tinubu, APC chieftains meet with CAN leadership in Abuja

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu met with the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. The meeting is the second leg of the CAN presidential interaction session. The APC…

Non-inclusion of Nigerian women in political sphere causes unstable growth – ANWBN

The Association of Nigerian Women Business Network (ANWBN), a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), says non-inclusion of Nigerian women in political sphere causes unstable growth. The women made the assertion at its political panel session during its conference in Lagos on…

Ex-PDP spokesman, Metuh, resigns from partisan politics

Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, has resigned from partisan politics. Metuh, in a letter dated October 25, and addressed to the National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, said he believes he contribute better to the country’s democracy by being non-partisan.…

Ogbulafor, ex-PDP National Chairman, dies in Canada

A former National Chairman of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Vincent Ogbulafor, is dead. Family sources said Ogbulafor died on Thursday in Canada at the age of 73. He was said to have died from an undisclosed…

I didn’t grant interview to anybody – PDP National Secretary

The National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen Samuel Anyanwu, has debunked a fictitious report in some section of the social media credited to him from a purported interview he had granted to the media wherein he had…

Don’t allow politicians divide us, clerics tell Nigerians

Rev. Isaac Oriakhi, General Overseer Gospel Light Redemption Church, Abuja, has advised Nigerians not to allow politicians to divide them across party lines. He urged, “since we share a common destiny which should be guided and protected.” He spoke to…

Iwuanyanwu’s contribution to Ndigbo can’t be forgotten, says PDP national scribe

National secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Samuel Anyanwu has called on Nigerians to emulate elder statesman, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu kind heart for assisting and improving humanity. He made the disclosure in a statement to celebrate Imo born…

Nkechi Blessing slams critics of celebrities joining politics

Nollywood actress, Nkechi Blessing, has slammed critics of celebrities who have decided to join the Nigerian political scene. In a video making rounds on the internet, Blessing tagged those mocking her colleagues for joining politics as hypocrites. According to her,…

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