All things being equal, former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, may leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) this week and join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), a presidential aide has disclosed. Special Assistant on Prosecution to President Muhammadu…
God won’t forgive me if I support Atiku for president – Obasanjo (Punch)
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says ex-vice president Atiku Abubakar “can never enjoy” his support for a political office. Obasanjo, in an interview with Premium Times, said God will never forgive him if he backs Atiku’s presidential ambition. Atiku served as vice-president to…
Don’t allow defections to disrupt governance, Ambode tells Speakers (ThisDay)
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode at the weekend urged speakers of the 36 houses of assembly in the federation not to allow the defection of some political leaders disrupt governance. Ambode, equally, canvassed mutual understanding between the executive and…
Oshiomhole: Herdsmen not responsible for killings in Nigeria (ThisDay)
The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr. Adams Oshiomhole saturday exonerated the marauding herdsmen from the killings in some parts of the country. Oshiomhole, former governor of Edo State, also said some people were turning the truth…
2019: ADP urges landlords to quit tenants without PVCs (Nation)
Chairman of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in Edo State, Mr. George Oloruntobi, has told landlords in the state to issue quit notice tenants without permanent voter cards. Oloruntobi said voting during election was a civic duty every adult must…
Buhari not materialistic – says Oba Akiolu (Vanguard)
Rilwan Akiolu, the Oba of Lagos on Saturday compared President Muhammadu Buhari with other Nigerian past leaders and delivered a verdict: Buhari is a non-materialistic leader. “If you watch the life of President Buhari, he is not materialistically minded like…
Prostitutes threaten to starve policemen of sex over incessant arrests (Punch)
Sex workers in Anambra State have threatened to starve policemen who patronise them over alleged harassment and arrest of their colleagues in major cities of the state. One of the sex workers, simply identified as Kaamsi, who claimed to be…
Drama as Lagos teachers use pidgin to teach on Yoruba Day (Tribune)
It definitely has to be hilarious. But imparting knowledge is, and should be, serious business. TUNBOSUN OGUNDARE asks if the Lagos State government is truly serious about its ‘Yoruba Day’ project in public and private schools. If you walk into…
FG threatens to shut down 106 radio, television stations (Punch)
The Federal Government has threatened to shut down 106 radio and television stations in the country. The National Broadcasting Commission, which issued the threat on behalf of the Federal Government, accused the stations of owing the commission the sum of…
APC insists Ngele Stadium Abakaliki remains venue of today’s rally in Ebonyi (Guardian)
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi, says the Pa Oruta Ngele Stadium Abakaliki remains the official venue for its mega rally on Saturday. The chairman of APC in the state, Chief Eze Nwachukwu, made this known at a press…