The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of sponsoring the destruction of Dino Melaye’s constituency projects. Some unidentified persons were reported to have burnt down a block of four classrooms Melaye donated to the…
I’ve gained 4 kilos eating Nigerian foods –Outgoing US envoy Zotter (Nation)
You have worked as a teacher in different parts of the world prior to joining the US Department of State. Can you share the experience of your journey into diplomacy? I was a teacher in Indonesia, and there is a…
Tanker Owners: We pay N10,000 to security agents to drive against traffic (NewTelegraph)
As Lagos State Police Command and other relevant agencies commence, ‘Operation Restore Sanity’ (ORS) yesterday to free Apapa of gridlock, the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), has alleged that its members pay as much as N10,000 to security…
Ekiti: Fayose’s loyalists desert govt house (Nation)
Success, they say, has many fathers while failure is an orphan. That seems to be the scenario at Government House, Ado-Ekiti, where the crowd of friends and associates of the outgoing Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, who used to besiege…
Ekiti election: Vote-buying as bad as rigging, says UK (Punch)
The British Government has condemned vote-buying, which was rampant in the recent Ekiti State governorship election. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright, described vote-buying as a form of electoral misconduct like rigging and ballot stuffing, while addressing journalists…
Ohanaeze, others back South-East senators’ protest against Buhari’s appointments (Punch)
Some South-East groups have thrown their weight behind the South-East Senate Caucus’ protest against the “lopsided” appointments by President Muhammadu Buhari. The groups, in separate interviews with our correspondent in Enugu, include the apex socio-political body of the Igbo, Ohanaeze…
Mother of 5 declares for presidential bid, says nepotism hindering Nigeria (Punch)
A female presidential aspirant under the National Interest Party, Mrs. Eunice Atuejide, on Friday made her declaration in Abuja, noting that Nigeria was not developing because of the “problem of vested interests”. Atuejide, a mother of five children from Enugu…
DPO, policemen beat Imo chief magistrate, lawyers for discharging robbery suspects (Punch)
There was trouble at Umuneke Ngor Magistrate’s Court in the Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State on Tuesday after policemen under the supervision of the Divisional Police Officer in the area allegedly invaded the court and beat up…
Adamawa Agog for Atiku’s 2019 Presidential Declaration (ThisDay)
Ahead of the grand reception to be hosted today in honour of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar by the Adamawa State Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP and the followership of the party in the North East, Yola the Adamawa State capital…
Run in 2019 or Hand over to ‘Power Virgin’, N’Delta Ex-agitators Urge Buhari (ThisDay)
President Muhammadu Buhari has been asked to run for 2019 but in the event he changes his mind, he should hand over to a young and educated person who has not tasted power before. This was the position of Niger…