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Why Saraki is leading consensus arrangement in PDP – Spokesman
The Campaign Organisation of Senator Bukola Saraki has given reasons why the former Senate President is leading the campaign for consensus Presidential candidate in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mr. Yusuf Olaniyonu, Media Adviser to Saraki in a press interview noted that the desire of his boss to see that PDP has a manageable field of contestants to save the…
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Akeredolu returns to Nigeria amid hospitalisation rumours
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, Sunday evening, returned to the country from his annual leave, amidst rumours of his hospitalisation. Governor Akeredolu shared a video of himself arriving at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja being received by some aides. Among those seen receiving the governor was his Special Adviser on Public and Intergovernmental Relations, Bunmi Ademosun. View this post…
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Russia’s new world order is bad news for Africa, By Tafi Mhaka
Rather than following the lead of despots like Putin and Xi, Africa should chart its own path. On March 30, just a day after a Russian missile hit an administrative building in the port city of Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine, killing at least 12 people, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made the case for the establishment of new world order.…
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Backlash greets Sterling Bank’s ‘Like Agege Bread, He Rose’ Easter message
Sterling Banks Easter message to its customers has continued to receive backlash across social media over the bank’s comparison on the resurrection of Jesus with Agege bread. In a message to its customers Sunday morning, Sterling Bank wrote “Like Agege Bread, He Rose”. Agege bread, is a popular bread in Nigeria, known for its soft, stretchy and chewy texture. People…
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Magnus Abe declares for Rivers guber race, vows to fight ‘haphazard primaries’
Former Senator representing Rivers South East senatorial district, Magnus Abe, has joined the race to become the next governor of River State on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Abe declared for the Rivers number one seat in B-Dere community, Gokana Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. The event was the inauguration of the executive committee…
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Ondo govt, PDP trade words over Akeredolu’s wife senatorial ambition in Imo
The Ondo State government and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state are locked in a war of words over the decision of the wife of the governor, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu to contest for a senate seat in her home state, Imo. In a statement by its state Publicity Secretary, Kennedy Peretei, the PDP accused Mrs Akeredolu of using the…
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After fight to finish in APC, Yari, Marafa defect to PDP in Zamfara
Former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdul-Aziz Yari, and Senator Kabiru Marafa have dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Zamfara State PDP Chairman, Col. Bala Mande, announced their defection while addressing the press after the State Working Committee meeting in Gusau on Sunday. According to Bande, Yari, Marafa and their supporters will be formally received…
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Military destroy terrorists’ camps, rescue kidnapped victims
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) took the war against insurgents to their camp, gaining lost grounds over the insurgents. In a statement by the Chief of Military Public Information, Colonel Muhammad Dole, the military said they were able to destroy some of the insurgents’ camps while also rescuing some kidnapped victims “Steadily advancing in different corridors of the theatre…
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Nigeria will be restored from every deprivation, says Osinbajo at Easter
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo says the country will rise from every deprivation and be restored into prosperity and abundance. The VP said this while speaking with journalists after the Easter Sunday service at the State House Chapel, Aso Villa, Abuja. In a statement by his media aide, Laolu Akande, Osinbajo said his easter message to Nigerians was a prayer to…
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Bola Are Describes Lent, Ramadan As Sign of God’s Love For Nigeria
… Decries Incessant Killings, Kidnappings By Richard Thomas, Ibadan Gospel Music Icon, Evangelist (Dr) Bola Are has described the ongoing Ramadan and the Easter celebration which came to an end on Sunday a as sign of grace and love from God on Nigerians, urging Christians and Muslims to seize the opportunity to mend their ways before God and pray for…
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