Ahead of the elective convention of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), the former governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, is coasting home to victory unchallenged as the national chairman of the party following the sudden withdrawal of the last contender, Dr. Clement Ebri, from the race barely 24 hours to the contest. Ebri,…
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has described former President Goodlcuk Jonathan as a hero of democracy in Nigeria. The former Vice President made the assertion on Wednesday during a courtesy call on President Jonathan at his country home in Otuoke, Bayelsa State. Atiku Abubakar, who recalled Jonathan’s exemplary decision to hand over the…
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Muhammadu has lamented that the budget he signed today is not what he sent to the National Assembly. He disclosed this will affect the smooth running of his administration to implement what he ought to do for the masses. Speech By His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, President Of…
Their pan-continental plans have not paid off Yet ADE AYEYEMI’S office in Lomé, the capital of Togo, is a good place to think about crossing borders. Ghana is ten minutes’ drive away. From his window the boss of Ecobank can watch trucks rumble along the seafront, some bound for Burkina Faso, a day’s journey, or…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has prophesied that God will help Nigerians take out those that are currently in power just as he took out a certain military leader that wanted to transit into a democratic dispensation. Obasanjo who recently accused the Buhari-led administration of planning to send him to jail over trumped up charges, said…
A former gubernatorial candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2011 and 2015 elections in Ogun State, Alhaji Gboyega Nasir Isiaka has suddenly turned himself to the houseboy of former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. This mind burgling development has been troubling some of his loyalists who have no other choice than to be watching…
Mr Segun Sowunmi, is a prominent and active personality in Ogun State politics. In this interview with Omifenwa Owojide, he opens up on his next political move, plans for Ogun State and other sundry issues Q: Let’s start with a brief introduction of yourself My name is Segun Sowunmi. I am from Abeokuta. I…
Iyorchia Ayu, former Presidents of the Senate, on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari should be more tolerant of the opposition. Speaking during the Special National Honours Investiture at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Ayu said the President should note that “opposition is not an enemy.” Ayu, a chieftain of the defunct Social Democratic Party, SDP, the…
