Aisha Buhari invites presidential aspirants to dinner

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike; ex-Lagos State Governor, Senator Bola Tinubu and others in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have been invited to an Iftar dinner at the Presidential Villa on Saturday. They are expected to converge on the […]

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Obasanjo canvasses state police to end insecurity

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has canvassed state police to tackle the growing insecurity in the country. Obasanjo said the creation of state police would be a better option than community policing. The former President said state police should be given a priority above community policing to curb the wave of insecurity ravaging the country. The […]

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Troops kill 27 terrorists as Buhari insists insurgency not religious

Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Leo Irabor Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force has said it neutralised 27 Islamic State in West Africa Province terrorists in collaboration with Air Task Force. It also said six traumatised females held hostage by the terrorists were rescued during a clearance operation. The Chief of Military Public Information […]

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Presidential primary: APC silent on zoning, Nigerians condemn N100m nomination fee

say it’ll encourage corruption Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, says it will begin its sale of presidential, governorship, national and state assembly forms on Saturday. It revealed this after its 11th National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, but failed to disclose if it would be zoning its presidential ticket or […]

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2023: Osinbajo a leader on the wings of grace

By Femi Salako Politics of 2023 presidential election appears unpredictable as many political gladiators on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) are already jostling to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. Political power is understandably expected to shift to southern Nigeria after President Buhari must have completed his two terms of office. This calculation is […]

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Ondo South senatorial aspirant, Sola Iji, visits Ilaje LG, gets delegates, party leaders’ support

By Banji Ayoola Nigeria’s ex-envoy, Ambassador Sola Iji’s aspiration to represent the Ondo South Senatorial District in the Senate, has received a boost, as delegates and leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ilaje Local Government, have declared their support for him. A statement by the Director General of Ambassador Sola Iji Campaign […]

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Osinbajo, a miracle worker — Bola Ajibola

A former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Bola Ajibola, once described his then Special Adviser, Yemi Osinbajo, as a “miracle worker” following his hardwork and astute performance in the delivery of assignments given him. In a July 19, 1989 ‘Thank you’ letter written by the former Attorney-General and seen by a […]

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Tinubu, Osinbajo political imbroglio must not deny Southwest presidency in 2023

By Steve Bayode Accusations of backstabbing and disloyalty have been increasingly visible in both the Southwest and national politics in recent days, after Professor Yemi Osinbajo declared to run as Nigeria’s next President. The opposition parties, the progressives alike and the Nigerians in the north and south across political and religious divides are quick to […]

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