Buhari to rally ECOWAS leaders on restoring normalcy in Guinea-Bissau

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Guinea-Bissau he would really other leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on how normalcy could be restored to the country. He gave the assurance on the sidelines of the African Union (AU) Summit of Heads of State and Government holding in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia when he […]

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We’ll win without Oni, he is free to defect – Ekiti PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti State has said it has no regret if the former Governor Segun Oni has truly left the party, saying, “We will win the election without him”. It spoke through its state Publicity Secretary, Raphael Adeyanju, who said, “If actually he (Oni) has left the party, I would call […]

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Woman allegedly stabs husband’s nephew to death in Ogun

Men of Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 30-year-old housewife for allegedly stabbing an 18-year-old nephew of her husband to death over a disagreement. The suspect, who resides in the Ifo Local Government Area of the state was arrested on Saturday by policemen. Ogun Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a […]

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2023: Afenifere, other South-West groups won’t interfere in Osinbajo, Tinubu’s ambitions

There are indications that prominent groups in the South-West may not persuade the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and a former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, eyeing the presidency to reach a consensus, investigations have shown. While Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State had informed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), about […]

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Ekiti 2022: Need to heal wounds created by APC, PDP primaries

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recently held their governorship primary elections in Ekiti State for the June 18, 2022 governorship. Two winners emerged due to some political factors, which worked in favour of the candidates. The immediate past Chairman of the PDP, Mr Bisi Kolawole and former state Commissioner […]

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When will they remember Abuja’s birthday?

By Martins Oloja Again, they forgot Abuja @ 46 last Thursday, February 3, (1976-2022). I have been complaining for ages that authorities, residents and even the original inhabitants don’t respect any sense of history – about Abuja. Why don’t we celebrate achievers and good thinkers? Why do we celebrate only mediocrities and frivolities? Why do […]

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Sofiat shouted for help when ex-boyfriend beheaded her – Boyfriend of Ogun lady killed for money ritual

Sofiat Kehinde. Photo Credit: Newstrends Saturday, January 29, 2022, is a day residents of Oke-Aregba, Itoko-Tuntun, Idi-Ape and Isoka in Abeokuta, Ogun State, will always remember. It was the day a 20-year-old lady, Sofiat Kehinde, was gruesomely murdered and her head severed for money ritual by four teenagers. There have been killings in the state […]

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2003: Intrigues as PDP governors, presidential aspirants battle over mode of primary election

Tambuwal, Wike, Mohammed 1st row; Saraki, Abubakar, Obi 2nd row Governors elected on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other presidential aspirants of the party, are currently at war over the mode of primary election that should be used to nominate the party’s presidential candidate for the next presidential election. Following […]

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SDP national convention to hold April 27 – 29

The Social Democratic Party, SDP, has scheduled its elective national convention for Apri 27 to 29, 2022 in line with the guidelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. This was disclosed on Saturday in Abuja at a press conference by the party’s Acting National Chairman, Dr Abdul Ahmed Isiaq, who declared: “Since we have […]

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