We won’t rig, APC reacts, faults Obasanjo’s allegations

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has faulted the claim by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has perfected the plot to rig the poll. Spokesperson of the party, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu while addressing a press conference in Abuja on Sunday assured that the APC-led administration would not interfere with the […]

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Buhari behaving like Abacha, planning to rig elections – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday attacked President Muhammadu Buhari, accusing him of plotting to rig the general elections. Buhari is seeking re-election on the platform of his party, APC. The presidential and National Assembly elections will hold on February 16. In an open letter titled “Point for Concern and Action” which he distributed to […]

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‘Corruption grand patron’ Obasanjo fighting back – Presidency

The Federal Government on Sunday said the verbal attacks on President Muhammadu Buhari and his ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, by the country’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo was a sign of “corruption establishment” fighting back. A government spokesman said the “puerile attacks” were because the former leader could not control President Buhari. “It is […]

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FG releases over N9b to clear backlog of scholarship allowances

The Federal Government says it has released N9.5 billion for the payment of backlog of scholarship allowances owed Nigerian students at home and abroad up to December 2018. The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who was represented by Alhaja Asta Ndajiwo, the Director, Federal Scholarship Board, disclosed this during a press conference in Abuja […]

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Still on voyage of cycles of celebration: Isaiah Olutunji Iyanda Fabowale (aka Lisabi) Adieu!!!

By Yinka Fabowale “Yinka I’d thought there was no person with your kind of voice, but hey, your diction can’t stand your old man’s. That man’s got the richest baritone I’ve ever heard.” That was my girlfriend remarking of my father after we both met and sat with him for some moment at a society […]

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Echoes of sweet memories – Lebile Omorinola (1949 – 99)

By Sola Lebile It has been twenty years after her departure but  her  memories still echo  from the distant past. She left  her footprints  in the sand of time. We remember her  outstanding influence, show of  love and care for  people, the  budding energy she put  in every of her endeavor, her doggedness and  determination […]

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‘Shunning debate by candidates is disrespect for electorate, affront to democratic ethos, lack of interest in Nigeria’

 Rotimi Williams Olatunji, Professor of Public Relations and Advertising, as well as Dean, School of Communication, Lagos State University (LASU) epitomises the bridge between the town and gown in all genres of communication. In this interview, he offers a comparative analysis of the campaign messages deployed so far by the two leading presidential candidates in […]

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PDP alerts of plots to stalemate polls

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has alerted the nation of an alleged plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to cause mayhem during the general election in some states with a view to getting the polls stalemated. This is as Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was planning […]

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