There was drama on Saturday night at the Ondo State Government House in Alagbaka, Akure after the Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi was prevented from leaving the Government House by the Commissioner of Police, Salami Bolaji. The Deputy Governor who was alleged to have looted government property from his lodge in his bid to take them…
PDP Governorship Panel Screens, Clears Obaseki
The tenor of the debate in the Edo State governorship tussle formally changed on Saturday with the clearance of Governor Godwin Obaseki to seek re-election on the platform of his new party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Hon. Kingsley Chinda-screening committee gave Obaseki a clean bill of health ahead of the PDP primary election…
Who Pays Back Nigeria’s Debts?
Once again, Nigeria has a debt problem. Fourteen years after former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his economic team led the country to exit the debt trap of the 1980 and 1990s, Nigeria is once again wallowing in a second debt trap with absolutely no idea of how to exit. Nosa James-Igbinadolor looks at how and…
Pandemonium at the Altar
Chidi Amuta Nigeria’s tradition of unruly political behaviour has begun rehearsing for a major roadshow well ahead of the 2023 open display. Suddenly, the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has erupted in a crisis long foretold. The daggers are out. The targets are marked. And the lines of the imminent engagement are…
Presidency Fault Group’s Report On Christian Genocide In Nigeria
The Presidency on Friday faulted a report by the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on International Religious Freedom or Belief (APPG) describing it as a misrepresentation of issues in Nigeria. The report titled ‘Nigeria – Unfolding Genocide?’, accused the federal government of allowing armed Islamist groups to kill, maim and displace Christians, through a systematic cleansing…
Obaseki, Others Should Be Quarantined – Iyamu Campaign
The Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu Campaign Organisatio, POI, on Friday said Obaseki and those who were at the defection meeting should be quarantined because they flouted the physical distancing regulation established by the state governor. The Director of Media and Communication of POI Campaign Organisation, John Mayaki, said this in a statement. Mayaki said: “While we…
PDP Grants Obaseki Waiver To Contest In Primary Election
The Peoples Democratic Party granted the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki a waiver to contest the party’s governorship primary in the state shortly after he joined the party. This party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan made this known on Friday in a tweet. “@OfficialPDPNig grants waiver for @GovernorObaseki to enable him contest the gubernatorial…
Custom Seizes Items Worth Over N265m In Katsina
Nigeria Custom Service in Katsina State Command, said it has seized items worth over N265million from April to date. Area controller of the Command, Kirawa Abdulahi, who disclosed this to newsmen yesterday at the command’s headquarters in Katsina, said the apprehension was based on intelligence gathering and collaborative effort with other operational commands. He said,…
NWC Disowns Gaidom, Says Ajimobi Remains APC Chair
A move to hijack the leadership of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) was resisted yesterday, as the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party insisted that former Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi is acting national chairman of the party. The NWC rejected the party’s deputy national secretary, Chief Victor Giadom, who declared himself…
Police Release Detained Leader of Coalition Behind Katsina Protest
Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), Mr. Nastura Sharif, has been released from detention. Sharif was arrested by the police on Tuesday and taken to Abuja shortly after leading a protest in Katsina against killings and banditry in the state. In a statement on Thursday evening,…