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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors will converge at Ibadan, today to discuss the nation’s worsening insecurity. It is the second of such meetings after the one the governors had held in Makurdi, the Benue State capital in April, 2021. The Director-General of the forum, Hon. C.I.D. Maduabum, said that the …

Chief Whip of the Senate and former Governor of Abia State,  Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has dismissed rumour that senator representing Abia South Senatorial zone, Enyinnaya Abaribe, tried to set members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) against him. In a statement signed by Barrister Emeka Nwala, Kalu said …

Abdulfatai Buhari, the lawmaker representing Oyo North in the Senate has called for a good reason to initiate the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari.   Abdulfatai who said this when he paid a Sallah visit to former Governor Rashidi Ladoja of Oyo State, stated that impeaching a President has a process. He also cautioned against …

  Former governor of Oyo State, Rashidi Ladoja, yesterday, said it is not only the South West and South East that are agitating for self-determination, alleging the northern part of the country is also preparing to leave. The elder statesman said while the South West and South East were more vocal …

Sheik Dahiru Bauchi has explained why he decided to hold Eid Prayers on Wednesday May 12, against the directive of the Sultan of Sokoto for the prayers to hold on Thursday May 13.   The Sultan who is recognised as the spiritual head of Muslims in the country, had declared Thursday, …

The Southern Senators’ Forum has thrown their weight behind the decisions reached by the Southern Governors who on Tuesday met in Asaba to discuss issues affecting their region. The Senators commended steps taken by state governors from the region to stem the rise in insecurity. Recall that the Southern Governors’ …

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and his wife, Dolapo, were among the family and friends who attended the night of tribute and worship for Pastor Dare Adeboye, son of the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God RCCG, Pastor E.A. Adeboye.   The night of tribute took place at …

Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, and the holiday begins according to the sighting of the new moon. Wednesday and Thursday have been declared as public holidays to mark the 2021 Eid-ul-Fitr celebration. The declaration was made by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf …

Senator representing Enugu East Senatorial District, Chimaroke Nnamani has stated that state police will not work in the country.   The former Governor of Enugu state who spoke on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’ on May 9, recalled how the country had regional police in the past and the factors that led to its abolishment in …

The Lagos State judicial panel on the October 20, 2020 gunshot incident at the Lekki tollgate and the restitution for victims of SARS-related abuses, resumed sitting on Saturday, May 8.   At the resumed sitting, a medical doctor with the Grandville Medical Center in Lagos, Dr Aromolafe Ayobami, testified to …