Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos state, has said that his main rival Babajide Sanwo-Olu, was once arrested in the United States for spending fake dollars and as such not fit to represent the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019 election. Ambode in a press conference on Sunday at government house, Alausa, Ikeja, said Sanwo-Olu was Read more
Following her resignation as Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Aisha Alhassan has picked the gubernatorial nomination form of United Democratic Party (UDP) for Taraba State. Mama Taraba as fondly called in the state was on Thursday disqualified from participating in the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja from New York where he participated in the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly.He aslo attended other official engagements on the sideline of the UNGA73 between Sept. 24 and Sept. 29. The theme for this year’s Session is: ‘Making the United Nations relevant to all People: Read more
Manchester United star, Paul Pogba has told his teammates that he would go on strike This is as his war with manager, Jose Mourinho threatens to reach a new level, according to the Mirror. Mourinho and the player he signed back from Juventus have been at loggerheads for much of the season. Television cameras picked Read more
In what seems to be a lost battle after the declaration and the endorsement of Babajide Sanwo-Olu by the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Lagos, the Ambode Mandate Support Group (AMSG) reacted and insisted the embattled Lagos governor, Akinwunmi Ambode ‘won’t give up.’ The AMSG had responded to reports Read more
Benedict Peters, International business leader and founder of Aiteo Group, has been honoured with “Africa’s Oil and Gas Leader of the Year” award at Forbes’ Best of Africa Gala, which held at Forbes Headquarters, New York, last Thursday. The award was in acknowledgement of Peters’ contributions to oil and gas development in Africa through visionary Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in a very late statement last night confirmed that it would today hold its governorship primaries in all 36 States except Lagos, Kano and Imo. According to a statement released by PDP national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party informed that the peddling rumour about the postponement of governorship primaries Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its governorship primary elections for Lagos and Imo states. to Monday, October 1. The national chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole who said this at the inauguration of committees which would conduct the party’s primaries across the country announced Monday, October 1 as new date for the two Read more
Close to 400 people were reportedly killed when a powerful quake sent a tsunami barrelling into the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, officials said Saturday, as hospitals struggled to cope with hundreds of injured and rescuers scrambled to reach the stricken region. The national disaster agency put the official death toll so far at 384, all Read more
Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan has resigned from the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. This was stated in copies of the letter made available by her media aide, Suleiman Dantosho. He said Alhassan has also withdrawn her membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Alhassan said she chose to quit over what she described as Read more
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