Obasanjo playing politics with letter to Buhari, says Tinubu
By: Okodili Ndidi, Owerri The recent open letter by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to President Muhammadu Buhari to decline seeking reelection next year is all politics, National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, declared yesterday. Tinubu told reporters in Owerri,Imo State ,that Obasanjo could have conveyed his opinion to Buhari […]
Obansanjo Letter: APDA is the National Coalition, look for no other –Yinka Osilesi
The Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance, Young leaders Forum has reacted to the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s lengthy letter to president Mohammadu Buhari, where he listed the failures of the Buhari/APC-led government and the PDP alike. The Deputy National Spokesperson of the group, Mrs Yinka Osilesi in a statement issued in Abuja has said the former […]
NAPTIP: Sokoto command records 150 cases, prosecutes 12, secures 10 convictions in 2017 – Tahir
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto NOT less than 150 cases of human trafficking, child labour and prostitution were recorded by the Sokoto Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Person(NAPTIP) in the year 2017, it’s Zonal Commander, Barrister Hassan Hamisu Tahir disclosed. Briefing newsmen on Friday on the overview of the […]
Ugwuonye, 2 Other Lawyers Arraigned Over Missing Charity Aiyedogbon
Destiny Ugorji Three legal practitioners, Emeka Ugwuonye, Nsikak Udo and Farouk Khamagam were on Thursday, arraigned before Chief Magistrate Court 2, in Wuse zone 2 area of Abuja, presided over by chief Magistrate Mabel Bello, for their alleged criminal roles in the case of the disappearance of missing Abuja woman, Charity Aiyedogbon. While disbarred Lagos […]
Regret over Buhari or Jonathan?
By Duro Onabule It was always predictable that, given his notoriety on that score, it was a matter of time for former President Olusegun Obasanjo to resume his pastime of undermining his military and civilian successors, by making President Muhammadu Buhari his latest victim. Amusingly, the rabble Obasanjo rouses on such occasions has dignified his deplorable tactics […]
Tinubu speaks on Obasanjo’s Coalition for Nigeria
National leader of the All Progressives Congress ( APC ) Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reacted to the launch of the Coalition for Nigeria championed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Tinubu stated that it was too early to respond to movement as every Nigerian is entitled to freedom of speech and association. The former governor of […]
Obasanjo Registers As Member Of Coalition For Nigeria Movement
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has formally registered as a member of the Coalition For Nigeria Movement, the group he called for to help Nigeria overcome the myriad of challenges it is facing.The former President registered as a member of the coalition in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Thursday, a day after the new […]
NPA MD Assures Investors on Ease of Doing Business at Ports
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has assured the Business Community in Nigeria, especially the Maritime sub-Sector that Authority has put in place appropriate measures that would enable it facilitate business activities at the nation’s Seaports. Hadiza Bala Usman gave this assurance while delivering a key note address […]
Weep not for Kwankwaso
By Andrew Agbese Between 2003 and 2007, when Governor Peter Odili of Rivers State was serving his second term, he had so much solidified his grip on the politics of the state that he virtually had no opposition. Those who opposed him did so from a distance for fear of incurring his wrath. But by […]
IMN: Court orders members’ to obey laws of Sokoto Govt on procession
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto A Federal High Court in Sokoto has ordered members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) otherwise called Shi’ites to comply with all existing laws while performing their religious activities in Sokoto state. The presiding Judge, Justice Saleh Idrissa issued the order in his judgment Wednesday on the enforcement of fundamental human […]