Terver Akase, chief press secretary to Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to witch-hunt Benue government. Speaking with TheCable on the closure of three bank accounts belonging to the state government, Akase alleged that the current administration has turned the EFCC into an "attack dog". He said his principal [...]
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The Nigeria Intervention Movement (NIM), a part of the "3rd force" movement, says President Muhammadu Buhari should apologise to Nigerians and resign if he is a man of integrity. The group made this call in a statement released on Monday and signed by Moses Jolayemi, the coordinator in Ekiti state. Jolayemi said Buhari has advertised "his gross incompetence in virtually every aspect [...]
Bright Okpocha, Nigerian comedian known to fans as Basketmouth, has blamed Goodluck Jonathan, former president, for the economic problems bedevilling the country. In a recent post on his Instagram page, Basketmouth also made it clear that he did not campaign for Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, during the last general election. He further noted that despite not performing his civic duty, he was [...]
Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central, has opposed the new pump price for premium motor spirit, (PMS) better known as petrol. In a post on his Facebook page, the All Progressives Congress (APC) member said Nigerians will be subjected to hardship as a result of the federal government's decision. "My position remains unchanged, crystal clear and unwavering; I stand opposed to the [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that he chose Tunde Bakare, founder of Latter Rain Assembly, as his running mate in 2011, to prove wrong those who saw him as a religious bigot. Speaking on Tuesday at the Kastina State Economic and Investment Summit, the president said he made the move to make his critics "shut up". "One of the four attempts to [...]
Rabiu Kwankwaso, governor of Kano state, has picked the N27.5 million nomination and expression-of-interest forms to contest for the 2015 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015 elections. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday, he promised to regard his co-aspirants as a family and strive to play by the rules, to ensure a rancour-free primary. “Mr chairman, [...]
Former speaker of the house of representatives, Aminu Masari, has promised to revamp the agricultural sector for optimal performance if elected as governor of Katsina state in 2015. Masari told NAN in Sokoto on Friday that modernisation of the agriculture sector was the only option available to make the state vibrant. He said that concentration on the sector through mechanised farming would contribute positively towards [...]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed worries concerning the delay of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to distribute Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) to registered voters in Osun State. The party described INEC’s excuse that the PVC were not yet ready as unacceptable, stating that it could lead to the disenfranchisement of some of its members in the governorship election [...]
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Senator Bukola Saraki, former governor of the state to exercise restrain during his annual distribution of Ramadan gifts so as to avoid any unfortunate situation. Over the years there have been incidents of stampedes leading to loss of lives during the philanthropic gesture of the former governor. Last year [...]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are presently at logger heads over the June 21 gubernatorial election in Ekiti State. While APC has decided to seek legal redress over alleged constitutional breaches in the election, PDP, which described the electoral exercise as one of the best in the history of the country maintained that the opposition [...]
A suit filed by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to declare the seats of five of its governors who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been adjourned indefinitely. Presiding over the matter at a federal high court in Abuja, Justice Gabriel Kolawole adjourned the case for want of diligent service by PDP. Governors Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara; Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers; Rabiu [...]
Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Ekiti State governorship election, Ayodele Fayose, is clearly ahead of others in the results so far collated by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This has sparked wild jubilation in Ado-Ekiti — where votes constitute approximately one-third of total votes cast — as well as several other parts of the state. Although INEC is yet [...]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it has learnt that a detachment of troops will place Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State under "virtual house arrest" during Saturday's election. The newly installed chairman, Chief John Oyegun, made the allegation at a press conference in Lagos on Friday. He said: "We have it on good authority that a detachment of troops will be [...]
Hundreds of thousands of voters in Ekiti State will troop out on Saturday, June 21, 2014, to elect the next chief executive of the state for the next four years. Below, in figures, are some interesting facts about the election. 3 The number of candidates believed to be truly in the running for the post, although there are 15 others. These three are [...]
A leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Tom Ikimi, says his opposition to an all-Muslim ticket in next year's presidential election might have truncated his bid to contest for the chairmanship of the party last week. In a statement on Wednesday, he accused Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, another APC leader, of bearing a grudge against him because of his [...]
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