President Muhammadu Buhari, represented by Minister of Defence, Gen. Mansur Dan Ali (rtd) (2nd right); Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal, Saddique Abubakar (left) and others, during the inspection of the newly acquired Mi-35M helicopter gunships by the Federal Government of Nigeria ordered for NAF at its Base in Kaduna State.
Taiwo Akerele, chief of staff of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state, Mr Taiwo Akerele, has dragged The Guardian Newspapers before a Benin High Court on what he called “general and/or exemplary or aggravated damages for libel. The case which was filed on his behalf by his twin brother, Kehinde, a legal practitioner relates to a report which the newspaper published earlier in the year with the title: “Probe…
National chairman of APC, Odigie-Oyegun. As the All Progressives Congress ward election ended in a peaceful note in Edo State, the party’s national chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun distanced himself from the exercise as he chose to boycott the congress.In Ward 2 in Oredo Local Government Area, where Odigie-Oyegun was expected to vote, he was no where to be found during the exercise which was conducted by the Minister of State, Health,Dr.Osagie Ehanire and monitored by officials of the Independent…
Aspirant Kayode Fayemi casting his ballot …on Saturday. Following the violence that marred the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State on Saturday, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development and governorship aspirant of the party, Hon. Kayode Fayemi, has condemned the disruption of the party’s governorship primary election, yesterday, in Ado Ekiti, by thugs believed to be working for some aspirants in the race. The leading governorship aspirant says the party does not deserve…
Former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole. Interview Hon.Charles Idahosa,a former commissioner in Edo State,was one of the founders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) .In this interview with journalists in Benin, Idahosa spoke extensively on the party’s chairmanship in the forthcoming national convention of the APC and other crucial issues affecting the polity. Excerpts: Sir, a lot have been happening in your party, the APC, ahead of the 2019 general elections. What is your reaction to the…
Sen. Amori. Sen. Ighoyota Amori, the Political Adviser to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, has said that the party has enough credible members for the contest of 2019 presidential election. Amori, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, said that PDP had credible people that could defeat President Muhammadu Buhari. “PDP is national party. There is no ward, village or unit in this country you will not find PDP,…
A mammoth crowd attended the mega rally of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) in Osogbo, capital of Osun State, on Saturday. Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar; Uche Secondus, national chairman of the party; Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state; Ademola Adeleke, senator representing Osun west, are some of the top members of the party who attended the rally. Below are pictures: Rasheed Ladoja, former governor of Oyo state, with some party members Adeleke in the crowd Fayose Bode George,…
Al-Makura, committee chairman, ostensibly expressing outcome of the primary. Following the violent disruption of the All Progressives Congress governorship primary in Ekiti State, the Tanko Al-Makura-led organising committee has suspended the exercise indefinitely. A meeting of the committee and all the aspirants held shortly after the crisis erupted. The meeting held for nearly one hour and half. Mr Al-Makura stormed out of the meeting and was guarded into his car and driven away without briefing journalists on the…
During the burial rites, one of the numerous posters on the streets of Ibadan clearly stood out. “WHO MOVED THIS SAD MOTION?” it wondered, before adding: “The ‘ayes’ did not have it.” No amount of flowery prose or elegant poetry can erase the grief of someone who has lost a loved one or revive the life of the dead, but even Adesina Michael Adeyemo, the late former Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, would smile in…
Out-going CP of Ekiti State, Abdullahi Chafe. Out-going Commissioner of Police, in Ekiti State, Mr. Abdullahi Chafe, whose service as CP end on May 5, which happens to be All Progressives Party (APC) governorship primary, has called on politicians in the state to maintain the peace during and after the primary. CP Chafe, who stated this while briefing newsmen on Friday in Ado Ekiti however commended Ekiti State, as one of the lowest in crime rate in Nigeria,…
