Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that he will never return to partisan politics. Obasanjo stated this on Saturday the National Working Committee ,(NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by its chairman Dr. Iyorchia Ayu paid him a visit at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeakuta, Ogun state. Obasanjo had announced…
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, (NAF), has set up a committee to compile all allegations of accidental air strikes on civilians and the circumstances leading to such accidents. Spokesman of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. The statement said,…
Relations of kidnapped victims of the Abuja- Kaduna passenger train attack, have warned that they will resist any attempt by the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to resume train services without rescuing their loved ones. They also lashed Rotimi Amaechi, minster of transport for being for declaring his presidential ambition days after the train attack, saying…
The federal government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. The minister cited alleged “persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo, to clarify his recent comments, regretting picking a running mate for the Presidency in 1999. Obasanjo, had while addressing a leadership mentoring session with selected students in Abeokuta, Ogun state on Saturday, said picking a running mate when he wanted to become Nigeria’s president…
Dauda Lawal governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara state, has emerged winner of the election in the state. Declaring the winner of the election in the early hours of Tuesday, Kassimu Shehu, the INEC returning officer, said Lawal polled 377,726 votes to defeat the incumbent governor and candidate of the All…
