A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered former Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, to vacate his seat as a member representing Dass, Tafawa Balewa and Bogoro Federal Constituency of Bauchi State. Delivering judgment, Justice Donatus Okorowo, declared that having defected from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC), Dogara was…
Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said Nigeria will collapse if the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) wins the 2023 presidential election. Speaking on Monday in Benin city, during the swearing-in of members of the Edo state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign council management committee, the governor said, the APC has done so much damage…
Twitter, the social media giant, has said that it is ready to meet with the Nigerian government for open discussions. The social media platform was ban by the Nigeria government on June 4, after it deleted President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet for violating its rules. Lai Mohammed, the information and culture ministry had on Wednesday hinted…
The deputy spokesman of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS), Archbishop Emmanuel Ekuri, has called on Nigerian leaders to embrace the teachings of Olumba Olumba Obu, founder and spiritual head of the BSC, to solve the problems bedeviling the nation. Ekuri made the call on Saturday in Kaduna at a press conference announcing…
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) and former governor of Anambra State Mr. Peter Obi, has said that fighting corruption is easy when a leader is not stealing. He also asked Nigerians to vote for him to rescue the country from becoming a failed state. Speaking on Monday at an interactive session organised…
The Middle Belt Council of Elders (MBCE), has kicked against calls for the return of regional government. In a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna, the council maintained that given the complex nature of Nigeria’s diverse federation, the call by some people for a return to regionalism is untenable. The statement jointly signed by Gen. Zamani…
