Dapo Abiodun has responded to the dressing-down by Bola Tinubu, presidential hopeful of the All Progressives Congress (APC), that he would not have become governor of Ogun without his help. Speaking at a meeting with delegates of the APC in Abeokuta on Thursday, Tinubu had said without his support, Abiodun would not have become […]
Presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, has faulted claims that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), asked members of the Progressives Governors’ Forum to pick a consensus presidential candidate for the ruling All Progressives Congress. He said that contrary to reports, the President only met with the governors and gave them his “expectation” for the […]
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Wuse, on Friday, remanded Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi, at the Kuje Correctional Facility, pending the hearing and determination of the homicide-related suit instituted against him by the Attorney General of the Federation. Justice N.K. Nwosu-Iheme gave the order after he […]
Six days after his failure to pick the ticket of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Victor Umeh has ditched the party for the Labour Party. Umeh, the former national Chairman of APGA for 8 years lost the ticket of the party for Anambra central senatorial zone to a serving member of the […]
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba disclosed yesterday that more Police Special Operational Units and Assets have been deployed to the South-East in the bid to strengthen the anti-secessionist operation in that part of the country through Operation Restore Peace. Speaking during a meeting with Strategic Police managers (CPs, AIGs and DIGs) in […]
Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu has debunked reports that he was appointed as Director-General of Ahmad Lawan’s Campaign Organization. Lawan, the Senate President, Lawan is one of the frontline presidential aspirant of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC from the Nothern part of the country. On Thursday, it was reported that the senator representing […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has released suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, on bail. It would be recalled that Idris was arrested by the anti-graft agency over his involvement in a N174 billion fraud. Idris was released on bail from the custody of the anti-graft agency late Wednesday night and […]
Detained police chief, DCP Abba Kyari, has pleaded with the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to disregard a suit by the Federal Government to extradite him to the United States of America, USA, to face trial over alleged involvement with Internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi. According to Kyari, plans to […]
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday in Madrid, said the Federal Government would aggressively protect and defend the interests of law-abiding citizens in the diaspora. Buhari gave the assurance when he met with Nigerians living in Spain on the sidelines of his three-day state visit. According to a statement signed by […]
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has reiterated that it will not make a decision on the presidential candidate to support in 2023 until all political parties have concluded their primaries. The group, through his National Publicity Secretary, Dr Alex Ogbonnia disclosed this to Vanguard in a telephone interview on Thursday, while […]
