The Chairman, Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) and Kebbi State governor, Atiku Bagudu, has said Nigeria needs international support to overcome insecurity. Bagudu, whose state among those affected by the activities of bandits, said the country lacked the resources to solve the problem and called for international and regional support. He spoke Thursday in Abuja […]
Doctors are battling to save the life of a 39-year-old woman, Victoria Emmanuel, after her husband, Haruna Emmauel, allegedly stabbed her. Victoria was said to have been enduring domestic violence since she married her husband 16 years ago, but left their home in Kaduna after she was almost strangled by Haruna last year. A […]
Ibrahim Magu, former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has been decorated as an assistant inspector-general of police (AIG). The police service commission (PSC) had confirmed the promotion in May. Usman Baba, inspector-general of Police (IGP), decorated the former anti-corruption czar at the police headquarters in Abuja, with Magu’s wife […]
By Clem Aguiyi In 2015, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, learnt the hard way when disillusioned Nigerians voted the party out of power. As if led by people under a spell, the party to the disappointment of many has not been effective as an opposition party either. First, it allowed an All Progressives Congress, […]
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, said on Thursday that he deserved to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari based on his (Tinubu) antecedents. Tinubu stated this during his visit to Abeokuta to seek the support of delegates ahead of the presidential primary of the All People’s Congress (APC). The […]
The former Imo State governor, Emeka Ihedioha, has reacted to media reports suggesting he has been tipped to become the 2023 running mate to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP’s presidential flag bearer in the 2023 general election. Sources in the main opposition party, PDP, had disclosed to Vanguard that Ihedioha is […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday expressed optimism about its ongoing meeting with the Prof. Nimi Briggs committee, describing the negotiation as being progressive. Speaking in an interview with The PUNCH on Thursday, the National President, ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said the union had been negotiating with the Briggs committee since last […]
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu has recalled his role in the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, maintaining that the Katsina-born leader would have lost the election if not for his efforts. Tinubu made the comment on Thursday while addressing party delegates at the Presidential Lodge in Abeokuta, […]
AHEAD of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Convention to select its presidential candidate for the 2023 elections, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Thursday evening met behind closed-doors with the National Chairman of the APC, Senator Abudullahi Adamu and five governors of the Progressive Governors Forum. The meeting it was gathered held at the Vice President […]
Former Deputy President of the Senate and Enugu State governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has withdrawn from the race. He made this known in a statement he personally issued after meeting with his supporters and political associates in Enugu on Thursday. Following his withdrawal, Ekweremadu […]
