NIGERIA: Furore in Sokoto Over N3.6 billion Loan
The recent move by the Sokoto State Governor, Aliyu Wamakko, to secure a N3.6 billion loan from private banks to finance some capital projects has turned out to be controversial. ...
Oyo 2015: Young Turk with Eyes on the Ball
With his foray into the murky water of politics, a governorship hopeful on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Mr Oluseyi Makinde, is squaring up...
Defection: Ikimi’s Kinsmen Reject Him
The exit of Chief Tom Ikimi from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday received some knocks from his kinsmen in Edo Central senatorial district....
2015: PDP Chides Lamido’s Refusal to Endorse Jonathan
Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the North-west geo-political zone yesterday condemned the Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, on his recent comments following the endorsement of President...
Ika People Protest over Missing INEC Voters’ Register
Indigens of Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State yesterday embarked on a peaceful demonstration in their effort to draw the attention of Nigerians to their plight over the...
Nigerian negotiator tackles Australian counterpart over B’Haram claims
Ahmad Salkida, the self-exiled Nigerian journalist, widely reported to have an unfettered access to Boko Haram, has described as questionable, claims by Australian negotiator, Dr. Steven Davis, of having links...
2015: PDP to Prevail on Amaechi, Oshiomhole to Support Jonathan
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday declared that it would prevail on Governors Rotimi Amaechi and Adams Oshiomhole to support President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election in the South-south geopolitical zone in...
INEC Invites PDP, APC to Inspect Osun Guber Election Materials
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday invited representatives of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State to inspect materials used in the...
Kwankwaso Urges Lamido, Aliyu to Join APC
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso, yesterday urged the Governors of Jigawa and Niger States, Sule Lamido and Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, to have a rethink and join the All Progressives...
Man Fathers 34 Children With 17 Different Women, Won’t Get a Vasectomy
Jay Williams, a successful video producer in Atlanta, is making headlines thanks to his personal life, in which he's fathered 34 children by 17 women. You read those figures...