Why the North-central APC feels entitled to the Senate President slot

Run away from Obasanjo if you want to succeed – This is what a former Chief Whip is telling Buhari

by Ranti Joseph Former Senate Chief Whip, Rowland Owie, has advised president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari to be wary of former President Olusegun Obasanjo if he wishes to succeed as Nigeria’s leader. In a statement in Benin City, capital of Edo State, on Wednesday, Owie said: “To Buhari, I thank God for you, but you must deliver... Read More

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Xenophobic attacks: Lawmaker wants Nigerians in South Africa evacuated

by Ranti Joseph Chairperson, House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Nnenna Elendu-Ukeje has called for the evacuation of Nigerians within 24 hours from South Africa owing to ongoing attacks on non-indigenes. Ukeje made the appeal in a phone interview on Thursday in Ibadan. She said that the call was necessary because of increasing attacks... Read More

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Why Jonathan refused to sign the Amended Constitution

by Ranti Joseph President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, gave reasons why he refused to assent the constitution amendment bill forwarded to him by the National Assembly even as some eminent lawyers backed his decision. Raising about 13 grounds, President Jonathan in a letter entitled: “Re: Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Fourth Alteration Act, 2015,”... Read More

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Concede defeat and congratulate us || Rivers PDP wants APC to do the GEJ and move on

by Ranti Joseph The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State told the All Progressives Congress (APC) to concede defeat and congratulate the governor-elect, Nyesom Wike. Chairman, Media and Publicity Committee of the PDP Campaign Organisation (PDPCO) in the state, Emma Okah, who made the call while speaking to newsmen in Port Harcourt on Wednesday,... Read More

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Too many fake lawyers are undermining the profession, CJN laments

by Ranti Joseph The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Mahmud Mohammed has expressed worries over the rising number of fake lawyers in the country. Mohammed who stated this during the official launch of Stamp for Lawyers, ‎which was produced by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Wednesday, complained that the prevalence of fake lawyers... Read More

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Today’s Daily Brief: Ribadu says why he contested Adamawa election, Jonathan’s letter on Constitutional Amendment shocks Senate, INEC presents Certificate of Return to winners in Edo, and more

The Governor of Niger State, Mu’azu Aliyu, has stated that contrary to widespread permutations, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is not dead. He said the party will come back in 2019 to take what it lost in this year elections. Mr. Aliyu, who made this declaration Wednesday when the campaign organization of Umar Nasko, Niger... Read More

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MASSOB is not happy with TY Danjuma, Oba Akiolu right now

by Ranti Joseph The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has warned the former Minister of Defence, Theophilus Danjuma and Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu to stop making cynical statements against the Igbos and their leadership. A statement issued by MASSOB leader, Ralph Uwazuruike said that MASSOB would not keep... Read More

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True or false? Gov. Al-Makura believes Yorubas are behind APC’s success

by Ranti Joseph Nasarawa State governor and governor-elect, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, said the Yoruba race was the stronghold behind the success recorded by the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the just-concluded general election in the country. Al-Makura, who disclosed this at the Presidential Lodge in Lafia, the state capital, on Tuesday while receiving Yoruba community... Read More

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Gbemisola was not a mole in PDP, Bukola Saraki defends sister

by Ranti Joseph The Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Senator Bukola Saraki has defended his sister, Gbemisola Saraki against accusations that she was an All Progressives Congress (APC) mole while in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) The former Kwara governor described such statements “cheap blackmail.” Saraki, who spoke in an interview with newsmen in... Read More

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THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Fayose is tired of fighting, now wants peace | Fashola has a word for Lagosians who voted PDP | We hear Mimiko is planning to impeach his deputy | More stories

Fayose is tired of fighting, now wants peace in Ekiti. ThisDay Fashola has a word for Lagosians who voted PDP. Leadership Election malpractice: PDP chieftain shows a cleans pair of heels in Kano. Vanguard APC reveals plot to set Rivers INEC on fire. Leadership Buhari says he’ll contain Boko Haram. ThisDay Umar Ardo bitter, wants... Read More

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Wait, is Mimiko really planning to impeach Olanusi?

by Ranti Joseph The Chairman, Senate Committee on Science and Technology, Robert Boroffice, alleged that the Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, was planning to impeach his deputy, Ali Olanusi, for defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Borofice, who is an APC member from the Ondo North Senatorial District, on Tuesday in Abuja, alleged that... Read More

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#BringBackOurGirls: The world stands still for abducted Chibok girls

by Ranti Joseph Commemoration of the kidnap of the Chibok girls has started in Nigeria and other parts of the world. The focus of the one-year commemoration was on Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, where a vigil demanding the girls’ immediate release has been held almost every day since they were kidnapped. In New York, the #BringBackOurGirls... Read More

‘Almajiri votes’ – Kwankwaso says this is what kicked GEJ out of Aso Rock

by Ranti Joseph Governor of Kano state, Rabiu Kwankwaso said Almajiri votes were responsible for kicking Goodluck Jonathan out of the presidential villa in Abuja. Kwankwaso decried the political play in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying it has divided Nigerians along religious and ethnic lines. “It is unfortunate, in the last couple of years;... Read More

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After being missing for a year, House of Reps is (finally) concerned about Chibok girls

by Ranti Joseph The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution asking the federal government to as a matter of urgency fast-track the finding of the more than 200 Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram one year ago. Prompted by a motion of urgent national importance moved by Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the House asked the... Read More

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Wanted! Police hunt for ex-commissioner over electoral offences in Kano

by Ranti Joseph Former commissioner of Kano state, Musa Iliyasu has been declared wanted by the Police in the state for allegedly sponsoring thugs to disrupt last Saturday’s Governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections. Iliyasu allegedly disrupted the polls at Kauran Mata Ward in Madobi Local Government Area of the state. The Police Commissioner,... Read More

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Today’s Daily Brief: Mark, Gemade receive certificate of return, Rep’s house razed in Ondo over election result, #BBOG accuses FG of making empty promises on Chibok girls’ rescue, and more

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria has congratulated Akinwunmi Ambode of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on his victory at the just-concluded governorship elections in Lagos. ERA/FoEN urged him to live up to his electoral promises when he assumes office, particularly the immediate reversal of the planned privatisation of water in Lagos. Mr. Ambode... Read More

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Chibok girls will be rescued before May 29 – This is what NSA is saying

by Ranti Joseph The federal government has assured that the Chibok girls would be rescued before the swearing-in of the new government in May 29. The National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki says the girls will be rescued by the military, adding that the Sambisa Forest will also be liberated before May 29. In a statement... Read More

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Schoolkids march in remembrance of the abducted Chibok girls (PHOTOS)

by Ranti Joseph School girls from various secondary schools in Abuja who were picked as ambassadors for missing Chibok girls and they marched to the Federal Ministry of Education on Tuesday. The march was to commemorate 1-year since the girls were kidnapped from their school by Boko Haram insurgents. The Irish and Danish ambassadors were with... Read More

Taraba under attack as INEC office, SSG’s house get burnt

by Ranti Joseph The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Gembu, the headquarters of Sardauna local government area on Tuesday was attacked by election rioters. The house of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) of Taraba State, Gebon Kataps, was also burnt, Kataps however escaped unhurt. The thugs reportedly attacked and set many... Read More

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#BBOG group hold silent match to mark 1-year since abduction of Chibok girls (See Photos)

by Ranti Joseph Members of the Bring Back Our Girls group (BBOG) held a silent protest march on Monday in Abuja to commemorate 1 year since the abduction of the Chibok girls by Boko Haram.

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: INEC says there’s no winner (yet) in Abia | How Oshiomhole celebrated victory in Edo | PDP bites a chunk out of the Lagos Assembly pie | More stories

PDP and APC are still at each other’s necks ThisDay INEC says there’s no winner in Abia yet. Leadership How Oshiomhole celebrated victory in Edo. Punch PDP bites a chunk out of the Lagos Assembly pie. ThisDay No time: APC candidate wins Bayelsa Deputy Speaker seat. Punch PDP really wants you to know this…. Vanguard... Read More

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‘Mischief makers are at work again’… Tunde Bakare speaks on Transition Committee

by Ranti Joseph Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Latter Rain Assembly says he’s not aware of any appointment to ‎head the Transition Committee of the President-Elect Muhammadu Buhari as reported by some newspapers on Monday. He denied the transition committee appointment through his spokesperson Yinka Odumakin. “This is news to Pastor Bakare also. He read it... Read More

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APC chieftain has something against party Chairman in Lagos state

by Ranti Joseph A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Ayo Akande, has asked the party chairman in the state, Henry Ajomale, to resign with immediate effect for his dismal performance in the just concluded elections in the state. Akande, in a statement on Monday, said Ajomale had no moral right... Read More

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Today’s Daily Brief: Guber Elections marred by irregulaties | PDP, Wike wins Rivers gov election | PDP, APC disagree over Kogi Assembly results, and more

The Peoples Democratic Party has questioned the conduct of some INEC officials and security agencies in the last Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh in a statement on Monday said the elections were characterized by widespread irregularities supported by INEC and security officials to the advantage of the APC... Read More

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Alhassan’s fate hangs in the balance as Taraba governorship election declared inconclusive

by Ranti Joseph Well it seems the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate; Aisha Jummai Alhassan, is still in the guber race as the Taraba state Returning Officer for governorship election Muhamdu Kyari has declared the governorship election in Taraba as inconclusive. The returning officer made the declaration in Jalingo, Taraba state capital after collating the... Read More

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U.S congratulates Nigeria on Saturday’s elections

by Ranti Joseph The United States government has congratulated Nigeria and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the conduct of the just concluded Gubernatorial and State Assembly elections across the country. In a statement issued Monday, the U.S. said the election, which generally went well”, built on the success of the March 28 presidential election.... Read More

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THE 2015 TRACKLIST: In Ekiti, Fayose is still the boss of all bosses | Here’s one thing Buhari wants his Ministers to know… | Abuja residents show Kwankwaso love | More stories

Let’s just say INEC isn’t happy with the elections violence. ThisDay No time: APC will take over in Niger state. Punch Abuja residents’ got love for Kwankwaso. ThisDay APC extend their winning streak, Tambuwal, el-Rufai win. Punch Fashola can’t hide his happiness with Lagosians. ThisDay Imo governorship poll still hangs in the balance. Punch For... Read More

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#NigeriaDecides: Governor Ahmed of Kwara gets re-elected

by Ranti Joseph Governor of Kwara state, Abdulfatah Ahmed was on Sunday re-elected for a second term after defeating 15 other candidates at the just concluded House of Assembly and Governorship Election in the state. The Returning Officer, Musbau Akanji, Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Minna, announced the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate as... Read More

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