Former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has said any leader who cannot provide the basic necessities of life for the masses must be considered failed leaders. According to Okorocha, “The masses of Nigeria are not asking for too much from their leaders. All they are saying to us is, give us basic necessities of life – ...

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo opened his defence on Tuesday at the Federal High Court Abuja, calling  two witnesses one of whom was the Deputy Registrar, Legal, University of Ibadan, Mr Abayomi Ajayi. Ajayi told the court that the fact that some parts of Obaseki’s original degree certificate were missing in the photocopy he attached ...

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo will on Jan. 5, open his defence at the Federal High Court, Abuja,  in the ongoing alleged certificate  forgery suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against him. The trial judge, Justice Ahmed Mohammed,  adjourned the matter on Monday for Obaseki to open his defence on Jan. 5, after ...

African countries began officially trading under a new continent-wide free trade area on Friday, after months of delays caused by the global coronavirus pandemic, but experts view the New Year’s Day launch as largely symbolic with full implementation of the deal expected to take years. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) aims to bring ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is implementing one of the world’s largest and far reaching social investment programmes. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said that the social investment programmes were targeting ...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Thursday said the hopes of Nigerians rests on the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Wike, a PDP leader, made the remark during the commissioning of the reconstructed Aker base road in his state. “PDP is a party Nigerians want,” Wike said. “No matter all the intimidation, it will not work. ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed confidence that those defecting to it from opposition political parties will contribute to its growth and development. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) expressed the confidence in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said that the development was an attestation that ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all the chairmanship seats in the just concluded Local Government elections in Abia state. The Labour Party won six councillorship seats out of ten wards in Ikwuano Local Government Area, while PDP cleared all Councillorship seats in other local councils. Announcing the results on Sunday, the Chairman of ...

The Appeal Court has nullified the judgment of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court which sentenced former PDP spokesman, Olisa Metuh, to seven years imprisonment. Justice  Abang of the Federal High Court had on  Tuesday, February 25, 2020 in Abuja convicted and found Olisa Metuh guilty on seven counts filed by the Economic ...

The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina, says Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, has always been a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at heart even while he was in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This was contained in a piece by Adesina on Thursday evening titled, ‘Dave ...