GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has been told by the members of his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that some of them will defect and leave if the powers-that-be impose candidates on them during the forthcoming primaries.
Over the...
TWO suspects accused of the murder of Shehu Shagari College of Education student Deborah Samuel have been arraigned by the police before a Sokoto Chief Magistrates’ Court charged with murder.
This morning, Bilyaminu Aliyu and Aminu...
GOVERNOR Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State appears to have thrown his weight behind transport minister Rotimi Amaechi as his preferred presidential candidate in what is seen as a big blow to former Lagos State governor Asiwaju Bola...
PRESIDENTIAL aspirant and general overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church Pastor Tunde Bakare has challenged Nigerian Muslims to recite which portion of the Koran supports the killing of anyone accused of blasphemy.
Last week,...
PORTUGUESE coach Jose Peseiro has been formally appointed as the new Super Eagles manager by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) with immediate effect subject to him signing an agreement in which he will be paid $70,000 a...
Ayo Akinfe
I have always maintained that Nigeria is not just any nation. You do not become the largest black nation on earth by sheer coincidence. Equally, you do not occupy the near centre of the earth by accident. Giants do not suddenly appear...
GOVERNOR Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State paid a surprise visit to one of his predecessors Senator Ibrahim Shekarau on Friday in a last ditch attempt to halt the ongoing mass exodus from the ruling All Progressives Congress...
CHRISTIAN Association of Nigeria (Can) officials have directed all churches across the country to embark on a peaceful nationwide protest on Sunday May 22 to protest the brutal killing of Sokoto student Deborah Samuel.
Last week, Ms...
PLANS by the current executive committee of the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) to acquire a Nigerian community centre have taken a major step forward with the creation of a dedicated committee tasked with finding a suitable...
GOVERNOR Charles Soludo of Anambra State has visited Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu at a State Security Service (SSS) detention centre in Abuja as part of a consultation process to bring peace back to the...