The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi on has called on Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, to secure the state or resign his position. Amaechi in his reaction to a New Year attack in the state on Monday, blamed Wike for encouraging thuggery and failing to safeguard the lives of the people of his state. The former Rivers Governor made this reaction ...

Ekiti Governor, Ayodele Fayose has taken a jab at President Muhammadu Buhari over claim that some Nigerians were deliberately inflicting hardship on Nigerians by creating the current fuel scarcity and that he was determined to get to the root of what he described as “collective blackmail”, telling the President to “take responsibility and stop blame game for once.” Buhari While ...

The Action Democratic Party (ADP) has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s New Year message as irresponsible and mere deceit. In a statement by the party in Lagos on Tuesday, it said the message is a ploy to deceive Nigerians since election is close, adding that Buhari has consistently failed to redeem his “battered image” before Nigerians. “Buhari has never taken responsibility for ...

A former Senator, Femi Okurounmu  has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to restructure the current political system or immediately resign. Okurounmu, who berated the President for saying Nigeria’s problems are not that of structure but process, said he has lost hope in the present Administration, adding that Buhari is not only clueless but has lost all sense of direction. “He ...

Ebonyi Governor, David Umahi has said that he is ready for the political battles for elective position in the state ahead of the 2019 elections. The governor promised to ensure the re-election of the state and federal lawmakers from Afikpo North and Ezza South Local Government Area of the state during a courtesy visit by stakeholders from both Councils. Umahi ...

A Lagos-based activist, Abdulwaheed Usamah, has backed former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, to contest for Presidency in 2019. In an open letter, Usamah said he shared Atiku’s vision of building an enduring nation anchored on the youths by building their potentials and tapping on the enormous youth population. He said the former Vice President’s contributions to the economy between 1999 ...

Osun Governor, Rauf Aregbesola has promised not to leave a vacuum at the end of his tenure, promising to provide a worthy successor. He also described his two-term Administration as a reign of unbroken people-centred government in the history of the state. Aregbesola said this in his last New Year broadcast to the people of the state. In his  address ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Tuesday it would capture Lagos in the 2019 governorship election. The PDP Publicity Secretary in the state, Taofeek Gani made the assertion in an interview in Lagos. “We will shock the All Progressives Congress (APC) by winning the governorship election in Lagos in 2019,’’ Gani said. According to him, 2019 will be the ...

Some Peoples Democratic Party’s Chieftains in the South-West zone have filed fresh suits seeking the orders of the Abuja Division of Federal High Court to nullify the election of Yemi Akinwonmi as the Deputy National Chairman (South) and Aribisala Adewale as the National Treasurer of the PDP. So far, four National Offices of the party filled by elections held during ...

The Police is deploying the full complement of its 6,000 men in the state and an additional 3,000 from neighbouring states to ensure a hitch-free election on January 6, the outgoing Commissioner of police in the state, Zanna Ibrahim has said. Ibrahim, who disclosed this in a chat with reporters said that, “every policeman in the state will be involved, ...