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Timi Frank reveals says Buhari, APC involved in vote-buying

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Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the ruling APC of corrupting the nation’s electoral process through their devious love for massive vote buying. Frank, in a statement in Abuja, said the Senate and House of Representatives bye-elections held in Bauchi, Katsina and Kogi...

Ahead of 2019: The defectors and hurdles, PDP, CUPP

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One position, which fear of the contest has heightened as a result of the formation of the CUPP, is the presidential ticket of the opposition party.   Six weeks ago, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 38 other political parties to form a grand alliance ostensibly to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in...

Job creation will be Boosted through Presidential Executive Order 5, says Onu

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The Federal Government has said that the Presidential Executive Order 5 would improve the quality of life of Nigerians by industrialising the country, creating employment and make Nigerians self-reliant. Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, who stated this at the North-Central Dialogue on the Presidential Executive Order 5 in Abuja, said actualisation of the Order would no doubt transform...

2019: Tinubu will be used and dumped – Lamido

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Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, former Jigawa State governor and Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) presidential hopeful, Sule Lamido have urged former Lagos state governor and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to review his membership of the ruling party. Lamido gave the admonition on Thursday in Abuja, while speaking at the 15th Daily Trust...

APGA Tickets: Nobody’ll emerge candidate without contest – Ifeanyi Ubah

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“Nobody will lead the party in 2019 from my zone without a contest. Power is not given, you struggle for power through a legal or constitutional framework” • Gives reasons he wants to go to Senate   The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Capital Oil and Gas Limited, Dr Ifeanyi Ubah, has said that his senatorial ambition was borne out of his...

Falana Asks New SSS DG, Seiyefa To Release Dasuki, Zakzaky, Says Daura Was Power Drunk

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Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has asked Mathew Seiyefa, acting director-general of the Department of State Service (DSS), to release Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) and Jones Abiri, a journalist based in Yenagoa, state. In a letter to Seiyefa, the lawyer asked the DSS DG to restore the...

2019: Stop seeing Abia as your personal estate – Group tells Kalu

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An Umuahia-based socio-political association, Odinma Abia, has advised former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, to stop seeing the state as his private estate that he must conquer once again and determine who governs the state and who does not. In a statement signed by the group’s coordinator, Chijioke Ndukwe and the publicity secretary, Uchenna Okezie, respectively, the group...

Ripples in Rivers as EFCC begins clamp down on states’ accounts

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The clampdown on accounts of some state governments (Benue and Akwa Ibom so far) seems to cause ripples in Rivers State. The governor has reacted with a warning, calling the action the worst coup in the nation’s history. Rivers State may have big reason to fee worried. Right from the days of Peter Odili as governor of Rivers State, there...

Tonto Dikeh Slams Arik Air, Tags Them Destiny Killers

Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh isn’t too pleased with Arik Air and she has taken to social media to call them out, tagging them destiny killers. She took to her Instagram page to share a photo of her boarding pass with Arik Air. She complained that her flight which was scheduled for 10:30am was changed to 6pm, even after delaying the...

Wizkid Unveils Starboy Fashion Line At London Pop-up Event

Wizkid, Nigerian Afro-pop superstar, has unveiled his Starboy merch, making a long overdue inroad into the fashion industry. The ‘Soco’ singer had teased fans on Thursday with a preview of what to expect from his new range of Starboy merchandise, which includes tee-shirts, bomber jackets and hats. In some of the pictures taken to model the new range of apparels, the singer...