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  All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday enjoined former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former military president Gen. Ibrahim Babangida to retire and “allow us to move our country forward”. Obasanjo, in a “special press statement” last month, slammed the Muhammadu Buhari administration and “advised the President not to seek reelection”. Babangida followed it up with a ... Read More »

  Some youths in the Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party on Monday protested against the rumoured plan by the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki; his former special adviser on Special Duties and Parliamentary Affairs, Alhaji Moshood Mustapha (popularly known as MM); and other associates of the Senate President to defect from the All Progressives Congress to the ... Read More »

Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has named his Chief of Staff, Uche Nwosu, as his successor in 2019. Nwosu is Okorocha’s son-in-law. The governor, at a meeting with members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Owerri Municipal Council Area, said his decision to support Nwosu is derived from the fact that Nwosu has “the qualities of an ideal leader”. ... Read More »

Buhari, security chiefs meet in Aso Rock President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting started around 11.a.m. as most heads of the security agencies arrived the seat of power before 11.a.m. The meeting is an enlarged one also involving agencies such as Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Customs Service, Nigeria Fire ... Read More »

Kwara group hails Tinubu’s reconciliation committee FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInWhatsApp A group under the auspices of Harmony Progressive Forum (HPF) has hailed the establishment of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu reconciliation committee. The forum is a coalition of ex-Congress for Progressives Change (CPC) local government chairmen of the Kwara state All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state. The forum also cautioned the Tinubu-led ... Read More »

Insecurity: FG backs state police A major breakthrough may have been achieved Thursday by those agitating for the creation of state police. The Federal Government threw its back behind the agitation saying that creation of state police is clearly the way to go in the face of multifaceted security challenges in the country. Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, stated government’s ... Read More »

  Tinubu gets Presidential mandate to reconcile APC members President Muhammadu Buhari is worried over the internal crisis rocking his ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He has mandated stalwart of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to reconcile all members. President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to lead the consultation, reconciliation and confidence building efforts toward improving ... Read More »

  Did former military President Ibrahim Babangida urge President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election and give way to a new generation of leaders in 2019? The controversy raged on last night after two statements reflecting different opinions were credited to the former military leader. Both were issued within hours. Gen. Babangida, who ruled Nigeria between 1985 and 1993, was ... Read More »

•New group in secret plot against 11 APC states •Ahmadu Ali tipped as CNM chair •Anger in PDP over Obasanjo’s overtures to aggrieved PDP leaders •Foreign missions open desks Several presidential aspirants in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are currently assessing how the Olusegun Obasanjo-inspired Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM) might bolster their chances. ... Read More »

….Obasanjo playing politics with letter to Buhari National leader of the All Progressives Congress ( APC )  and former governor of Lagos State,  Bola Tinubu, yesterday said that the party will respond to the Coalition Movement launched by former President Olusegun Obasanjo at the “appropriate time “. He accused Obasanjo of playing politics with his open letter to President Muhammadu ... Read More »