politics

Former President Goodluck Jonathan and Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, on Thursday challenged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to sincerely implement its committee’s recommendations on restructuring. Dickson led a high-powered delegation of Ijaw leaders to Jonathan to deliberate on the recommendations in Otuoke, Ogbia local government area of the state. Jonathan, Dickson and the top Ijaw leaders urged President Muhammadu ... Read More »

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday formally launched the Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM) in Abeokuta, the Ogun State, and declared that he would cease to be a member if the movement morphs into a political party or dabble into partisan politics. Obasanjo who stormed the Secretariat of the Ogun State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in ... Read More »

`Don’t campaign under guise of voter education’-INEC tells politicians The Independent National Electoral Commission  ( INEC ) has urged politicians in the country not to take advantage of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) to campaign. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Mr. Emeka Ononamadu, gave the caution in Enugu on Thursday while speaking with the Reporter. “The ... Read More »

  President Muhamamdu Buhari on Thursday met behind closed doors with the nation’s security chiefs as part of efforts aimed at ending the spate of insecurity across the country. The meeting was held inside the President’s office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali; and the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, led the security chiefs to ... Read More »

Seven Governors, 20 Senators, Others For Obasanjo’s Coalition For Nigeria A former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, is mobilising politicians and other Nigerians to sign on to his Coalition for Nigeria project, to oust President Muhammadu Buhari from office. Many of those consulted by Mr. Obasanjo are said to have signed on to his elaborate plan for a mass movement away ... Read More »

*Says Obasanjo may be too busy to notice progress by Buhari *Says 2019 talks, distraction The Presidency on Wednesday reacted to the letter by former President Olusegun Obasanjo stressing that Nigeria is doing better under the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration than previous governments. Obasanjo in a letter on Tuesday had criticised Buhari’s government and urging him not to recontest in 2019 But briefing State ... Read More »