Breaking News

Follow this page to get breaking news, top stories and what’s happening in Nigeria

PDP In Crisis: PDP Opens Up On ‘Wike Banning Atiku’s Campaign’

Maeba said Wike threatened that anyone who campaigned for Atiku in Rivers State without his permission would be dealt with. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State has dismissed claims that the State Governor, Nyesom Wike, banned its members from campaigning for the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar in the State. Did Wike ban […]

PDP In Crisis: PDP Opens Up On ‘Wike Banning Atiku’s Campaign’ Read More »

UPDATE–Okowa Says Peter Obi’s Experience Is Not Deep Enough To Lead Nigeria

Okowa says “If you look at Obi’s experience you’ll know it’s small.” Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State says Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), does not have the needed experience in governance to lead Nigeria. Why he said so: Okowa who is the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party

UPDATE–Okowa Says Peter Obi’s Experience Is Not Deep Enough To Lead Nigeria Read More »

Tinubu’s Muslim Muslim Ticket, Political Strategy – Fayemi Tells CAN, Christians

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has said the All Progressives Congress, APC, settled for a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket based on political strategy. Fayemi said the APC’s Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket was not aimed at undermining Christians but was based on political strategy. He spoke while hosting the new executives of the Ekiti State chapter of

Tinubu’s Muslim Muslim Ticket, Political Strategy – Fayemi Tells CAN, Christians Read More »

Presidency: Atiku A Pathological Liar, Asked Me To Be His Running Mate – Tinubu

Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has countered claims made by his Peoples Democratic Party counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, in relation to the Muslim-Muslim ticket and what transpired between them in the build-up to the 2007 presidential elections. Abubakar in an interview with Arise TV on Friday morning claimed that he rejected Tinubu

Presidency: Atiku A Pathological Liar, Asked Me To Be His Running Mate – Tinubu Read More »

EXCLUSIVE: Forgery Case: Akwa Ibom Governor’s Stooge, Eno, Withdraws ‘Confirmation of Result’ From Court After WAEC’s Denial.

It was exclusively reported how WAEC confirmed that the governorship candidate’s certificate does not exist in its records. Fresh evidence has emerged in the ongoing legal battle involving Akan Okon vs Peoples Democratic Party, Umo Eno and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the Federal High Court, Uyo regarding forged documents.  Mr Okon, a

EXCLUSIVE: Forgery Case: Akwa Ibom Governor’s Stooge, Eno, Withdraws ‘Confirmation of Result’ From Court After WAEC’s Denial. Read More »

BREAKING: Bayo Lawal Takes Oath Of Office As Oyo Deputy Governor

A former Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General in Oyo State, Barrister Abdulroheem Adebayo Lawal, has been sworn in as the new deputy governor in Oyo State. Lawal, a native of Kishi in Oke Ogun geo-political zone, took the oath of office administered by the Chief Judge in the state, Justice Munta Abimbola. The ceremony

BREAKING: Bayo Lawal Takes Oath Of Office As Oyo Deputy Governor Read More »

PDP Crisis Deepens As Wike Reportedly Refuses To Meet Atiku’s Emissaries

A source close to Wike says Atiku has sent some people to beg the governor. The crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continues to degenerate as Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is reportedly not willing to meet with the committee set up to resolve the crisis. Since the presidential candidate of the party,

PDP Crisis Deepens As Wike Reportedly Refuses To Meet Atiku’s Emissaries Read More »