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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, a former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, as his new Chief of Staff. Gambari, from Kwara State, was the Minister of External Affairs between 1984 and 1985.   A professor of repute and a global citizen, the 79-year-old replaces former Chief of …

A former member of the House of Representatives, who represented the Yagba Federal Constituency for eight years, Karimi Sunday Steve, has withdrawn his membership from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Karimi, who once served as the (Kogi) State Deputy Chairman of the party, in a statement, said that the withdrawal …

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has congratulated former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, GCON, as he turns 73 on Monday. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba on Sunday, the governor described Atiku, the Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, as …

The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 16 Kogi State governorship election, Musa Wada, has described the election as a coup against the people. Wada, at a news conference in Abuja on Monday, vowed to challenge the victory of Governor Yahaya Bello at the election petition …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met with the Bayelsa State Governor-elect, David Lyon at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Lyon was declared the winner of the November 16 governorship election in the State. He won with 352,550 votes against 143,172 scored by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Douye Diri. Read …

APC chairman, Adams Oshiomhole has told Bayelsa Government to account for the N100 billion expended on the construction of the state airport runway project. Adams, who described the project as the most costly anywhere in the world, revealed this yesterday when APC governorship aspirant in Bayelsa, Mr. Heineken Lokpobiri, paid …

Nigeria’s South-East Governors Forum (SGF) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to delay the closure of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, and act against causes of insecurity in the region. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Saturday announced that it will close the airport’s runway for major repairs. But …

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Kogi West Senatorial district have endorsed the governorship aspiration of the former Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Usman Jubril (retd). This followed the report of the screening committee set up by elders and leaders of the APC in the area, who …

The Edo State Government has said it would not tolerate acts of violence from individuals and groups in the state, threatening to be decisive in dealing warning with offenders. The government issued the warning through a statement by the state Commissioner for Communication and Orientation,  Mr Paul Ohonbamu, a copy …

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abubakar Sidiq Usman, has described as reckless and irresponsible, comments by the National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu that aggrieved members were free to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Usman, who contested for the position of APC National Publicity Secretary and emerged the …