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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has appealed to aggrieved members of the party to be patient with his leadership, in an apparent response to the emergence on Wednesday of a rebel faction, Reformed APC (R-APC). The APC spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, also said the party would review the claims and actions of the R-APC and …

The group is believed to have the backing of key leaders of the party including the Senate President Bukola Saraki; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; and a former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso. Although the three men have not openly associated with the new faction, they have also not denied their association with it. On Wednesday, the …

Barely 24 hours after the House of Representatives passed a resolution backing the establishment of state police, the Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, on Wednesday received a bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to accommodate state police. The bill was transmitted to Dogara by the sponsor and Leader of the House, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila. Its key provision is to amend …

Aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress, including members of the defunct new Peoples Democratic Party, have announced the formation of the Reformed All Progressives Congress. The National Chairman of the group, Alhaji Buba Galadima, announced the new party executive at a press conference held at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Abuja, on Wednesday. The group has Dr. Fatai Atanda …

Official behind the fake recruitment agency, KAI Consulting that defrauded over 500 job seekers in Benin City, of millions of naira, for nonexistent jobs have been arrested by the police, Edo State Government said on Wednesday. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, made the disclosure in a press statement he issued in Benin …

For most of the Nigerian bigwigs spotted at the New Afrika Shrine last night, President Emmanuel Macron of France who chose the venue to mingle with stakeholders in the Nigerian creative sector as part of his state visit to Nigeria had just rekindled an old flame in them. The list of politicians, diplomats, government officials, showbiz entrepreneurs, and entertainers was …

Following recent killings in the country, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, yesterday, declared his readiness to lead fight against killer herdsmen. This came as the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, in Oyo State rejected the proposed move by Federal Government to create a cattle ranch in Oyo State, saying it is unfair for the President Muhammadu Buhari-led …

The Presidency, yesterday, charged those against the administration’s ranching and colony programmes for herdsmen to rethink, noting that they are better off living with the ranches and colonies than dying through the persisting conflicts. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina, speaking on an AIT morning programme in response to a question on ancestral attachments …

French President, Emmanuel Macron, has urged Nigerian youths to get involved with politics to change the narrative of the country. Macron, while describing politics as important, said only Nigerians could change their image before the comity of nations. The French President, who was accompanied by Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, gave the challenge during a visit to the Afrika …

Nigeria and France yesterday signed a number of agreement s on projects worth $475 million. The agreements were signed in Abuja after a meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and Fremch President Emmanuel Macron at the Presidential Villa. The meeting also took far-reaching decisions on security and the economy. The agreements centre on French assistance to the tune of $475 million …