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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo admitted yesterday that dislodging elected public office holders from power in next year’s election would be a herculean task for the opposition. The solution, according to him, however lies in the opposition winning over the youths whose collective effort, he said, can do the magic. Obasanjo, the brain behind the Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM), told …

The process of assembling a credible and formidable National Working Committee (NWC) to work with ex-Governor Adams Oshiomhole as the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is gathering steam, according to indications yesterday. Actively involved in the process are President Muhammadu Buhari, governors elected on the platform of the party and other leaders. Buhari, it was gathered, …

Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, called on members of the Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM) to be battle ready to take over power in 2019, stressing that they should propagate the need for all qualified electorates to obtain their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) ahead of the poll. Mr Obasanjo made this known at the inauguration of the Oyo State …

Governor Samuel Ortom will allow the law take its course after the Nigerian Army arrested one of his aides for allegedly masterminding recent killings in Benue State, his top adviser has told PREMIUM TIMES. Aliyu Teshaku, head of Benue Livestock Guards, was arrested on Friday by the the Army’s 707 Special Forces Brigade in Makurdi on suspicion of his involvement …

The General Secretary of CAN, Dr. Musa Asake, gave the charge at a press conference in Abuja, while the CBCN made their position known in a statement. According to the CAN scribe, the president’s excuses were unacceptable because no concrete action has been taken to stop the killings of defenceless people of Benue State and others in various parts of …

From many quarters yesterday came kudos for the federal government over its latest initiative to stem the spate of killings by herdsmen across the country. But it was also told to be more pro-active in dealing with threats ,real and otherwise,to the lives and property of Nigerians. Government,on Thursday,adopted the recommendation of the committee set up by the National Economic …

Ahead of the 2019 general elections, Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday, asked the youths in the country to mobilise themselves and vote out old and failed political leaders. Soyinka spoke with newsmen after delivering the second convocation lecture of Elizade University, Ilara Mokin in Ondo state entitled: ‘Tending the Tree of Commencement.’ He said: “All I can just tell …

The Oyo State Chapter of Nigeria labour Congress(NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) in the state said the N18,000 minimum wage cannot withstand economy of the nation any longer and recommend N66,500 minimum wage for workers. Representatives of the organised labour told journalists on Friday during the South-West Zonal Public Hearing on New Minimum Wage held at Premier Hotel in …

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in have met for the first time and agreed to end the Korean war, 65 years after the armistice. At Kim’s beckoning, President Moon briefly stepped over into the North side, in a a highly symbolic moment. The leaders agreed the Panmunjom declaration committing to seek “complete denuclearisation” of the …

… says it spures company’s expansion Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc’s Managing Director, Mr. Graham Hefer, has said that the state government’s unrelenting drive for sustainable investment was paving the way for the company’s numerous expansion projects. Hefer made the submission during an interview with journalists in Udo, Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State. He said the …