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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again erupted in crisis as the former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sherriff, monday took over the Wadata House National Secretariat of the party at Wuse, Abuja, insisting that he is the valid national chairman of the party. Sherriff had been removed from office following the dissolution of the party’s national Working Committee …

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party on Monday held its election to select ad hoc delegates for the party’s June 20 governorship primary in the state. The election was conducted by a committee set up by the Ahmed Makarfi-led national caretaker committee of the party. The committee was chaired by a former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel …

The Niger Delta Avengers on Monday said it was ready for a dialogue with the Federal Government. The militants, however, gave conditions for the peace talk. In a statement published on its website, the group said the Federal Government must suspend the purchase of crude oil from the Niger Delta region. The militants also asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to …

The Army high command and 38 senior officers retired last week were, yesterday, locked in a war of words over the latter’s mode of disengagement. While the Army and Defence Minister, Mansur Mohammed Dan Ali, said the officers were indicted for what they described as political and monetary corruption, some of the officers said they were not given fair hearing, …

The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice-President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, yesterday in Abuja said the newly launched Jobs portal of the federal government, “N-Power. gov.ng,” has recorded over 400,000 successful registrations since it opened for submissions on Sunday. Akande, in a statement yesterday, said all together, the website had received over 35 million hits since Saturday …

Omar Mateen was investigated at least twice for suspected terrorist sympathies but no evidence of wrongdoing was found A day after the deadliest mass shooting in US history, questions are mounting over why the shooter Omar Mateen was legally able to buy an assault rifle and handgun despite having been investigated twice by the FBI for suspected terrorist sympathies. Mateen, …

Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, weekend, called on the Federal Government to review its policy on university education with a view to subsidising tuition fees for indigent students, emphasizing that intelligent but indigent students should be encouraged to acquire quality university education. Oshiomhole Speaking at the maiden matriculation ceremony for the pioneer students of the Edo University, Iyamho, Oshiomhole …

Militancy in the Niger Delta are falling apart over negotiations with the Federal Government, which bowed to stakeholders’ demand for dialogue and announced a two-week ceasefire to create a window for engagement, on Monday. The militants were at loggerheads also over the former ‘General Officer Commanding’, GOC, of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta, MEND, Government Ekpemupolo, alias …

Notable Nigerians, including the Second Republic Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, Yoruba leader, Ayo Adebanjo, former Minister of Information, Prof Jerry Gana and former Governors of Anambra state, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife and Peter Obi on Sunday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to commence the immediate implementation of the report of the 2014 National Conference. They insisted that doing that would go …

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Sunday said the Federal Government was working diligently toward making life more meaningful for Nigerians through carefully designed projects. Mohammed made the assertion in Lagos at the 8th Alhaji Kafaru Tinubu Memorial Ramadan Lecture with the theme: “Supreme Sacrifice and the Essence of Followership in Governance’’. He said that the …