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Benin, Edo, Nigeria – By Oladipo Airenakho Reverend (Dr.) Felix Omobude, President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) used the weekly Sunday service at his New Covenant Gospel Church last Sunday to appeal for donations in support of surviving victims of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. He made the call at the service, attended by leadership and members …

From Obasanjo’s account, it would seem that his relationship with Atiku began on a sour note: “By the Constitution, I had to inaugurate or prorogue the National Assembly on June 4, 1999. The most important officer in the National Assembly is the senate president and that office had been zoned to the South-east. And here was where Atiku Abubakar, my …

As one of the presidential aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prof. Akasoba Duke Abiola alleged yesterday that President Goodluck Jonathan was in possession of her expression of interest and nomination forms, just as she said that the president plans to use her form to contest the 2015 election. Speaking with Journalists yesterday in Abuja, Akasoba …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, for the first time opened up on the third term agenda in the twilight of his two-term presidency, accusing some Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors of being behind the third term project because they were going to benefit from it. At the launch of his autobiography titled: ‘My Watch’, at the Lagos Country Club, Ikeja, …

Minister of Works, Mike Onolememen has revealed how his ministry saved N11 billion which was fraudulently built into a single road contract by the contractors and corrupt ministry officials. According to a statement by the Deputy Director (Information) in his ministry, Mr Theodore Ogaziechi, Onolememen spoke during the 2014 International Anti-Corruption Day yesterday, adding that the corrupt officials hide such …

The Presidency, Tuesday, countered the claim that President Goodluck was desperate for power in 2015. It said the president had no plans to postpone the 2015 general elections as earlier claimed by the All Progressives Congress, APC. Reacting to the speculations in Abuja on Tuesday, Senior Special Adviser to President Jonathan on public affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, described the claim …

THE influence of money in the contest was vividly captured by the chairman of the Plateau State chapter of the party, Hon. Latep Dabang who promised that all the state’s delegates will vote for Atiku Abubakar because of the financial support he has always rendered to the party. “No Plateau delegate will vote for anybody apart from Atiku.” The other …

Ahead of the presidential primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Transportation has urged motorists to ply alternative routes in order to avoid traffick gridlock. The primary is holding at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere. A statement by Commissioner for Transportation, Kayode Opeifa, said vehicular movement in particular is expected to be …

Benin, Edo, Nigeria – By Ola Airenakho Following his unexpected defeat at the Edo North Senatorial District primaries of the All Progressive Congress last Sunday, the Secretary to the state government, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere resigned his appointment yesterday. Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Peter Okiria has accepted his resignation. The …

The stage is set for the presidential aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress,APC, who are upbeat about clinching the party’s ticket in an exercise that is poised to define how far the party would go in the 2015 presidential elections. Failure is not an option. Hopes are high. Optimism is the word and all is set now …