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A former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, says the Igbo did not vote for the Peoples Democratic Party in the last general election in the South-East, maintaining that the PDP massively rigged the election in the region. Kalu, who was an ardent supporter of President Goodluck Jonathan before the elections, said this during a programme on Channels TV …

ABUJA — Effective May 29, when he is inaugurated as President of the country, the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will drop his military rank of General from his official designation This was confirmed in a statement by his media office, yesterday which also released the official portrait of the President-elect and that of the Vice-President elect, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. …

The Peoples Democratic Party has said that it is not contemplating a change of identity, noting that the vision of its founding fathers remains timeless. The party also said it was open to merging with other political parties and associations that shared its ideals. The party insisted that it was still a national political party with the strength and spread …

The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accepted responsibility ‘for all that has gone wrong and bad in the last 16 years’ in the country. This is according to a tweet by the verified Twitter handle of the party, @pdpnigeria. The party which pleaded for the ‘genuine and sincere advice’ from Nigerians on the best way to reform the once-dominant …

By Alltimepost.com KATHMANDU, Nepal – Joint Task Force 505 officials today identified the six U.S. Marines who were killed along with two Nepalese soldiers when their UH-1Y Huey helicopter went down in the mountains of Nepal May 12. The fallen Marines are: Capt. Dustin R. Lukasiewicz, a UH-1Y pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, …

Benin, Nigeria – By Oladipo Airenakho If the promise of a former Nigeria Union of Journalists [NUJ] Chairman, Edo State Council, is anything to go by, then the [NUJ] may be set to float a news site for authentic News source for both the local and international communities. Otunba Mike Aladenika who is hoping to be the next president of …

Benin, Nigeria – By Oladipo Airenakho Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has described his new wife, Iara, as a model in his heart even as he said his new life partner is not a replacement for his late wife, Clara whom he said is irreplaceable. At a Thanksgiving Mass held at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Auchi on Sunday, Oshiomhole …

President Goodluck Jonathan has called on Nigerians to forgive him for any offence that he might have committed while in office. Jonathan made the appeal during a farewell service organised for him and his family at the Aso Villa Chapel. He observed that there are times one would take a decision in the best interest of all but even friends …

The All Progressives Congress on Sunday dismissed as mere fiction, a list of ministers being circulated especially on Social Media. According to the APC, the party has nothing to do with the said list and urged Nigerians to wait for the authentic one which will be made public through the appropriate channels. This was contained in a statement signed by …

The Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mrs. Gesila Khan, has been told to get ready to go to jail for her alleged inglorious role in colluding with the State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to rig the March 28 and April 11 elections in the State. She is also being accused of obstructing justice by blocking the …