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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday left his guests at his Hilltop mansion in Abeokuta with bated breath when he tore his Peoples Democratic Party membership card in their presence. The guests, who are leaders of the PDP from Obasanjo’s ward around his former residence in Ita Eko, where he registered, visited the ex-president to express their concern with his …

Benin – By Oladipo Airenakho Nigeria’s renowned poet, Dr. Odia Ofeimu, on Thursday said the only way Nigeria could come out of its current socio-political quagmire was the total amendment of the Nation’s constitution. Ofeimu said this at the Fourth Dr Abel Guobadia memorial lecture organized by the Women’s Health and Action Centre (WHARC) in Benin, Edo State. In the …

Residents said that the explosion occurred at the Main Market on Sunday at about 12:30pm. The market was in full swing when the explosion occurred. Dozens were said to have died as rescuers begin to evacuate bodies from the scene of the explosion. The bomb blast may have been carried out by the dreaded sect, Boko Haram (Daily Post)

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday launched his usual verbal attack on President Goodluck Jonathan, accusing him of planing to scuttle the coming elections for fear that if General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) of the All Progressives Congress succeeds him, Buhari would send him to the high walls of Kirikiri Prison. He stated this at his Hilltop presidential residence in Abeokuta, …

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday lambasted former President Olusegun Obasanjo, accusing him of attempting to return to power through an Interim National Government. Jonathan spoke through his media adviser, Reuben Abati. Jonathan said “Chief Obasanjo’s plot with others within and outside the country to thwart the general elections and foist an unconstitutional Interim National Government, which he hopes to head, …

A combination of air and ground operation, yesterday, repelled Boko Haram fighters who invaded Gombe even as it emerged that the fighters wanted to divert the military’s attention due to sustained bombardments of their camps. A tweet from Defence Headquarters handle confirmed the attack and the military overcoming it. “The terrorists attack on Gombe has been repelled. Troops are in …

In what appeared to be a retaliation against the Chadian government for joining the Nigerian military in the war against it, Boko Haram insurgents have carried out an overnight attack on the Nigerian neighbour. Security sources have however described the attack as the first of such assaults on Chadian soil. According to Chadian officials, the insurgents crossed Lake Chad by …

Nigeria’s former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has again come to the defence of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, saying that at the time General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) joined the military, nobody in the Nigerian Army could have been admitted without an academic qualification equivalent to a school certificate. Obasanjo disclosed this in London, while fielding questions during an …

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Suleiman Abba, has cautioned personnel of the force against the use of firearms during the forthcoming general elections “except in extreme circumstances”. In a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu, on Saturday, said Mr. Abba gave the warning when he addressed senior officers in his office. Mr. Abba said that the Nigeria Police …

If ongoing efforts by the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, pull through, Nigerians are expected to witness President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) of the All Progressives Congress, APC, holding a joint broadcast where they would condemn election violence. Chairman of the commission, Chidi Odinkalu, who revealed this, said the idea is …