Politics

Justice Lateefa A. Okunnu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, convicted and sentenced Okey Nwosu, a former Managing Director, Finbank Plc, to three years imprisonment for over 10m fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had arraigned Nwosu alongside Dayo Famuroti, Agnes Ebubedike and Danjuma Ocholi…

—advuses APC to adopt“Constitution of Common Sense,” Former Governor of Kano state and Senator representing Kano Central Senatorial District, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, on  Sunday declared that his predecessor at the Senate, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso remains his friend, despite their political differences.  Shekarau, former presidential candidate of All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) who succeeded Kwankwaso…

The race is about to begin. Men who want President Muhammadu Buhari’s job badly in May 2023 are crisscrossing the six geo-political zones, making friends, erecting sturdy coalitions and assembling crack teams of political operatives and campaign machinery. The stage is set. And the grand race for Nigeria’s No.1 job, one of the most powerful…

 The Nigerian military will soon recruit 8000 soldiers for counter-terrorism and anti-banditry campaigns. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Nigerian Army, Senator Ali Ndume (APC-Borno) made the disclosure at a media chat in Maidiguri, Borno State. Senator Ndume added that the Nigerian military counter-terrorism operations would curtail the activities of Boko Haram and other security challenges…

An All Progressive Congress (APC) Lokoja Local Local Goverment (Chapter) Chairmanship Aspirant, Comrade Buhari Lokoja has congratulated Hon Commissioner for Finance, Mukadam Asiwaju Ashiru and his Counterpart in the ministry of Solid minerals and Natural Resources, Engineer Bashir Gegu on the conferment of traditional titles by His Royal Majesty the Ohimege Igu of Koto Karfe…

Tunde Bakare, the serving overseer of Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly (LRA), says God does not need anyone’s permission to put Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos, in his hall of fame. Bakare, speaking at the church’s recently unveiled Citadel in Lagos, said Tinubu has fought and won numerous battles…

 Home  Headline  An elder statesman and former presidential candidate, Bashir Tofa, has called the northern community leaders to constitute security committees in their localities with a view to assisting the government in securing the region and the country as a whole. THEANALYSTNG reports that terrorism, banditry, kidnapping for ransom and other criminalities have bedeviled the northern…

  There was palpable tension on Sunday at the emergency Ime-Obi meeting of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo following the sudden collapse of the leading contestant for the group’s president-general, Prof. George Obiozor. The meeting held was called to resolve differences arising from the 40-man list of electoral committee members for the 2021 election of Ohanaeze Ndigbo submitted…

Sokoto State governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has challenged the All Progressive Congress (APC) to name the Governor behind banditry in the Northwestern region of Nigeria. Tambuwal’s challenge is in response to a statement signed by APC’s acting National Publicity Secretary, Mr Yekini Nabena, urging security agencies to investigate an intelligence report linking an unnamed governor…

Nigerians have rejected APC, says Gov. Makinde The Governor of Oyo state Seyi Makinde, has said those jostling to become the president on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in 2023 should bury their ambitions because God and the Nigerian people have rejected the party. Recall that Makinde had on Tuesday said the urgent…