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The Time To Safe Kaduna State, And Nigeria, from Implosion Is Now

The recent events in Kaduna State calls for urgent attention.

Our hearts, prayers and solidarity are with the victims and their families, of the recent dastardly social unrest in Kasuwa Mageni, Kaduna State, North West Nigeria

We’re also in solidarity with the good people of Adara Kingdom in Southern Kaduna State

Whilst we condemn in strongest term, the rather unfortunate perennial loss of lives…

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PDP Warns INEC Over Return Of Mrs Zakari

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has asked the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Yakubu Mahmood, not to succumb to pressure from the presidency, to return Mrs Amina Zakari as Director of operations. The party also charged INEC not to reverse its earlier decision against the Zamfara State chapter over fielding of candidates in the 2019 general elections…

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Presidency Accused of Deflecting Motive Behind Executive Order 6

The presidency has been accused of attempts to deflect attention from the real motive behind the recently published Executive Order 06. Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Timi Frank, made this known in a recent statement to the press. Frank explained that the motive behind the list is to clampdown on perceived to be enemies of President Muhammadu…

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Obasanjo-Atiku Meeting, Commendable- Timi Frank

The recent reconciliatory meeting between former vice president Atiku Abubakar and former president Olusegun Obasanjo has been described as commendable

Former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Timi Frank, made the commendation in a statement in Abuja

Timi Frank said “history will never forget those leaders who came together to rescue the nation from the current…

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SHEIKH GUMI, REV KUKAH, OTHERS, RECONCILE OBASANJO / ATIKU

A renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Mahmud Gumi and the Archbishop of Sokoto dioceses, Rev Father Mathew Hassan Kukah in an effort to save Nigeria from the crisis of dictatorship, official corruption at the highest level, crisis of insecurity and general division have initiated a move which pundits believe will make it…

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Ekweremadu Raises Alarm Over Plots To Smear Him

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, says his attention has been drawn to an attempt by the Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Mr. Ofem Obono-Obla, to smear his name in midst of the current political activities.

Senator Ekweremadu described the suit filed against him by the Office of the Attorney-General of…

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ECOWAS Reviews Baseline On Security

… To Introduce Into Conglict Resolution Framework

By Benneth Joshua, Abuja

The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has commenced the review of its baseline study which seeks to integrate gender dynamics into its peace and security architecture

The review lays emphasis on the control component of small arms and light weapons in the region.

In a two day meeting in…

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FG Congratulates APC Supporters For Loyalty

The federal government has congratulated all, All Progressives Congress, APC, members and supporters in Kwara State, for their commitment to ensuring that the party becomes stronger The government said that the commitment has been reflected in the overwhelming support and solidarity the party received from members It revealed that the APC also received support from other parties and stakeholders…

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APC Remains Focused On Good Governance - Oshiomhole

APC Remains Focused On Good Governance – Oshiomhole

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adam Oshiomhole, says the party, remains focused on providing good governance to Nigerians.

The National Chairman said the legislators that defected on Tuesday were victims of misinformation but some of them will retrace their steps and come back to the APC.

“Like everything that is not based on truth, the truth emerges and victims of…

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You're A Lying Elder - Decampee Senators Lambasts Colleague

You’re A Lying Elder – Decampee Senators Lambasts Colleague

Two senators, Abdullahi Danbaba and Isa Hama Misau from Sokoto and Bauchi States have condemned the statements credited online to their colleague, Adamu Abdullahi (Nasarawa) in which the latter claimed the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, “merely collated the list of Senators he feels are not happy with the party (APC) and announced them as Defectors”, and said he was only spewing…

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Saraki To Be Treated As A Robber By Police

…APC Chieftain Says IGP Desperate To Redeem Battered Image President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, is to be treated as an armed following orders for his arrest by men of the police Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, made the revelation in Abuja In a statement, Frank disclosed fresh plot to arrest…

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PDP Warns Against Police Detachment At Ekiti Assembly

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has cautioned that the Ekiti State House of Assembly does not require the services of a detachment of men of the Nigerian Police deployed to barricade it In a statement, the party criticized the actions of the police, urging the judiciary to be firm in standing by the truth on the Ekiti election and not be cowed or intimidated by threats and pressure coming from…

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PDP Warns Against Police Detachment At Ekiti Assembly

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has cautioned that the Ekiti State House of Assembly does not require the services of a detachment of men of the Nigerian Police deployed to barricade it In a statement, the party criticized the actions of the police, urging the judiciary to be firm in standing by the truth on the Ekiti election and not be cowed or intimidated by threats and pressure coming from…

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At Last, Saraki Reveals His Leaving APC

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has disclosed his unwillingness to remain a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC

In a statement over the invitation by the police for further investigation into the Offa robbery incident in Kwara State, Saraki described the action as an “exercise in futility.”

The President of the Senate said, “t

his plot aimed at compelling me and my…

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rAPC Leader Warned His Life Was In Danger

The leader of the breakaway Reformed All Progressives Congress, a faction of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Buba Galadima had raised alarm over alleged attempts on his life

According to reliable sources close to the former ally of President Muhammadu Buhari, the rAPC Chairman whose faction had attracted wide political interests across the country, expressed fears that efforts were…

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FG Unveils Plan For Civil-Military Relations

Amidst reports of human rights abuses by the Nigerian Army, the federal government has revealed that it has established internal mechanisms to ensure military relations

The government said that it has created a Human Rights Desks in all military formations, the quarterly Human Rights/Military Dialogue, Training on Mainstreaming Human Rights into Counter-Insurgency Operations, and Court Martials…

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Interview with Buba Galadima

For a month plus, the All Progressives Congress, APC, had suffered internal wrangling, caused by disaffection on the part of some members

Whilst observers expected the party to come up with internal mechanism to resolve the crisis, not many persons expected the formation of a parallel Reformed All Progressives Congress, RAPC

In this interview, leader of the group and former ally to President…