The Senate on Tuesday concluded the screening of 43 ministerial nominees after a five-day confirmation hearing exercise with the former Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, being the last to be screened. Reports that out of the 43 nominees, 22 were asked to ‘take a …
The Peoples Democratic Party has asked the Supreme Court for permission to file additional documents before the presidential election petition tribunal outside the allowed time. The PDP made the request on Tuesday through its lawyer, Paul Erokoro. Mr Erokoro noted that the application was dated Tuesday, July …
Former governor of Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode has spoken on his rumoured planned defection from the All Progressive Congress, APC, to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. There have been speculations in some quarters that Ambode was disappointed he did not make the ministerial list President Muhammadu …
Mercy Eke, Big Brother Naija 2019 (season 4) reality TV star, has declared that she would give her life to Christ and become a pastor someday. Mercy, who is seen as one of the strongest contenders for this year’s #bbnaija show, is among the housemate …
The Presidential candidate of PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has said that Nigeria must address electoral lapses that cause rigging of election in the country. Atiku, a former vice president, in a statement yesterday by his media office, said one way of addressing the lapses was to …
The implication is therefore that the party still has a strong presence in the state even though the incumbent governor, Yahaya Bello is of the All Progressives Congress. Though the chances of the PDP winning the governorship election may depend on the candidate it eventually …
Femi Falana (SAN), lawyer of Ibrahim El-Zazaky and his wife, Zeenat, has said his clients have pellets of bullets lodging in their bodies, responsible for the high level of lead poison in their blood. He made the revelation on Monday while speaking with newsmen after …
The medical report of Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), has leaked to the media. SaharaReporters on Monday published that the July 8, 2019 report shows that the detained Shiites leader in Nigeria was in need of urgent medical attention. …
Former Senate President, Pius Anyim, has said members of the National Assembly wanted to impeach President Olusegun Obasanjo, because they were aggrieved for influencing the removal of several presiding officers of the 4th Senate. However, he said the lawmakers were blackmailed from impeaching the President. …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Senate to further give credibility into its ministerial screening by sending the names of the nominees to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). PDP had said the screening exercise must have enabled the Senate to further …
