Editorial: Oshiomhole and the crisis rocking the APC
The chaos and dramatic turn of events in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) following the political sacrilege by the Screening and Appeal Committees of the Edo governorship primary which…
PDP waits as APC mounts pressure on Obaseki to reverse resignation
Some leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have been mounting pressure on Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, to reconsider and reverse his decision to resign from the party…
FBI indicts six Nigerians in connection with Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) — Six Nigerian nationals have been federally indicted in Nebraska, wanted in connection with elaborate schemes targeting business executives out of millions of dollars. The FBI announced…
Gov. Obaseki resigns from APC
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has resigned his membership of All Progressives Congress (APC), saying he will soon announce his next line of action. Obaseki, disclosed his position to State…
Don’t cry, Mr. Godwin – by Sam Omatseye.
THE Yoruba folk tale reminds one of Godwin Obaseki and his court jesters. It is about a swaggering elephant and the choir behind him. They tickle him with their songs…
Edo 2020: APC screening committee disqualifies Incumbent Gov. Godwin Obaseki from Gubernatorial Race
The All Progressive Congress (APC) screening committee has disqualified the incumbent governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, and two others from participating in the Edo Governorship election. In the words…
EXCLUSIVE: US to oppose Okonjo-Iweala’s WTO bid over AfDB Adesina snub
Although the election of the next Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), will not be decided until next August, there are strong indications that the United States will…
President Buhari’s 2020 Democracy Day Speech
*The full text of the national broadcast by President Muhammadu Buhari on Democracy Day 2020 Fellow Nigerians, 1. The 2020 celebration of Democracy Day marks 21 years of uninterrupted civil…
Nigeria’s daily Covid-19 toll hits record high as NCDC confirms 681 new cases
Nigeria recorded its highest daily toll on Thursday with 681 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in 17 states, bringing the total infections to 14, 554. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control…
Amid plot to disqualify Obaseki, court restrains APC, INEC
There are strong indications that Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State might face another hurdle in the June 22 governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Sources within the…