Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka has backed former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his comment of Nigeria being divided under President Buhari.  In a statement titled “Between ‘Dividers-in-chief’ and Dividers-in-law” and released on Tuesday September 15, Soyinka who noted that he has never been a fan of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, averred that Nigerians no longer believe that Buhari’s administration understands…

Mr James Ngilari, a former Governor of Adamawa has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Adamawa state Chairman of APC, Alhaji Ibrahim Bilal said the former governor switched camps with thousands of his supporters after “long consultation.” Bilal who said the APC at National and state level are making arrangement to officially receive the former PDP member and his…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has defended the fuel price hike which has been approved by the federal government.  In its statement which served as a response to PDP’s rejection of fuel price hike and increased electricity tariff, the APC alleged that successive PDP governments foisted Nigeria a corruption-tainted fuel subsidy regime. According to the party’s Deputy National Publicity…

An Igbo group, Igbo for President Solidarity Group, headed by a Yoruba man, Dr. Olukayode Oshiariyo, has suggested 11 politicians from the South-Eastern states that are “qualified to be presented as presidential candidates in 2023 general elections”. Announcing the names of the Igbo politicians on Friday August 28, in Abuja after the group’s meeting, the president…

Chairman of Ikere Local Government, Mr Femi Ayodele has been suspended by the Ekiti state house of assembly over an unauthorized presidential campaign for Governor Fayemi. Ayodele had sponsored campaign posters canvassing for Governor Fayemi to contest as a presidential candidate under the platform of the All Progressive Congress in 2023, with a tagline that…