LAGOS — Seven members of the Ogun State House of Assembly, including the Minority Leader, Ganiyu Oyedeji, have resigned their membership of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). This was disclosed by the Speaker of the Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, through the separate letters he read during the plenary on Thursday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Aside Oyedeji, other defectors are Musefiu Lamidi (Ado Odo Ota 11),...

The Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has urged the National Assembly to listen to the Nigerians’ call for restructuring, and take responsibility for that effect. He added that the National Assembly has the power and moral authority to respond to the call if the Presidency is not doing so. Wole Soyinka said this while speaking in an interview on AIT’s Kakaaki Programme on Wednesday. The Literati said, “The Presidency is saying it’s not my responsibility....

AWKA — Chief Johnbosco Onunkwo, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared his intention to contest for the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra on the platform of the party. Onunkwo made the formal declaration at a meeting with the State Working Committee of the party at its office in Awka on Friday. He said he was at the party Secretariat to inform them that he would join other aspirants in the...