APC’s NWC Visits Aso Rock, Counters Governors Move Over Obaseki

The All Progressives Congress’ National Working Committee led by its Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on Monday met with the Presidency to counter the moves of some governors, who have begun to change the decision of the party on their Edo State counterpart, Mr. Godwin Obaseki. The committee arrives at the Aso Rock at about 4:30pm for a meeting with the President’s Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari. Oshiomhole in an interview with the State House...

OPINION: The Church Must Make Reparation for its Role in Slavery, Segregation

The ever-expanding protests over the epidemic of police violence and systemic racism in the United States, manifested most recently in the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, have brought our society to another monumental crossroad. At the intersection of these enduring crimes against humanity and protesters of varying hues and creeds screaming, “Enough is enough,” is a global system of anti-Blackness and violence that has strangled Black communities in the United States...

CAN Appeals to Govts to Tackle Insecurity

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kaduna State Chapter has appealed to government at all levels to tackle the security challenges facing the country. Rev. John Hayab, the Chairman of CAN made the appeal in a statement on Monday. Hayab said that the chapter was sad and upset with the killings and increasing insecurity in the north, especially in Kaduna, Katsina, Sokoto and Borno States. “Our governments must therefore live up to their responsibility by...

Ndigbo in Lagos Strategizes and Mobilizes for APC Towards 2023

Ndigbo in Lagos State has inaugurated executives who will work toward ensuring that the All Progressives (APC) gets favor in the 2023 outing. Leader Jude Idimogu, who represents Oshodi/Isolo II State Constituency, begins mass mobilization and sensitization of all the Igbo in Lagos on the importance of belonging to the ruling party. 40 members of the group were named alongside some committed leaders as executive members of Ndigbo in APC. They were mandated to embark...

APC Governors Set to Meet Buhari Over Obaseki

The governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress are preparing to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari over the party’s governorship primary crisis in Edo State. It is gathered that the governors would seek for Buhari’s intervention in the crisis, which led to the disqualification of the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, from the State APC primary scheduled for June 22. The West African Pilot had earlier reported that Obaseki on Sunday...

UPDATE: Obaseki Promises to be Making Next Move After Meeting with Buhari

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has promised his supporters that he would be making his next move after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. He made this known via his Twitter handle on Sunday. The Governor while appreciating the show of solidarity shower on him by the goodwill people of Edo people and Nigerians, and promises to make next move after he complete consultation with supporters and President Buhari. Obaseki tweeted, “I appreciate the sustained...

Obaseki Meets Wike in Rivers State

The embattling Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, meets with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, at the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt. The development followed the reports that Obaseki may be joining another political party following his disqualification to participate in the governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress, Edo State. The Rivers State Governor tweeted with pictures of their meetings, “With H.E Godwin Obaseki at the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt.”...

From Osun to Kogi, Drivers/Police flunk the COVID-19 orders buying their ways with cash

“From Akoko Edo to Ibilo, the checkpoints were endless” To curtail the spread of Covid-19 cases in Nigeria, on March 30, 2020, President Mohammed Buhari signed the Covid-19 Quarantine Regulation Act which regulates the conditions, time and form of quarantine compliance as well as the surveillance of individuals concerning health control measures. On April 27, Buhari ordered a nationwide dusk-to-dusk curfew and banned all interstate movement, sparing only essential interstate passengers. However, despite the standing...

UI Faults APC, Insists Issuing One Certificate to Obaseki

The University of Ibadan has faulted the claim of the All Progressives Congress that the university awarded two certificates to the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. APC claims the certificates carry two separate dates. The APC had claimed inconsistencies in the date on the UI Certificates of Obaseki, saying it is one of the reasons the party disqualified the governor from participating in the party’s primary scheduled for June 22, in the forthcoming governorship election...

ANALYSES: Reasons Obaseki Should Not Leave APC Now

The narrative of the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has reached its climax with his party, All Progressive Congress (APC), disqualifying him from contesting in the party’s primary scheduled for June 22, 2020. This story of political intrigue has gotten a lot of people talking against the ruling APC but the reality remains that if Obaseki had succeeded in outsmarting Oshiomhole, many party members, especially the governors, would make many attempts to do things...

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