National Executive Committee, NEC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is to meet soon to approve a date and procedures for a national convention of the party to pick a new set of national officers, it emerged yesterday.

Past and serving Senators from the South-West geo-political zone, yesterday, took a critical look at the state of affairs in the country and returned a damning verdict: things are in dire straits and there is need for total overhaul of the polity.

Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has flayed what it described as the alleged appointment of a student as acting Vice-Chancellor of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma (AAU).

BY GBENGA ARIYIBI ADO-EKITI-Ekiti State Police Command has nabbed seven staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for allegedly doctoring electoral materials used in April general elections.    The workers were said to have been caught in the act at an undisclosed hotel in Omuo-Ekiti, headquarters of Ekiti East Local Government area of the […]

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday declared that he had no option than to lead Nigeria in the next four years with the fear of God, since his emergence was God-driven.

Tears flowed, yesterday, at the popular Cele Bus Stop when a middle-aged man, simply identified by close associates as Man Koko, was crushed to death by a trailer.

Soldiers engaged policemen in a clash again, yesterday, at Obanikoro, Ikorodu road, following an attempt to tow the vehicle of a military personnel for encroaching on BRT lane.

The Eagles are hard pressed for qualification points in their Nations Cup campaign and coach Samson Siasia is under pressure to win their next game against Madagascar in September, but that match would be a mountain to climb for the Nigerian side.

Coach Austin Eguavoen must be a happy man after the players in the National Under-23 camp for tomorrow’s All Africa Games qualifier against Ghana swelled to 22 following the return of AC Milan’s Nnamdi Oduamadi and Agboola Babalola, who was invited following the delayed return of Nurudeen Orelesi.

YES, I know that there is no excuse for the terror and mayhem that Boko Haram is inflicting on law-abiding citizens. Yes, I too was appalled when the car bomber invaded Police Headquarters and killed himself and several others.