The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced it will stage a peaceful procession to INEC headquarters in Abuja on Thursday to register its disapproval of the Commission’s string of failures in conducting recent elections, including the Delta Central Senatorial District bye-election and the ‘inconclusive’ Anambra Governorship poll.

More than 4,000 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Keffi and Kokona local government areas of Nasarawa State.

NO fewer than 40 people were killed yesterday, when gunmen attacked four villages in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Following yesterday’s defection of the G-5 governors and the Abubakar Kawu Baraje led nPDP to the All Progressive Congress, APC, Vanguard learnt that the APC is planning to present Governors Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State and Babatunde  Fashola of Lagos State as its candidates for the 2015 Presidential election.

Concerned about the level of corruption within the justice sector, the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, yesterday, urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to make public the names of all the sitting Jud

A former governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, on Tuesday expressed support for the Federal Government plans to establish a new national carrier. This came as the Senate yesterday denied the report that it has suspended the proposal to make Eagle Airline the national carrier, saying it has no such report before it.

NATIONAL leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said, yesterday, that it was not moved by the movement of some members of the G7 governors and the Abubakar Kawu Baraje led splinter group to the opposition party, the All Progressive Congress, APC.

THE governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Anambra gubernatorial election, Mr. Tony Nwoye said yesterday that his party will not be part of the supplementary election in 211 polling units as scheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for next Saturday, November 30.

YESTERDAY’S decamping of most G-7 governors and members of the new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) to the All Peoples Congress (APC) elicited mixed reactions in the polity.

The Special Ad-viser to the President on Political Affairs, Ahmed Gulak, has dismissed the defection of some G-7 governors from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressive Congress, APC, saying their action does not pose any threat to the ruling party.

A 45-year-old farmer, Lawrence Adedapo, is now in Police custody for allegedly forcibly having carnal knowledge of a 75-year-old woman, Grace Asaolu, at Ogbese Camp, Ise-Ekiti in Ise-Orun Local Government Area of Ekiti State.

Once again, the Federal Government came out hotly in self-defence over charges of worsening poverty rate in Nigeria.

On a day it marked the 15th anniversary of its formation, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was factionalised, resulting to the formation of a splinter group known as New PDP by a group of seven governors. The formation of the group was hinged on the emergence of a ‘Unity List’ at the special national convention of PDP held in Abuja, which allegedly left out the names of some supporters of the seven governors from contesting.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar just turned 67. Naturally, friends and well-wishers, employees and political associates rolled out the drums and took volumes of pages in newspapers to remind the nation that he is still in the market, calling on Nigerians to come forward for service.

Victor Moses was yesterday named the Nigerian Footballer of the Year,2013. He was conferred with the honour by the Nigerian Sports Award. Moses defeated John Obi Mikel and Sunday Mba who were the other nominees for the award.