Orji said the disagreement between the governors and the party’s national leadership over the endorsement of candidates at the state level did not come up for discussion.

He said that the party’s governorship candidates would emerge through free and transparent primaries contrary to reports of endorsements in the media.

European Union foreign ministers thrashed out measures to help halt Ebola’s deadly spread on Monday, as Nigeria — Africa’s most populous country — was expected to be declared free of the disease.

A women leader and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP member from the Northwest region, Hajia Binta Kuraye has lambasted a chieftain of the party from the region, Hon. Bello Haliru for the statement he made during the Transformation Ambassador of Nigeria, TAN grand finale rally that the region supported Jonathan/Sambo candidacy for 2015 elections.

America airdropped weapons, ammunition and medical supplies for the first time to Syrian Kurds in Kobane, US Central Command said Sunday, as the fierce battle for the key city continued to rage.

NATIONAL Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Adamu Muazu yesterday handed over to God those who criticise the Federal Government on the issue of Chibok secondary school girls still in Boko Haram’s captivity.

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, debunked rumours making the rounds that he planned to be the running mate of former Head of State, General Muhamadu Buhari (retd) in the 2015 Presidential elections.

European foreign ministers gather in Luxembourg Monday to try and formalise a joint EU response to combat the Ebola virus amid diplomatic warnings the crisis has reached a “tipping point”.

ABUJA—MEMBERS of the House of Representatives Committee on Ethics and Privileges will on Wednesday commence hearing on an alleged $50,000 bribe given to Peoples Democratic Party,PDP lawmakers to stall a motion on the seized $9.3 million arms deal in South Africa.

Ahead of the World Health Organisation, WHO, declaration of Nigeria as an Ebola Virus Disease free country today, Nigerians have called for extension of the leadership shown in the Ebola containment to other areas of national development, particularly, the troubled health sector.

The immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Kayode Fayemi, yesterday debunked claims of financial recklessness levelled against his administration, saying that the state is indebted to the tune of N36.317 billion as at October 15, 2014, when he left office, against an indebtedness of N57 billion.

Associates of All Progressives Congress, APC leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu are lining up three possible running mates for Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) should the former head of state prevail in the forthcoming presidential nomination convention of the party.

On Wednesday, October 15, 2014, former military head of state, retired Major General Muhammadu Buhari, made his much awaited declaration to run for the presidency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, at the Eagle Square, Abuja. It was the fourth time since 2003 when he broke into the quadrennial vocation of seeking to rule Nigeria again.

The people of Ikara Community (near Ologbo), Ikpoba/Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, have vowed to jointly rebuild their community that has been ravaged by oil pollution following ruptures in the oil pipelines of the National Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, passing through the community.

NIGERIANS and their democracy are unique. If elsewhere people delight in the capacities of their government to deepen their liberties, broaden opportunities, our democracy is delivered as structures, visible and tangible. We call them dividends of democracy.

By PETER EGWUATU Fitch Ratings has upgraded Togo-based Ecobank Transnational Incorporated’s (ETI) the holding company of the pan-African Ecobank group) Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘B’ from ‘B-’ and Viability Rating (VR) to ‘b’ from ‘b-’. Fitch further stated that the bank’s outlook is stable, stressing that its IDRs was based on its intrinsic […]