MORE governorship candidates emerged yesterday from the All Progressives Congress (APC) nationwide primaries. Among those who picked the party’s tickets are Akinwunmi Ambode in Lagos, former Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, who won the primaries in Kaduna; Mohammed Abubakar (Bauchi); Dr. Nyere Anyim (Abia); Senator Mohammed Umaru Jibrilla Bindow (Adamawa); and Barr. Simon Lalong (Plateau).

Prophet T.B. Joshua, of Synagogue Church Of All Nations yesterday told the Coroner Court investigating collapse of a guest house within the church that it must bow to the High Court.

Prominent indigenes of Okija community in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, have risen in defence of the dreaded shrines in the area popularly known as Alusi Okija in Igbo parlance, saying that the shrines do not kill innocent persons, as being portrayed.

Recently, I came across the story of a 14-year-old American “girl”, Jazz Jennings, who was born a boy, but did a sex change to transmute to a girl. According to the story, Jazz started “leaning toward a feminine side at only 15 months old (hmmm).

P rof. Sylvester Monye was until recently the special adviser to the president on performance monitoring and evaluation, a job that took him round the country and gave him a vintage position to familiarise himself with the running of government. Before then, he was Executive Secretary of the National Planning Commission, secretary of NADECO UK, secretary of the National Conscience Party in the UK among other prominent positions.

There are indications that reprieve may come the way of the Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal with regards to providing him Police security following his triumph as the All Progressive Congress governorship candidate in Sokoto State.

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja There are strong indications that the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Banabas Gemade has decided to join the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, to realize his re-election bid in the Senate. Already Senator Gemade who represents Benue North East Senatorial District has tendered a letter of […]

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There was pandemonium yesterday at Amechi, Nkanu-West Local Government Area of Enugu State as the community could not come to terms with former governor of old Anambra State, Senator Jim Nwobodo over where his,son,Jim, Ifeanyi Nwobodo Jnr would be buried.

By Clifford Ndujihe, Festus Ahon,  Francis Igata &  Caleb Ayansina AHEAD of tomorrow’s senatorial primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, yesterday, withdrew from the Delta South Senatorial race. He said his decision is in the interest of peace and security of the state. The withdrawal, which some observers […]