The PDP primaries may have come and gone, but their memories will linger for a very a long time especially against the backdrop of the performance of Jonathan’s men who resigned to contest. Many of them, at the end of the day, came out wounded, some humiliated, defeated while some won with the support of some powerful connection and influence.

Barrister Andrew Oru, a senior lawyer and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Delta State came to national limelight as one of two lawyers that raised the issue of the alleged conviction of a former governor of the state. Oru who had initially aspired for the 2015 governorship ticket of the PDP subsequently became a senior adviser of one of the major aspirants, Mr. David Edevbie, a fellow Urhobo.

Mr. JONATHAN ABIMBOLA was a former Safety Officer of the Indian company, African Fertilizers and Chemicals Nigeria Limited. In this interview with Saturday Vanguard, he reveals things about the operations of the Indian company in Nigeria.

Enugu State has been in the eye of the storm since 2014. As we step into 2015 , events of the past year will definitely determine the faith of politicians and the people in this new year. This report attempts to highlight major events that placed the state at the centre of national discourse.

The Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr Doyin Okupe has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari is too old and that his intelligent also too low.

AHEAD of next month’s general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP conducted its primaries last year to field candidates for the election based on the guidelines and timetable provided by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

OSUN State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has faulted the federal government over claims that the stolen 400,000 oil barrels per day since 2013 was responsible for the drop in revenues accruing to states and local governments by 40 percent.

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said his administration has fought corruption more than other past administrations in the country, asking the opposition All progressives Congress, APC, to tell Nigerians how it would tackle corruption if voted into power in the country.

I love the thought of a New Year. I love the notion that the good, the bad and the ugly of the past year are behind me and I can start on a new slate. It’s a form of closure and I love it. I also like the feeling of having a blank page, a white canvass to play with. I love the energy of the first few days as I try to plan the year and luxuriate on the purity of my vast, virgin canvass. In many ways, it is like a new birth.

THE All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign has expressed dismay and
disappointment at the inability of the incumbent President and presidential candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to use the opportunity offered by his campaign outings to tell Nigerians what he has done for them in the last six years.

President Jonathan had said at a PDP rally in Lagos Thursday that MEND tried to assassinate him on two separate occasions, pointing out that the leader of the organisation, Henry Okah, now serving a jail term in South Africa, was paid to assassinate him in 2010.

Barrister Andrew Oru, a senior lawyer and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Delta State came to national limelight as one of two lawyers that raised the issue of the alleged conviction of a former governor of the state. Oru who had initially aspired for the 2015 governorship ticket of the PDP subsequently became a senior adviser of one of the major aspirants, Mr. David Edevbie, a fellow Urhobo.

AHEAD of next month’s Presidential and general elections, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Adamu Muazu has boasted that in spite of his attack on the Presidential candidate of the party, President Goodluck Jonathan, former President Olusegun Obasanjo will work assiduously for the party to win.

By Solomon Nwoke Super Eagles skipper Vincent Enyeama on Thursday night, demonstrated the spirit of sportsmanship, when he showed no bitter feeling over his inability to win the 2014 African Footballer of the year, which Cote d’Ivoire’s  midfielder Yaya Toure won for a record fourth time.         Speaking after the elaborate and […]

By Solomon Nwoke On a night that Ivorian star midfielder, Yaya Toure rewrote African history books by winning a fourth consecutive CAF African Player of the Year award in Lagos, it was left to the women to save the day for Nigerian football, as they picked up valuable awards at a colourful ceremony held at the […]