The All Progressives Congress (APC) Scandinavia Chapter has vehemently condemned the result of the elections held at the National Assembly on Tuesday which produced Senator Bukola Saraki as senate president.

SOME senators have expressed mixed reactions over the review of remunerations of lawmakers in the country.

Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Founding Father and Life Member PDP Board of Trustees, BoT,Obong Victor Attah who described what happened at the Senate as very sad and return to garrison politics, said, “It is my conviction that the Nigerian political space should have been spared the type of pollution that occurred in the Senate chamber on Tuesday 9th June 2015.

STRONG indications emerged yesterday that the crisis which rocked the family of the thirty- six state governors under the aegis, Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF during former President Goodluck Jonathan was set to continue as the factional group which was loyal to former governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has fixed a meeting for next week.

As the trial of some staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria and other commercial banks over alleged fraud totaling over N8billion continues, the Economic Financial Crimes Commission yesterday told the Federal High Court in Ibadan that one of the run-away suspects had been arrested.

I join the numerous friends and admirers of Mr Sam Amuka (Uncle Sam) to congratulate him on his 80th birthday and to wish him many happy returns in good health and contentment. My admiration for Uncle Sam dates back to his “Sad Sam” column in the Sunday Times that he edited between 1967 and 1971.

By ADERONKE ADEYERI National affairs commentator, Jimi Disi was on Classic FM for his usual Front Page News analysis, a review of newspaper stories and said the following on Wednesday, June 10 edition: On the emergence of Bukola Saraki as Senate President when some APC members including Senators-elect were at the International Conference Center for […]

The Nollywood you know today is not the one that cropped up from Hilbert Ogungbe. Nollywood came about with the sales, marketing and multiplication of CDs. The Igbos got more involved by their investments. The Igbos did what they had to do, whether good or not, it has given us the platform.

The controversy tailing the election of leaders of the 8th National Assembly may have been consequent upon the mistakes made by the national leadership of All Progressives Congress, APC.

The most interesting happened when Chinedu Ikedieze and Osita Iheme popularly known as ‘’Aki and Pawpaw, visited me in Uganda. There was traffic standstill from the airport to the Nigerian Embassy to the extent that we had to call on the military to handle the crowd. The likes of Psquare, Danfo Drivers and Flavour were also invited for stage performance and they pulled a crowd of over 300,000 people beating that of Akon.

Apologies are in order, for a start. The office of Femi Adesina, veteran journalist and newly appointed spokesman for President Muhamadu Buhari, was merged with that of Akinwumi Adesina, newly elected President of the African Development Bank, on this page last week. The error is regretted.

“Everything about my life is serious. Of course it’s serious.” This is the response of superstar rapper Ice Prince to a question about his relationship with Ghanaian-French beauty Maima.

I met Akon at a night club in London and I remember him whispering into my ear, saying he was really impressed. I also met Jermaine Jackson at the African Music Awards in London and he said the same thing. To me, these were inspiring moments and I said I wanted to take this up. So I quit my job around 2010 and I moved back to Nigeria in 2011.”

Finally, it has happened. The much awaited but controversial wedding ceremony has taken place. They have now officially become man and wife. Even if not fully supported by law, they have been able to use the lee way out to their advantage. After all, he has been technically a free man in the last four years, plus. Now, the new Mr. and Mrs. can carry on unhindered, at least, as far as their conscience will allow them, probably.

On a day President Muhammadu Buhari received the final report of its transition committee on the handover, the All Progressives Congress APC made a volte face on the election of Senator Bukola Saraki as the President of the senate as it declared that he was duly elected.