A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Hon. Bamidele Faparusi , has described the recently filed petition of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Governorship candidate, in the July 14 election, kolapo Olusola, at the Tribunal, as an exercise in futility.

The PDP, senator representing Bayelsa East constituency, Ben-Murray Bruce, on Saturday condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s repeated vacation to Britain, saying that such vacation would only damage Nigeria’s economy rather increasing it.

The new Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Mr. Titus Ugba, has said that the Governor of Benue State, Mr Samuel Ortom, is yet to be served an impeachment notice, adding that the eight lawmakers cannot give impeachment notice and thereafter seek for signatures for impeachment.

The National Executive Committee of the People Democratic Party (PDP) has written to officially notify the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Department of State Security Service (DSS) and the police command in Ogun State, of the expulsion of the Senator representing Ogun East, Senator Buruji Kashamu and three others from the party.

Bangladeshi Students demanding better road safety took to the streets of Dhaka for a seventh straight day on Saturday, bringing traffic in the city to a standstill.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed insinuations in some quarters that the recent wave of defections into the party may sow seeds of discord within its ranks, nothing that the PDP has further been strengthen with the return of some highly profile defectors last week.

The Arole Oodua & Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II and former president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo were among the dignitaries that graced this year’s edition of Celebrate the Comforter, organized by the world famous Reverend Mother Esther Ajayi of the UK based Love of Christ Church(LOC).

The Nigeria Rugby has announced the appointment of South African Bronson Weir as head coach of the senior Men’s Rugby National Team, the Black Stallions. This was announced on Thursday at a world press conference chaired by the rugby body’s president, Kelechukwu Mbagwu, following the re-admittance of Nigeria into the international scene by Rugby Africa.

The Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF) has recalled two Nigerian internationals, Tunde Oduwole and Wale Fasina, from suspension.

Top Oil Exporter Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it would resume all oil shipments through the strategic Red Sea shipping lane of Bab al-Mandeb, the state news agency SPA reported.

Greece’s Maria Sakkari delivered one of the biggest upsets of her career at the WTA San Jose tournament on Friday, ousting former seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams in a straight sets shocker.

Two of France’s biggest rap stars, Booba and Kaaris have been ordered to spend a month in custody after a brawl between them and their entourages delayed flights and forced a partial shutdown of a Paris airport.

The ECOWAS peace Mission in Guinea Bissau, ECOMIB, has reassured a visiting delegation of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) of its total commitment to complementing the national security agencies in securing Guinea Bissau’s parliamentary elections slated for November 18.

THE Management of Daar Communications, a broadcast outfit, Thursday raised the alarm that ahead of 2019 general and Presidential elections, the federal government is out to muzzle and stifle them out of operations.

Ahead of the 2019 general election, the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.