The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday, launched blistering attacks on political foes within and outside his party, swearing that God would decide the case  of  former President, Dr. Olusegun Obasanjo, for reversing himself on Atiku Abubakar’s presidential aspiration.

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and All Progressives Congress, APC, National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu were at each other’s throats, yesterday, over allegations of wealth accumulation and political adventurism.

Against the backdrop of a long and steady decline in the international oil price, the Federal Government may have started reviewing developments in the global oil market with the intention of adopting a new oil price benchmark for its 2019 budget.

The Army suffered another setback, weekend, as Boko Haram insurgents attacked and destroyed an armoured tank base of the Army at Buni Gari in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. Two soldiers were killed in the attack in which the insurgents also suffered casualties.

FOUR weeks to the end of 2018, many Nigerians would be eager to bid the year goodbye and welcome 2019 with open arms. 

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari yesterday vowed to end the Boko Haram insurgency by procuring modern weapons, improve welfare of soldiers, and enhance military operations in the North East, the epi-centre of the insurgency.

The  struggle for political supremacy in Akwa Ibom State generated pandemonium yesterday, after five members of the House of Assembly earlier expelled, reconvened to purportedly initiate impeachment proceedings against Governor Udom Emmanuel.

The nationwide solemnity arising from the killing of more than 100 Nigerian soldiers by Boko Haram in Melete, Borno State, was yesterday breached by the exchange of salvos by the two leading presidential candidates, Muhammadu Buhari and Atiku Abubakar.

South East governors and other major political office-holders, yesterday, stayed away from the installation of former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, as Waziri Adamawa in Yola, Adamawa State, sparking fears of  apparent disaffection within the party.

Apparently worried that the democratic progress so far recorded  by Nigeria could be torpedoed if the 2019 presidential  election in the country does not produce a credible and acceptable result, the United Nations  (UN) has opted to meet with some influential Nigerians and explore ways to ensure  the success of the country’s general elections.