When penultimate weekend Senator Godswill Akpabio arrived to be introduced to major stakeholders in his new party, there was an unusual, perhaps an uncommon expectation by the stakeholders as they beheld the man who almost singularly caused their exit from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to their new home in the APC.

Kano was last night on a political edge after a former governor of the state; Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau pulled back from confirming speculations of his defection from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

DISTURBED by what happened yesterday, following the raiding of the Asokoro residence of the former Federal Commissioner for Information and South South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark by the Police over alleged possession of arms and ammunition in his house, the Police Management team, yesterday visited the site for projects and came to a conclusion that they will get there.

A presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, challenged anyone with evidence of corruption against him to come forward.

Inspector General of Police Mr. Ibrahim Idris has on Tuesday denied sending junior officers to raid the residence of the former Federal Commissioner for Information and South South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark.

THE Police on Tuesday raided the Abuja residence of Federal Commissioner for Information and South South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark.

SENATOR representing Delta Central senatorial district, Ovie Omo-Agege, has vowed that himself and other progressive senators on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, would ensure that Senate President and senator representing Kwara central, Dr. Bukola Saraki is sacked from office and “chased away” from the senate.

Nigeria’s former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has said he has “fears” for the country’s election next year as he attacked President Muhammadu Buhari for intransigence and wanting to cling on to power.

A former Kano State Governor, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressive Congress (APC).

A civilian Joint Task Force volunteer and a high ranking official working with Borno State Government who pleaded anonimity confirmed that the sporadic gunshots and explosions took place near Alau Dam along Maiduguri -Konduga road, about 15 kilometres away from the metropolis.

Apparently not ready to tread on war path with the Presidency, the acting Director General of the Department of State Services, Matthew Seiyefa, has bowed to the directive of the Presidency to stop the reorganization of key staff until further notice.

An international donor conference in Berlin pledged 2.17 billion euros ($2.52 billion) on Monday to help countries around Lake Chad to fight Boko Haram, organisers said.

A 19-year old man whose name was given as Prince Chigozie reportedly hanged himself because he was denied of some bananas by a relation.

Death toll rises to 48 in Boko Haram troop attack: military sources

President Muhammadu Buhari has come under severe  pressure   to sack the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Sovereign Investment Fund, NSIA, Mr. Uche Orji, and a number of other influential technocrats in his government.