Former President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed gratitude to God for being celebrated despite all the corruption allegations against him and members of his cabinet. The Bayelsa-born politician, who spoke at the presentation of “Dear President Goodluck Jonathan”, a book written in his honour, thanked God for vindicating him, adding that the wrong perception about him…
Governor Bello Masari of Katsina State, on Wednesday, responded to the question on why President Muhammadu Buhari failed to visit the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara area of the state. Masari said those willing to know why Buhari failed to visit the school should ask the president themselves. Recall that Boko Haram had abducted…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit that sought to void the emergence of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last governorship election in Ondo State. The plaintiff, an APC governorship aspirant, who participated in the primary but lost – Nathaniel Adojutelegan – had…
Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has urged the military to restrategize in the war against Boko Haram. Tinubu said the war against Boko Haram was tactical, hence the need to replan and change strategies. He spoke during a condolence visit to the Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum in Maiduguri,…
Four out of the five Senators elected to replace vacant seats following the death of three lawmakers and the emergence of Bayelsa Governor and his Deputy have been sworn in to replace the vacant seats. The senators who were sworn in today December 15 by Senate President Ahmad Lawan, are Seriake Dickson representing Bayelsa West, Cleopas…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the U.S. presidential election, after Biden won the state-by-state Electoral College vote that officially determines the U.S. presidency, the Kremlin said. The Kremlin had said it would wait for the official results of the election before commenting on its outcome, even as…
Kano State House of Assembly Speaker, Abdulazeez Garba-Gafasa and the Majority Leader of the assembly, Kabiru Dashi has resigned. The Speaker announced his resignation in a letter titled ‘Notification of Resignation’ dated Dec. 14 and addressed to the Clerk and Permanent Secretary. Garba-Garfasa in his resignation letter said his decision was based on personal reasons,…
*US Attorney Gene The United States Attorney General, William Barr, has announced he would resign next week, ending a tenure in which the Trump loyalist carried the administration’s “law and order” message but ultimately dealt the most credible blow to Trump when he publicly refuted Trump’s claims that the 2020 election was fraudulent. Trump’s announcement…
Group Captain Sam Ewang (rtd), a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Military Administrator of Ogun state has vowed that he will not allow any candidate deceive him again ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Speaking in an interview with Daily Independent, Ewang who said he played a huge role in…
Four suspended members of the Ondo House of Assembly have been reinstated. Speaker of the house, Bamidele Oleyelogun who announced on Monday December 14 said the lawmakers were reinstated in obedience to orders given by the high and appeal courts in the state. The reinstated lawmakers include a former deputy speaker, Iroju Ogundeji, as well as…