2016 Budget Padding: Crisis hits APC as party leader demands Oyegun, Buni, others’ resignation

A new dimension may have been added to the ongoing 2016 budget padding saga threatening to tear the House Representatives apart.

REMOVE MY NAME FROM ARMS PROBE OR I SPILL YOUR DIRTY SECRETS, DAMBAZZAU DARES BUHARI

The crisis currently rocking the arms scandal, since the arms committee made efforts to submit its report, has taken another twist, as the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazzau, has made persistent efforts to be excluded in the arms scandal report, when inside sources in the committee had confirmed that the Minister was also involved in the scandal.

Saraki Must Go: Shocking Details Of Obasanjo’s Meeting With Buhari Emerge

Surprising details of the meeting between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Muhammadu Buhari has emerged.

POLICE, SSS BROKER PEACE BETWEEN WIKE, AMAECHI

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, committed themselves to peace in the oil rich state on Tuesday, same day rerun elections in the state were postponed for fear of violence.

HOW APC BRIBED EDO SPEAKER TO STEP DOWN TO MAKE WAY FOR OSHIOMHOLE'S CANDIDATE

The APC has concluded arrangements to bribe Hon Elizabeth Ativie with the sum of N30m to temporarily step aside as Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, to enable an Esan legislator emerge as Speaker in order to hoodwink the Esan people into accepting Shuaibu as Deputy Governor to Godwin Obaseki, the APC governorship flag bearer in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state.

Ex-House Appropriation Chair, Jibrin, strikes again, says Dogara took bribes from agencies, multinationals

Embattled former chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has struck again, this time with new revelations about how Speaker Yakubu Dogara allegedly perpetrated a massive shakedown of administrators of government agencies and multinational firms operating in the country.

How Goodluck Jonathan Frustrated Our Move – Ike Ekweremadu

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, over the weekend has revealed how the former president, Goodluck Jonathan blocked every effort to separate the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation from that of Minister of Justice.

Edo guber candidate Obaseki steps down for PDP’s Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu

In a dramatic twist in Benin, the Accord Party gubernatorial candidate and younger brother to Godwin Obaseki of the All Progressives Party, Dr Don Pedro Obaseki has stepped down for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the September 10 2016 election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, collapsing his entire political structure into the PDP.

DOKPESI LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN, SEEKS POLITICAL OFFICE

Emeritus Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, High Chief Raymond Aleogho Dokpesi, will kick off his campaign for the national chairmanship of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today.

PDP WILL RECLAIM POWER IN 2019 - BODE GEORGE

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olabode George, has stated how the party can reclaim power from the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2019.

CAMPAIGN PROMISES: OBASEKI TO ESTABLISH FARMS IN ALL LOCAL GOVT. COUNCILS IN EDO STATE

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has promised to establish farm in each of the 18 local government areas of the state with the sum of N100 million within the first six months of his coming into office.

ONDO ATTORNEY GENERAL RESIGNS TO PURSUE GOVERNORSHIP AMBITIONS

The Attorney General and Justice Commissioner in Ondo State, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede (SAN) has resigned his appointment to pursue his governorship ambition in the November gubernatorial election.

SARAKI RESHUFFLES SENATE COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP AS TINUBUGETS, MARAFA OTHERS GET JUICY POSITIONS

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has reshuffled the leaderships of the Senate’s committees.

JONATHAN HOSTS PDP SENATORS

Former President Goodluck Jonathan recently played host to senators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Sacked House of Reps Appropriation chairman calls for Dogara's resignation, says he tried to allocate N40bn to himself & others

 

Former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, who was sacked by Speaker Yakubu Dogara over alleged padding of the 2016 budget, has released a statement in which he alleged that Dogara and some other lawmakers tried to allocate to themselves 40billion naira out of the 100billion allocated to the entire National Assembly. He called for Dogara's resignation. 

EXPOSED: INEC Chairman In Secret Meeting With Magnus Abe, Rivers APC Chairman

Embattled senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Magnus Abe, along with the Rivers State chairman of the party and other party officials, on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 held a private meeting, with the INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu in Abuja.

AMAECHI, OTHERS PAID N100M EACH TO BE ADMITTED INTO APC - BAFARAWA

Former governor of Sokoto state, Attahiru Bafarawa has made a serious allegation against the All Progressive Congress, APC.

He claimed that corruption is rife within the party, especially since the acceptance of 5 former PDP governors.

WHY ATIKU IS AFRAID OF RIBADU

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar is very angry presently. The All Progressives Congress (APC) top-shot is bitter that the National Executives of the party has allowed Nuhu Ribadu to rejoin the party.

Insiders disclosed to us that Atiku is not very comfortable with the return of the former chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to the APC as this move will affect his hold on the party in Adamawa State where they both hailed from.

PDP LEADERS WOO NUHU RIBADU TO RESCUE THE PARTY

Some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have called on pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to rescue the former ruling party from total collapse, Leadership reports.

SHERIFF, MARKAFI, EKWEREMADU IN CLOSE DOOR RECONCILIATORY MEETING

Ahmed Makarfi, the national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and the former chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff are in a closed-door reconciliatory meeting in Abuja.