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- The national chairman of the United Progressives Party (UPP) Chekwas Okorie, disclosed that he was the one who placed Nnamdi Kanu in the political limelight by appointing him as the chairman of APGA in 2002 - Okorie stated that unlike Kanu, he had traveled extensively around the country numerous times and had profound knowledge of the location of Igbos in the country; enough to know that secession is not the answer - Okorie revealed that in 2000, at the height of the Sharia implementation, he was the only easterner who visited the Igbo settlement in Gusau; and the trip had opened his eyes Chekwas Okorie, the national chairman of United Progressives Party (UPP), has stated that Nnamdi Kanu’s agitation for Biafra would not do any good to the Igbo ethnic group. According to reports, Okorie acknowledged that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) was his political son, but he stated that he (Kanu) was not familiar with the place of the Igbo tribe in ...

T he recent face-off between Mr. Raji Fashola (SAN), the triangular federal minister of power, works and housing provokes this write up he said that the senate had no right to increase the budget as is being done by the national assembly since the inception of democracy in Nigeria. We just have to settle this issue once and for all. This reminds me of Mr. Gani fawehinmi, Dr. Tai Solarin and Malam Aminu Kano of blessed memories. The present social critics are bull dogs who cannot bite. The senate is playing God as members see themselves as the Alfa and Omega of the Nation, which cannot be queried or questioned by any citizen. Nigeria Senate will go on two or three Weeks holidays when the rest of us only go on two days of any public holiday. The whole Senators of Nigeria abandoned their legislative duties to be in court as a sign of solidarity with the Senate President. The present Nigerian senate is the odd-one in the whole world where the opposition party is the d...

- The Supreme Court is set to determine the authentic faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today, Wednesday, July 12 - The battle is between the factions of Ahmed Makarfi and Ali Modu Sheriff   All roads lead to Nigeria's apex court today, Wednesday, July 12 as the Supreme Court gives a final judgement on the authentic faction of the PDP. The battle is between the factions of Ahmed Makarfi and Ali Modu Sheriff. Former governor of Jigawa state, Alhaji Sule Lamido arrives the court premises NAIJ.com is on ground to bring you live updates from inside and outside the courtroom. 8:56am - Inside and outside the court room filled to the brim by supporters of the PDP 9:03a.m - Supreme Court justices led by CJN Walter Onnoghen enters court room 9: 24am - Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour now reading the lead judgment of the Supreme Court on the PDP leadership tussle 9:32am - Sheri...

The Nigeria's acting president, Prefessor yemi Osinbajo, left Nigeria on Tuesday, July 11 to London where he met with muhammadu Buhari. his's media aide Laolu Akande, tweeted that Osinbajo would be presiding over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Aso roack by 11 am on Wedneday, July 12. Akande said: “AgP Osinbajo now back in Abuja from London & will be presiding over FEC this morning starting @ 11am at the Council Chambers in Aso Rock.” Professor Yemi Osinbajo finally met with ailing President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, July 11 in London and spent just one hour with the latter Buhari in London. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) is reporting that Osinbajo, the acting president, swiftly left after the meeting to return to Nigeria. The report said Osinbajo arrived in the night at the Abuja House, where Mr Buhari has been living since he arrived 8 May, from Nigeria for medical vacation. Read more: https://www.naij.com/1114494-osinbajo-finally-meets...

- Senator Bukola Saraki has been penciled for recall by some of his constituents - The constituents who are acting under the umbrella of “Kwara Must Change,” apologised to Nigerians for producing Saraki - The group said by electing Saraki, the people of the constituency voted for hunger, unemployment, more suffering and extreme hardship Senate President Bukola Saraki's constituents in Kwara Central Senatorial District have announced plan to recall him. The constituents who are acting under the umbrella of “Kwara Must Change,” while announcing their plans to recall the senate president apologized to Nigerians for producing such senator for the country. The group as part of their reasons for demanding for the recall of the senate president said in a statement that they had no option that to call for Saraki's recall after realising the damage he has done to Nigeria. "Realising the extent of damages done by the man we supplied to Nigeria as our contrib...

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