Wednesday, 25 July 2018

NigerianEye: “Drama as 14 APC senators, 37 Reps defect to PDP” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Drama as 14 APC senators, 37 Reps defect to PDP” plus 29 more


Drama as 14 APC senators, 37 Reps defect to PDP

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 10:18 PM PDT

A gale of defection on Tuesday hit the National Assembly with 37 members of the House of Representatives and 14 senators leaving the All Progressives Congress. But President Muhammadu Buhari while...

Reactions trail security agents blockade of Saraki, Ekweremadu’s houses

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 10:31 PM PDT

Security operatives on Tuesday morning blocked the convoy of the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on its way out of his residence in Lake Chad, Maitama area of Abuja. The security operatives...

FG shifts Third Mainland Bridge closure to August

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 10:35 PM PDT

The three-day closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for investigative maintenance test earlier slated to begin on July 27, 2018, has been shifted to August 24, 2018, the Federal Government announced...

Mixed reactions trail Buhari’s speech on defecting lawmakers

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 10:45 PM PDT

Mixed reactions have trailed the statement released by President Muhammadu Buhari in the aftermath of the defection of some lawmakers from the ruling party, All Progressives Congress to the Peoples...

Nigeria will witness ‘total lunar eclipse’ on Friday - NASRDA

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 10:48 PM PDT

NIGERIA, like most part of Africa, Middle East, Southern Asia and Indian Ocean region, will witness total lunar eclipse on Friday, the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) said...

More defections loom in the House of Reps, says lawmaker

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 10:36 PM PDT

A House of Representatives member, Rep. Abdulrazak Atunwa, who with 36 others defected from All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, said more members would leave the party in the coming...

Modric, Mbappe, Ronaldo, Messi, Salah make FIFA best shortlist

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 10:33 PM PDT

French World Cup winners Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann and Raphael Varane were included alongside perennial candidates Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on a 10-man shortlist for the FIFA best...

APC won in 2015 because of Saraki’s support – Atiku warns

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 10:29 PM PDT

Former Vice -President Atiku Abubakar called for the stoppage of the alleged persecution of the leadership of the National Assembly. He said that those persecuting the President of the Senate ought...

Defections from APC good riddance - Oshiomhole boasts

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 10:22 PM PDT

All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman Adams Oshiomhole said that the defection of some Senators and House of Representatives members from the party was better for it. He spoke with State House...

President Buhari reacts to mass defection of Reps members, Senators

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 11:59 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari says the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) did its best to avoid the mass defection at the national assembly. On Tuesday, 14 senators and 37 members of the...

Presidency breaks silence on invasion of Saraki, Ekweremadu’s residences

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 11:52 AM PDT

The Presidency has condemned what it called "the orchestrated campaign against President Muhammadu Buhari" each time a Very Important Person (VIP) is invited by the law enforcement agencies. This...

15 APC Senators defect to PDP (FULL LIST)

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 10:52 PM PDT

No fewer than 15 senators of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Tuesday, defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Senate President, Bukola Saraki announced the defection of...

37 APC reps defect to PDP

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 11:55 AM PDT

A total of 37 members of the House of Representatives have defected from Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).Of this number, 32 joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while four...

IGP avoids questions from journalists after meeting Buhari

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 11:55 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police, at the presidential villa in Abuja. The meeting held a day after Idris summoned Senate President Bukola...

How I escaped security operatives’ siege – Saraki

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 10:25 AM PDT

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday relayed his experience in the hands of security operatives, who laid siege to his house, to his colleagues. Security agencies early Tuesday morning...

I warned Nigerians – Fayose reacts to Police invasion of Saraki, Ekweremadu’s residences

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 11:49 AM PDT

Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has reacted to the invasion of the residences of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. The Police on Tuesday...

Oshiomhole meets Buhari, speaks on lawmakers’ defections from APC

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 10:32 AM PDT

The National Chairman of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has said that he is happy that some members of the Senate and House of Representatives left his party for...

NFF crisis: Now is the time for stakeholders to find lasting solution – Dalung

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 09:57 AM PDT

The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, on Tuesday said football stakeholders in the country must now find lasting solution to the perennial Nigeria Football Federation...

DR Congo officially declares end to Ebola outbreak

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 09:51 AM PDT

DR Congo on Tuesday officially declared the end of an outbreak of Ebola, bringing the curtain down on a 10-week re-emergence of the disease which claimed 33 lives. "After an observation period of...

Why we dumped APC – 33 Reps defectors

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 09:46 AM PDT

Decampees from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the House of Representatives have hinged their departure on the gross underperformance of...

World Cup stars dominate FIFA best player award shortlist

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 09:45 AM PDT

French World Cup winners Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann and Raphael Varane were included alongside perennial candidates Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on a 10-man shortlist for the FIFA best...

Senate receives petition rejecting Banire as AMCON Chairman

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 09:43 AM PDT

The Senate on Tuesday received a petition to reject the nomination of Mr Muiz Banire as chairman of Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria. Senator Solomon Adeola (APC-Lagos), who laid the...

Buhari, IG Idris meet inside Aso Rock

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 09:42 AM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed doors with the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The agenda of the meeting was not made...

Buhari becoming ‘dangerously desperate’, threat to democracy – Group

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 09:35 AM PDT

A non-governmental organisation, Advocacy for Advancement of Peace and Harmony in Africa Initiative (ADAPHAI) has cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari over the recent turn of political events in...

Police invasion of Saraki, Ekweremadu’s residences shows Democracy under attack ―Secondus

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 09:30 AM PDT

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has reacted to the invasion of the residences of the principal officers of the Senate, Bukola Saraki and Ike...

Buhari, IG of Police meet behind closed doors at Presidential Villa

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 09:16 AM PDT

Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed doors with the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The agenda of the meeting was not made...

I’ll be Nigeria’s next President – Pastor Bakare

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 09:10 AM PDT

The General Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has provided reasons President Muhammadu Buhari has not met the expectations of many who voted him into office in 2019. The...

Gbajabiamila reveals reason behind defection of Reps, says APC remains House majority party

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 09:10 AM PDT

Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus in the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila (APC, Lagos), has stated that the quest for ticket for the 2019 general elections was behind...

Saraki speaks on alleged plot to assassinate Dino Melaye

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 09:10 AM PDT

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki has addressed the alarm raised by Senator Dino Melaye of alleged plans to assassinate him. The Senator raised the alarm again at Tuesday Senate Plenary, citing...

Senators’ defection: Omokri reacts to 15 APC lawmakers’ move to PDP

Posted: 24 Jul 2018 09:10 AM PDT

Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to the defection of 15 People's Democratic Party, PDP, Senators to the All Progressives Party, APC. We had reported that no...

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