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The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday said Vice-President never communicated with the party leadership before relocating his membership to Ogun state. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande had on Monday said his principal who announced his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform …

Vladimir Putin today warned his enemies in the West they will face ‘consequences’ if they ‘worsen the situation’ in Ukraine, as the Russian strongman threatened to create ‘waves of migrants’ in Europe. The A-181 leads from Russia’s St Petersburg to Finland. Russian heavy weapons including missile systems have been seen …

Ahead of the July 16 date for the Osun State governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday, recognised Adedamola Adeleke as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) when it released what it called the final list of the 15 governorship candidates and their running mates, …

Video of a young man is trending on the internet after he was seen complaining about the room he got in Lagos for 12k. The room is so tiny that there is no space between the toilet door and his bed. Watch video here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4v65wFnkgw

President Joe Biden for the first time referred to Russia’s invasion in Ukraine as a “genocide” Tuesday. Speaking in Iowa at an event about steps his administration is taking to staunch rising fuel costs because of the war, Biden termed the conflict, which has seen Russia carry out atrocities against …

A former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi said no money borrowed under his government will be spent on unproductive ventures. Obi has over time criticized President Muhammadu Buhari’s borrowing while defending his ambition to turn around Nigeria’s ailing economy by 2023. In March, the Debt Management Office said Nigeria’s …

With just few weeks to the presidential primary election of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), leaders of the party are still at a loss as to who President Muhammadu Buhari will endorse as his anointed candidate, Daily Independent has gathered. The president, in an interview early this year had …

INCITING COMMENTS ARE PART OF INSECURITY By FEMI ADESINA Let’s start with a caveat: free comments are part of democracy, and so this is not an attempt to muzzle anyone. Nobody should come and shout, oh, they don’t want us to say our minds again. They want to padlock our …

The Northern Elders Forum on Tuesday asked the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to resign for failing to provide security in the country. The forum made the demand in a statement by its spokesperson, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed. It said it was disappointing that after nearly seven years of being …

Presidential aspirant, Jack-Rich, commiserates with ex-Zamfara deputy governor involved in train attack   Presidential hopeful, Tein Jack-Rich, has commiserated with ex-Zamfara Deputy Governor, Ibrahim Wakkala, who was a victim of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack. Jack-Rich who led a strong delegation to Wakkala’s residence on Wednesday in Abuja, expressed joy and …