#GucciGang: There is a gang-up by some APC members to remove me as the National Chairman – Oshiomhole

National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole, has accused some top ranking members of the party of frustrating his plans to reposition it, alleging a gang-up on their part to remove him from office.

In a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Simon Ebegbulem, Oshiomhole assured that the party under him was in safe hands as it marches, sure-footed, to victory in the 2019 general election.

In the last few weeks, some party leaders and state governors have accused Oshiomole of high handedness. Members of the Oshiomhole-led National Working Committee, NWC, have been accusing the National chairman of treating them as errand boys and summoning them to statutory meetings of the party in his private office.

One of the party’s presidential aspirants, Alhaji Mumakai Unagha, over the weekend, granted an interview with Saturday Vanguard, and said that the party will find it difficult to win the forthcoming general election with Oshiomhole as national chairman.

“I am worried if the party can still win in the midst of the problems we have under Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. He has to resign for the party to clinch victory in the forthcoming election,”Unagha said

Responding to Unagha's claim, Oshiomhole said

#MrJailer: 'Atiku will jail looters and revamp the economy' - PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is set to revamp the nation’s economy through the creation of qualitative employment for the youths.

The party says its candidate will also implement the political and economic restructuring of our nation in a manner that will engender unity, inclusiveness in governance and upliftment in the general standard of living for all people.

'Atiku will open a system-wide fight against corruption as soon as he is elected into office by strengthening the institutions empowered by our laws to do their jobs, while he concentrates on the onerous duty of governance and rescuing our people from hunger, starvation, bloodlettings and wanton killings' the party said.

#2WeeksPere: EFCC obtains court order to keep Fayose, release photos of properties he allegedly acquired wrongfully

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, has obtained a court order from a Federal High court in Abuja to keep the immediate past governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose, for two weeks.

Fayose whose tenure ended on October 16th, arrived the commission's office in Abuja on same day to answer questions on some allegations of fraud. Fayose is being investigated for his alleged role in the $2.1 billion arms procurement fraud. He is alleged to have received N1.3 billion from the Former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, which was used to allegedly rig the 2014 state governorship election in his favor.

#Gbam: Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu sues NYSC

Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu, has instituted a lawsuit against the National Youth Service Commission, NYSC, saying he was never invited for service after he graduated from the Obafemi Awolowo University OAU in 1978.

Shittu who was screened out of the APC governorship primaries in Oyo state last month for not having the mandatory NYSC certificate, filed the suit marked FHC/IB/CS/111/2018 before the Federal High Court in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, through his lawyer, Mr Olalekan Ojo (SAN).

#AreWeOkayInNigeria: FG to arraign Senator Adeleke, four others

Senator Ademola Adeleke who contested for the Osun State governoship election last month will be arraigned at a Federal High Court Abuja on October 31, 2018, for alleged examination malpractice.

He, along with four others, will face a four-count charge for impersonation and registering as students of Ojo-Aro Community Grammar School, Ojo-Aro Osun State to enable him sit for the June/July 2017 NECO.

#GandujeGate: Another video emerges showing Kano State Governor, Umar Ganduje

The Kano state governor, Umar Ganduja has repeatedly denied collecting bribe from anyone despite the initial video that was released.

The state government went on to release a video pointing out discrepancies in the purported video of the state governor, Umar Ganduje, allegedly receiving bribes from state contractors.

Now, a second video has emerged and it shows the governor in another position, this time without his 'Agbada', receiving dollars from an unknown person.

Watch below...

#AwonPeaceMaker: Archbishop Kukah denies endorsing Atiku Abubakar, says he was in Abeokuta to witness the reconciliation

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Reverend Matthew Kukah, says the meeting with Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, was to witness the reconciliation of a prolonged dispute between the two leaders.

In a recent interview, Kukah said his visit was strictly to witness the reconciliation. According to him, he was aware of the reconciliation but his involvement was apolitical.He said he advised the former president to have the re conciliatory meeting behind closed doors so as to avoid press men politicizing their involvement.

According to Kukah, himself and the other religious leaders, Bishop David Oyedpo and Sheik Gumi, witnessed the reconciliation and then prayed for Obasanjo and Atiku. 

After our discussion, which was done behind closed doors we prayed and we took photographs and I left afterwards to attend to other spiritual duties. I was earlier offered a sit in their aircraft and although it was the most convenient offer at the time I declined the offer because I saw it as necessary to ensure that I take no favours from any of the two parties. I was not in Abeokuta to endorse Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). I fully understand the feeling of some persons, who believe I traveled with Alhaji Abubakar, to witness his endorsement by Former President Obasanjo but this was not the case at all. I am a strong believer in a peaceful and united Nigeria and this ideals I strive to achieve as a priest. My instincts to always initiate reconciliation and peace were sharpened during my involvement and experience with the Oputa Panel'' he said

''Withdraw the travel ban placed on 50 prominent Nigerians' -Femi Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has told President Buhari to immediately withdraw the travel ban placed on 50 prominent Nigerians by his government. According to the legal luminary, the travel ban is out to ridicule the government and place them in a position that makes it appear as if it does not know what they are doing.

Falana in a statement released yesterday October 14th, said the those that would be placed on the travel ban are already on the watch-list of security agencies and courts since they are standing trial for corrupt practices.

Falana argued that there was no need for the Federal government to initiate a process placing the Nigerians on watch-list since most of the courts where they are standing trial have their passports and only issue it out to them whenever the need arises. Read his statement below

'Buhari repeating ‘evil Decree 2' - Atiku Abubakar

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has condemned the restriction of 50 prominent Nigerians and seizure of their assets by the federal government.

President Buhari in a statement on Saturday, announced that some 50 persons have been barred from travelling out of the country, saying the move was to deprive them the benefits of depleting their alleged loot.

In a statement issued on his behalf by his campaign organisation, Abubakar said the ban is a throwback to the notorious “evil decree two” of 1984 enacted by the military government under Buhari and is capable of devastating the Nigerian economy.

Read below.

#Gbam: Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, drags APC to court

Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu,  has filed a lawsuit against the ruling APC for disqualifying him as a governorship aspirant in Oyo state on account of not presenting the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme discharge certificate.

The National Working Committee had on September 27th (read here) disqualified Shittu from the Oyo state governorship primary after it was reported on a news platform that the Minister did not participate in the mandatory one year NYSC scheme when he graduated from the faculty of law from the Obafemi Awolowo University in 1978. He graduated at age 25 and failed to observe the mandatory one year service.