Mega party: Atiku, Tinubu, Makarfi’s PDP target March 2017 date

Barring any last-minute change of plans, the proposed mega opposition party in the country will be formed before the end of March, 2017, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt.

It was gathered that the Ahmed Makarfi faction of the Peoples Democratic Party and aggrieved

BREAKING: President Buhari jets out of Nigeria again

Adesina said the event the president is attending is a peace summit.

The statement reads: "President Muhammadu Buhari will attend the Third Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa in Dakar, Senegal, from

BREAKING: Senate rejects Buhari’s 46 ambassadorial nominees

Nigeria Senate.

The Senate has rejected the 46 non-career ambassadorial nominees sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari for legislative approval.

The lawmakers said the list will be sent back to President Muhammadu Buhari “for resubmission and

Melania Trump: From nude model to America’s First Lady

On November 9, 2016, Donald Trump of the Republican Party surprised the world when he defeated Hillary Clinton of the Democratic Party to win the United States presidential election.

He will be formally sworn in as the 45th President of the US on January 20, 2017.

Pandemonium, protests as soldiers invade Tompolo's region again

Women from Oporoza, the home of wanted ex-militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, have protested the invasion of the community by troops of the Nigeria Army.

The Media Consultant to Tompolo, Mr. Paul Bebenimibo, told our correspondent on the telephone that

Jegede’s supporters jubilate over A’Court ruling

Eyitayo Jegede

Some residents of Ondo State took to the streets on Friday to celebrate the Appeal Court ruling that granted Eyitayo Jegede (SAN) the leave to appeal the High Court ruling that ordered the candidacy

Trump will support our struggle – IPOB, youths

The Indigenous People of Biafra on Wednesday congratulated the President -elect of the United States of America, Mr. Donald Trump, on his electoral victory.

The group, in a statement made available to our correspondent in Awka and signed by the IPOB

Two minister at loggerhead as Trump takes the White House

President Muhammdu Buhari’s cabinet has experienced a slight crack, following a rift between two ministers who on Wednesday, November 9, expressed different views on what Donald Trump’s victory means for Nigerian and its citizens home and abroad.

This Day reports that the two ministers who spoke with State House correspondents on the

Teenage photos of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump

A viral photo of a teenage Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is sweeping the web and it is actually really cute.

In both photos, you can just see the focus and determination that must have been a part of

Fish picks Trump as US next president

Indian organisers watch as fish named Chanakya swims to a portrait of US presidential candidate Donald Trump, (L), floating alongside a portrait of US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in a fish tank, during an event in Chennai on November 8, 2016. A nervous world turned its gaze to America's 200 million-strong electorate November 8, 2016 as it chooses whether to send the first female president or a populist property tycoon to the White House. / AFP PHOTO / ARUN SANKAR

A “psychic” fish in India on Tuesday picked Donald Trump as the next president of the United States, hours before Americans head to the polls.

Chanakya II, a flowerhorn cichlid fish, was given three chances to pick between two floating sticks

INEC, police colluding with APC to rig Rivers rerun – Wike

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike

The RIVERS State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Nigeria Police of colluding with the All Progressives Congress to rig the December 10, 2016 legislative rerun in the state the PUNCH reports.

Wike specifically accused the state APC of printing fake result sheets and other election materials

Ohanaeze youths demand apology from Kalu over Igbo comments

Some pan-Igbo groups on Tuesday reacted to former Abia State governor, Orji Kalu’s assertion that Igbos are better traders than politicians.

The groups, which spoke in separate interviews with our correspondent in Enugu, differed on the matter.

The Ohanaeze Youth Council, the youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, asked the former governor to

If Fashola were Igbo, he would have left Tinubu – Kalu

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola

A former Governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, has said Igbo people are better traders than politicians.

Kalu said the lack of understanding of politics and the indiscipline of Igbo politicians were responsible

Could It Be True?.......Amaechi looted Rivers to fund elections - Wike

Governor Wike

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has accused his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transport for squandering the money of the people of the state to sponsor elections in other places.

According to Sahara reporters, Wike speaking on Sunday, October 30, during the 10th anniversary

Clinton on defensive after surprise FBI email announcement

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Paul J. Richards / AFP

Hillary Clinton, on the defensive after the FBI began reexamining her email practices, was headed to the crucial state of Florida on Saturday as her White House rival Donald Trump sought to take advantage of the latest revelation in the long-running affair.

While Clinton was targeting voters in Florida, Trump, who appeared headed for certain defeat with

Nigerian Senate stalls confirmation of Buhari's nominees

A report by Daily Trust has revealed that the Nigerian Senate is deliberately delaying the confirmation of some appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari.

President Buhari made some of the appointments since June, but the Senate has looked the other way

2 PDP lawmakers defect to APC

The deputy speaker of Plateau state House of Assembly, Yusuf Gagdi, and the minority whip, Na’anlong Daniel, have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Party (APC).

The speaker, Peter Azi, read their letters of defection during plenary on Tuesday, October 25,

Our official didn’t ask Jimoh Ibrahim for bribe – INEC

Jimoh Ibrahim

The Independent National Electoral Commission has denied the allegation made by Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim that its official asked for $1m bribe before his name could be inserted as the authentic candidate of

Ambassadorial nominees: APC governors protest to Buhari

Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress on Monday protested against alleged lopsidedness in the

Ondo 2016: Ijaws reject Jegede, gives Mimiko ultimatum

Some political leaders from the Ijaw speaking area of Ondo state has rejected Hon. John Ola Mafo as deputy governorship candidate

Some political leaders from the Ijaw speaking area of Ondo state given Governor Olusegun Mimiko an ultimatum of 48 hours to withdraw Hon. John Ola Mafo as deputy governorship candidate,