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The Senator representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly has urged Nigerians to ensure that the former ruling party, the PDP and current ruling party, the APC do not return to power in 2019. Sani, who until is recent defection was a member of the APC, is now the senatorial candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party. He had decamped at the last minute after he lost the APC ticket to an aide of Gov.Elrufai. In a tweet on Thursday, the embattled Senator wrote: "Let not power go back to those who destroyed your country nor to those who are destroying it". It is unclear if nigerians will yield to his advise and vote out both APC and PDP in 2019. Only time shall tell. Source: Suanu's Blog

The statement said President Buhari in pursuit of the war against corruption, has set a number of local and international records, one of which is to call judicial officers in Nigeria to account. He is the first to set such a record. Not only that, this is the first time that top military commanders and Service Chiefs are brought to trial and convictions were achieved on account of corruption. Read the rest of the statement below... Also, this is the first time a ruling party is convicting high profile citizens including former governors, who are members of same party. This is the first time the international community is acknowledging the efforts of a government of Nigeria in this regard as manifested by the selection of President Buhari by the African Union as the Anti-Corruption Champion of the continent. For the records, this is the first time a ruling party is investigating ranking officers of the administration, including some at the very top. In addition to the many firsts r...

Two members of the House of Representatives officially announced their departure from the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaker of the House of Reprsentatives, Yakubu Dogara, read letters from Ahmed Abu (Niger State) and Stephen Olemija (Ondo State) announcing their decison to defect from APC to the Social Democratic Party and the Action Alliance, respectively. The lawmakers attributed their defection to the conduct and outcome of the APC primaries in their respective states.

Founder of Ovation magazine, Dele Momodu has disclosed that Senate President Bukola Saraki will join the 2019 presidential race. The media mogul, in a statement on his ‘Boss Newspaper,’ stated that Saraki is contemplating fielding Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu as his running mate. The statement reads in part: “The Boss can exclusively reveal that Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has joined the 2019 Presidential race. “There is no doubt that he would be a formidable force that should not be ignored because only few politicians in Nigeria today have the pedigree, the experience, the clout and the connection of Senator Saraki. “Impeccable sources reveal that as he plots his move for the Presidency, he is said to be considering building alliances with all Nigerians of like minds. “He is also considering using the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu as his running mate. Having already exhibited the ability to work s...