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Just as many political analysts had predicted, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has announced his return to the opposition People’s Democratic Party. Atiku made the announcement on Sunday in a Facebook live video broadcast, which he said was targeted at young Nigerians. He stated that he returned to the PDP because the issues that made him leave had been resolved. According to him, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has failed Nigerians. Earlier in the day, the North East PDP leaders visited Atiku , and he said during the visit that he was glad to see the party returning to its roots. ‘Leaders from the North East PDP visited me and amongst other things, they reminded me of our shared history. I’m glad to see the party returning to its ro Flash Player upgrade required You must download and install the latest version of the Adobe Flash Player to view this

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has branded the return of former vice-president Atiku Abubakar to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), “a welcome development”, adding that it represented a positive sign for Nigeria’s democracy. Also, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce welcomed the return of the former vice-president. In a related development and potential new twist, Chairman of the PDP Caretaker Committee, Ahmed Makarfi, hinted that he might contest the party’s presidential ticket against the just-returned Atiku Abubakar. Ekweremadu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Uche Anichukwu, Sunday said, “The dumping of the APC by Alhaji Atiku is a welcome development for the PDP, but more importantly for Nigeria’s democracy. “Nigeria is in dire need of a rescue mission to rekindle hope in our democracy, restore it on the path of prosperity and halt the worsening divisiveness that threatens our corporate existence. “I, therefore, enjoin all forme...

A young lady has shown to the world that physical disability is no barrier to true love. In the photos making the round on social media, the happy bride is seen carrying her disabled husband during a photo session, though we can't confirm the authenticity of the phot os...

Ekiti All Progressives Congress Youth Congress (EAYC) has frowned at President Muhammadu Buhari’s reported appointment of one Olasoji Akodu from the state as the coordinator of his social media team. A report in the social media space had claimed that Akodu had been given the job of the coordinator of the Buhari Media Centre. But the youths in a press release issued in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday, described Buhari’s choice as a stranger in the APC in Ekiti State and wondered how those in charge of Buhari Media Centre would do such a thing without contacting the publicity secretary of the party in the state. In the statement signed jointly by Mr. Tope Ogunkuade and Comrade Tunji Adeleye, EAYC convener and secretary respectively, they said the development was “an affront on youths in the party to be neglected for someone like Akodu, who is a federal civil servant and his wife a civil servant in Ekiti State.”