Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos hinted that he will be vying for the first citizen's position come 2014, citing continuity of his policies and bringing to conclusion peace talks with Marxist FARC rebels as reasons. Though the Colombian President did not explicitly announce his candidacy< Mr. Santos also informed that Colombian housing minister German Vargas Lleras, who led the free housing program ...

The Supreme Court today waived the Court of Appeal’s decision that ordered the removal of the Chairman Senate Committee on Gas, Senator Nkechi Nwogu, as the duly elected Senator representing Abia Central Senatorial District. Presiding Justice Francis Adebiyi while setting aside the lower court’s decision of December 13th, 2011, said the sole ground for removing Senator Nwogu from office was not on election ...

The New Nigeria Peoples’ Party (NNPP) has set up a Caretaker Committee to run its affairs in the state, for effective grass-root mobilisation of the electorate towards repositioning the party for the 2013 gubernatorial election in Anambra State, a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Barr. Fred Akokhia said. The statement said “The new Caretaker Committee is to be headed by Lady Chukwuogo Ego Virg ...

The Abia state governor,  Theodore Orji has dissolved the members of the state executive councils. This was disclosed on Wednesday night in a short press briefing by the outgoing Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Eze Chikamnayo. Mr Chikamnayo said those affected in the cabinet dissolution include the secretary to the state government, all commissioners, chief of staff to the executive governor and ...

In what appears to be about the boldest step taken by the Federal Government in tackling the insurgency in the northern part of Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in three states, namely: Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. In a nationwide broadcast, President Jonathan said the growing insecurity in these troubled states compelled him to exercise his powers as enshrined in Se ...

Former Head of State and presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change; General Muhammadu Buhari firmly stated today that the All Progressives Congress would be too strong for the PDP to resist come 2015. If the optimism being expressed by former Head of State and presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change; General Muhammadu Buhari is anything to go by, then the ruling Peo ...

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has vowed to lead a "fierce movement" to reform the country's electoral system and challenge the results of an election he lost, starting with a rally of supporters this week. Anwar has refused to accept the victory of the long-ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition in Sunday's (May 5) election, saying that the result was tainted by widespread fraud, including the u ...

The Lagos State Chapter of the PDP on Sunday called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe the activities of the Fashola led Lagos State Government, alleging massive corruption in the administration. "Recently, the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr Ikuforiji had disclosed plans by House Committees to begin probe of Ministries in the state. This move we learnt has been vehem ...

The National Publicity Secretary of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Lai Mohammed, has said that pressure from many people caused him to document and publish his book 'Witness To History.' In this edition of Channels Book Club, we have an interesting chat with the politician who shares about various events that culminated in the publication of his book. We also bring you the concluding part of Bishop Mathe ...

The last may not have been heard on the altercation going on between the Edo state governor Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and the People's Democratic Party (PDP) over the recently concluded local government elections in Edo state. Oshiomhole, who was in the Villa to meet with President Goodluck Jonathan, described those who criticised  the local government elections in Edo state  as “bad losers”. He told State H ...