We all have the express right to wail. We are not all Jonathanians | By...
It is a dangerous trend, one that seeks to summarily discount the opinion of others as irrelevant, or even untrue just because the opinion holder is perceived to be a PDP supporter or voted for...
View ArticleTSA collection: REMITA writes Buhari to explain controversy
The company that handled the refund of Federal Government funds in commercial banks to the Central Bank of Nigeria, System Specs, said it was not the only one that benefited from the revenue that...
View ArticleISIS actually mentioned Nigeria when it claimed responsibility for the France...
After killing some 129 persons in coordinated attacks across France on Saturday, ISIS wasted no time in claiming responsibility. It thereafter left a message. The message, posted on ISIS’ blog,...
View ArticleNigeria has given us more time to pay the N1trn fine–MTN
South African telecoms provider, MTN, has said the Nigerian authorities have bent its rules a wee bit on a $5.2bn (N1trn) fine pending the conclusion of negotiations. The deadline for the fine which...
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Fashola resumes work at his new office [Photo]
Some of the newly sworn in ministers in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet have put off official duties till November 17. But when you are Minister for Works, Power and Housing, you have a different...
View ArticleI have no plans to rig the Kogi governorship election, Buhari tells PDP
President Muhammadu Buhari has debunked allegations by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that he called a late night meeting with the bosses of the electoral commission and the security agencies to...
View ArticleArmy warns it will deal with soldiers who do not quell pro-Biafra protests
The Nigerian army has warned it will use minimum force where necessary to quell pro-Biafra protests because “It is inexcusable for troops to stand aside and watch security situation deteriorate”....
View ArticleCourt rules that Attorney General Malami must appear before it to explain why...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday requested the presence of the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to explain why its order regarding the former National Security...
View Article‘Nigerians are determined to remain as one’| Buhari has a word for Biafra...
Against the backdrop of recent agitation and protests for a Biafra republic across parts of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, proclaimed that Nigeria remains one indivisible entity...
View ArticleSiasia begs kidnappers to set his mother free
Nigeria U23 coach Samson Siasia has begged those who kidnapped his mother to set her free so that he can focus on winning a ticket to next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Madam Ogere Siasia, 72,...
View ArticleOil thieves and police in deadly gun duel in Festac
Gunmen suspected to be oil thieves have reportedly injured two police corporals attached to the Festac Police Station,Lagos State. Reports say a combined armed team of military personnel including the...
View ArticleCourt sacks PDP Taraba senator
The Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday suffered another electoral setback in Taraba State as the Court of Appeal sitting in Yola upheld a tribunal’s ruling, sacking Bashir Marafa as senator...
View Article‘At 63, it’s a shame that Lai Mohammed still speaks like a tout’–Fayose
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has referred to new minister of Information, Lai Mohammed as a tout. Earlier in the week, Fayose had railed against the Treasury Single Account (TSA) put in place by...
View ArticleJUST IN: Many feared dead in Yola blasts
Latest reports say a series of explosions have been heard in a motor park in Yola, the Adamawa State capital. One eyewitness close to the scene of the explosion has told Ekekeee that many dead bodies...
View ArticleDeputy senate president Ekweremadu discloses assassination attempt on his life
Mr. Uche Anichukwu who is the spokesperson of Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has disclosed that his boss was almost killed by assassins in the nation’s capital on Tuesday (today). He said the...
View ArticleNo amount of blackmail will stop me from probing TSA fraud–Saraki
Senate President Bukola Saraki has said uncovering the mystery behind the Treasury Single Account (TSA) scandal where a company allegedly made away with N25bn, is one assignment he’ll pursue with...
View ArticleBuhari denies he’s spent N6bn on maintaining presidential jets
The Nigerian Presidency has released a statement, saying a little above two billion Naira, not an outlandish six billion, has so far been spent on maintenance of the presidential air fleet between May...
View ArticleSeal off petrol stations hoarding product and distribute seized petrol free...
As the energy crisis in Africa’s biggest oil producer lingers on, Minister of State for petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu has ordered the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to go one better if it...
View ArticleBuhari orders for the arrest of Dasuki over shady arms deals
The investigative committee on arms procurement which was inaugurated on Aug. 31 has “revealed that between March 2012 and March 2015, the erstwhile NSA, Lt. Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) awarded fictitious...
View ArticleBuhari approves sack of Judge of federal high court in Port Harcourt for...
The National Judicial Council found Justice Lambo Akanbi of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, guilty of judicial misconduct and got him fired from the bench. President Muhammadu Buhari...
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