Minister of Information visited an IDP camp in Borno and some of the pictures...
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Sunday, visited the Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDP) camp in Bama, Borno State in North East Nigeria. On arrival, he was received by the...
View ArticleBayelsa election results thus far
These are the local governments whose results have been declared so far by the electoral commission. We’ll keep them coming Kolokuma Opokuma PDP 7,619 APC 6, 896 Yenagoa PDP 24, 258 APC 14, 563...
View ArticleREPORT: Dasuki, Dokpesi and others were left dumbfounded when EFCC confronted...
The raft of persons arrested in connection with the phony $2.2bn arms procurement saga were left dumbfounded when presented with evidence of their heist in EFCC custody, reports Vanguard. The special...
View ArticleOnly God can solve Nigeria’s problems–Dogara
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Sunday said current Nigerian leaders need divine wisdom to overcome the several challenges confronting the country. This is contained in...
View ArticleI have forgiven Abacha who wanted me dead by firing squad–Oladipo Diya
Lt General Oladipo Diya (retd) says he bears no grudges towards the late Sani Abacha and his family. Diya was Nigeria’s number two man when the Sani Abacha junta found him guilty of plotting a coup...
View ArticleHere’s the latest money laundering scandal involving senate president Bukola...
On Sunday, the Department of State Services (DSS) announced that it “has arrested two (2) out of five (5) of its Staff involved in the robbery and sharing, on 20th November, 2015, of the sum of three...
View Article#ArmsGate: EFCC to move against Jonathan soon
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may be left with no other option than to invite immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan for questioning concerning the arms procurement scandal...
View ArticleIf you thought N2.1bn was bad enough, Dokpesi is now being quizzed for a...
There were hints last night that the EFCC had discovered that Dokpesi will have to account for about N10 billion votes for publicity, reports The Nation today. A source in the anti-graft agency told...
View ArticleBuhari distances self from Saraki’s social media gag bill, says free speech...
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the commitment of his administration to the protection of free speech in keeping with democratic tradition, a state house press release has announced. The...
View ArticleCourt sacks Anambra PDP senator, orders fresh election
The Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu on Monday nullified the election of Uche Ekwunife as senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District. The court ordered the Independent National Electoral...
View ArticlePDP slams APC for “rigging Southern Ijaw election”
The Peoples Democratic Party has commended the people of Bayelsa State for standing firm and defending their votes especially in Southern Ijaw where the election was eventually cancelled owing to...
View Article‘I’ll not disappoint Prince Audu’| Faleke vows not to show up at Yahaya’s...
The deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. James Abiodun Faleke, has vowed not to take up the deputy governorship position he was offered by his party following the...
View ArticlePDP was on a mission to kill Nigeria until we arrived–Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said rescuing the Nigerian state from the vice grip of the then ruling party, the PDP, was what inspired the unity of the opposition parties to confront the former...
View ArticleHow I helped former Governor Ohakim conceal his ownership of $2.29m Abuja...
A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Abu Sule, told a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday how he allegedly helped a former Governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, to conceal...
View ArticleAppeal court upholds Kashamu’s election, slams tribunal judgment
Senator Buruji Kashamu who represents Ogun-East senatorial district in the upper legislative chamber had cause to smile again when the Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan dismissed the verdict of a...
View ArticleEverything under Buhari is inconclusive–Fayose
Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose is outraged at the way and manner elections have been conducted under President Muhammadu Buhari and the new INEC helmsman, Mahmood Yakubu. The Bayelsa governorship...
View ArticleEniola Bello: Frivolous senators, frivolous bill
Uproar! That best describes the responses of Nigerians since what has been summarized as the anti-social media bill passed the second reading in the Senate last week. The bill entitled, “A Bill for an...
View ArticleMourinho going through a difficult spell, but he’ll overcome–Alex Ferguson
SIR Alex Ferguson is in no doubt Jose Mourinho will turn things around at Chelsea sooner rather than later. The Blues manager has seen his position put back in the spotlight following Saturday’s 1-0...
View ArticleTo maintain federal highways, Fashola will be re-introducing tolls
It was Babatunde Fashola’s first media briefing as minister of works, housing and power and he wasted little time in laying out his blueprint for the ministry he now oversees. In a presentation tagged...
View ArticleNow is the best time to remove fuel subsidy, World Bank tells Buhari
The World Bank has advised President Muhammadu Buhari that now is as good a time as any to let go of the subsidy paid on petroleum products. The World Bank’s Lead Economist, John Litwack, said Tuesday...
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