There was serious fighting at an IDP camp in Abuja today
The Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Kuchigoro, near games village in Abuja was the theater of wrestlemania on Saturday over distribution of relief materials. Eyewitnesses who have relayed...
View Article“Even at old age and without teeth, he is still stealing”| Oshiomhole calls...
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has asked famed ‘Mr Fix It’ and erstwhile godfather of Edo politics, Chief Tony Anenih to return his part of the $2.1bn Dasuki loot–and quietly too. Oshiomhole...
View ArticleThere’s international pressure on Buhari not to probe or ridicule...
Renown Lagos based lawyer, Festus Keyamo has alluded to international figures working behind the scenes to stop President Buhari from bringing his predecessor Goodluck Jonathan to book for corruption;...
View ArticleBayelsa Governor’s sister kidnapped
The younger sibling of Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, was kidnapped on Saturday at about 2:50pm, reports have indicated. Nancy Dickson was abducted alongside her sales girl, Bayelsa State...
View ArticleWe did no wrong; the Shiites have always been a nuisance–Army
The Nigerian army is sticking to its position that the Shiite sect were the aggressors in last weekend’s clash that led to the deaths of hundreds. Human rights activists, groups and the United States...
View ArticleDogara appeals for a little more patience with APC government
Nigerians will soon begin to reap dividends of the promises made by the All Progressives Congress (APC) when the 2016 budget is passed into law, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu...
View ArticleGuardiola announces he’s leaving Bayern, Ancelotti takes his place
Pep Guardiola has announced his exit as head coach of Bayern Munich and will be replaced by Carlo Ancelotti. “We appreciate everything Guardiola gave to our club and hope to celebrate a lot of success...
View ArticleWe all saw pictures of Aero disembarking passengers with a ladder. Aviation...
Senator Hadi Sirika, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Aviation, has ordered an immediate investigation of a video circulating online which shows a Nigerian aircraft disembarking passengers from a...
View Article“We won’t feast on the blood of soldiers”| SUN Newspaper returns N9m Dasuki loot
NPAN and N120 million compensation: Our position 1 In deference to public outcry and the need to protect its corporate integrity, the Management of The Sun Publishing Limited has returned the N9...
View ArticleArmy reports killing notorious Boko Haram kingpin, 11 others
The Nigerian army has reported killing a notorious Boko Haram commander and a few others in separate raids conducted by the 25 Task Force Brigade and troops of 7 Division Garrison. Spokesperson for...
View ArticlePeople expecting Buhari to change Nigeria in 7 months are foolish–Diya
Nigeria’s former Vice President during the Sani Abacha era, Lieutenant General Donaldson Oladipo Diya (Retd), says finding Buhari’s successor when he’s done being Nigeria’s President, will be doubly...
View ArticleOkonjo-Iweala under investigation for fresh N1.17bn fraud
Nigeria’s former finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, may have some questions to answer from a House of Representatives ad hoc committee probing the “suspicious” transfer to another account of...
View ArticleKachikwu orders increased supply of petrol to Nigerians during Christmas and...
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Group Managing Director Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has directed the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC) and...
View ArticleNnamdi Kanu’s continued detention capable of consuming Nigeria, Ohaneze warns
The youth wing of pan-Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohaneze Ndigbo, has urged the federal authorities to set Director of Radio Biafra Nnamdi Kanu free, for the sake of peace in the country. In a...
View ArticleSet convicted soldiers free immediately; reducing their sentences aint good...
The 10 years jail term prescribed for 66 soldiers who were initially sentenced to death by firing squad should be outrightly quashed, Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer has said. Mr. Falana, who...
View ArticleIt is now perfectly legal to offer sex in exchange for driving lessons in...
(CNN)–Well it brings a whole new meaning to the saying “going Dutch…” Ministers in the Netherlands have confirmed that it is legal for driving instructors to offer lessons in exchange for sex....
View ArticleBlame Jonathan’s administration for the lingering scarcity of petrol–Lai...
Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said the lingering scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise called petrol; in the country has everything to do with the preceding...
View ArticleKayode Fayemi: State of the solid minerals sector and the way forward
STATE OF THE SOLID MINERALS SECTOR AND WAY FORWARD Presented by Dr. ‘Kayode Fayemi, CON Minister of Solid Minerals Development at the Inaugural Media Briefing of the Ministry on Monday, December 21,...
View ArticleEl Zakzaky in our custody and we’ll only release him on orders from above–Police
The spiritual leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh El Zakzaky is in the protective custody of the police following clashes between his Shiite sect and the Nigerian army on December 12....
View ArticleNigeria increases electricity tariff
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has announced new billing for electricity consumers across the country. The new tariff regime officially kicked off last Sunday. NERC also...
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