Fuel laden tanker explodes in Kano, kills one, injures two
At least 10 vehicles were destroyed, one person killed and two others injured when a tanker conveying fuel exploded at Dakatsalle village in Bebeji Local Government area of Kano state, on Sunday...
View ArticleSenior U.S general reveals that Boko Haram is grappling with internal divisions
A senior U.S. military general on Wednesday said the terrorist group, Boko Haram, had fractured internally. Thomas Waldhauser, a Lieut.-Gen. and the nominee to lead U.S. military’s Africa Command,...
View ArticleDSS arrests former chief of army Ihejirika
Department of State Security (DSS) operatives have arrested erstwhile chief of army staff (COAS) Major-General Azubuike Ihejirika (rtd). He was arrested in his Maitama, Abuja residence late on...
View ArticleZenith bankrolled my election, not Dasuki–Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has denied allegations by the Economic and a Financial Crimes Commission, linking him with funds from the Office of the National Security Adviser, saying his 2014...
View ArticleFemi Falana: There’s a limit to Fayose’s immunity
Sometime in 2004, Governor Ayo Fayose was reported by The News magazine to have stolen N1.2 billion from the coffers of Ekiti State government. The brutal killings in the state were also traced to a...
View ArticleHere’s why EFCC will soon pick up Fayose’s wife
Feyisetan Fayose, the better half of Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose, will soon be keeping a date with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Punch reports that the Ekiti first lady...
View Article‘Once upon a time, we almost arrested the fake Aisha Buhari’| Ribadu tells a...
The Aisha Buhari mentioned in the bribery scandal of a former United States congressman, William Jefferson, was an impostor who was peddling influence with the name of President Muhammadu Buhari, a...
View ArticleTunji Gbenro: Who checks the national assembly?
Who Checks The National Assembly? By Ayantunji Benjamin Gbenro The National Assembly is rightly referred to as the symbol of our democracy. This is so because it is the only arm of government usually...
View ArticleJude Egbas: The ‘agberoism’ of Ayo Fayose
Every so often, a boorish character we are forced to put up with, drops on our universe. You don’t have to do anything out of the ordinary to earn these characters. They just happen. They force...
View ArticleAMCON seals off Ben Bruce’s Silverbird Cinemas
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has sealed off Silverbird Cinemas–a high patronage one stop entertainment shop in Lagos. It’s unclear at the time of filing this, if the move will...
View ArticleDasuki says God will deal with all those persecuting him for past grievances
Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), on Thursday, told a federal high court in Abuja that he was being punished by some persons in power for perceived grievances they have against...
View ArticleWhy I didn’t sack Arase when I took over as president–Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, in Lagos revealed why he retained the former Inspector-General Police, Solomon Arase when he assumed office. This came as different speakers took turns to commend...
View ArticleThe future of Nigeria depends on the elites–Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has again harped on the significant role elites play in the development of a country like Nigeria, saying the weight of what happens in the society whether good or...
View ArticleUK breaks up with the EU. Here’s what it all means
Voters have voted in favor of Brexit: British exit from the European Union. That means that in the coming months, British and European leaders will begin negotiating the terms of Britain’s departure....
View Article‘Tough times don’t last. Nigeria has given me everything’| 6 things Ben Bruce...
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce of the ‘commonsense’ fame has been in the eye of the storm after his businesses were shuttered by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) this week over unpaid...
View ArticleRabiu Shamma: Gov Ganduje’s remarkable achievements in his first year deserve...
As a trained political analyst, you cannot find me praising a particular government easily. I prefer constructive criticisms to bring out perceived shortcomings and where to improve, but recently I...
View ArticleSalary delays in Kwara due to BVN verification exercise
The Kwara State Government says only civil servants and pensioners that are yet to undergo BVN clearance are currently being owed by the State Government. In the same vein, it emphasized that all...
View Article‘Come see for yourself’| Avengers invite Buhari to the Niger Delta
The Niger Delta Avengers–a militant group whose specialty is bombing oil installations in the creeks–has extended an invitation the way of president Muhammadu Buhari. In the build up to the flag-off...
View ArticleOnly two prisoners escaped and it wasn’t a jailbreak, says NPS
The Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) has confirmed that two inmates bolted out of the Kuje prison facility in the Abuja outskirts and that ex Niger Delta militant, Charles Okah, wasn’t one of them. In a...
View ArticleReuben Abati: ‘Biafrexit’ is different from Brexit
What has the United Kingdom just done to itself, its people and the future of its youth? It is difficult to fully understand why a country in taking a decision about its future will decide on a false...
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