Group Demands That “Corrupt” Oronsaye Be Yanked Off The CBN Board
A former Head of Service, Stephen Oronsaye, who is facing corruption charges at a federal court should be stripped of his membership of the board of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Civil Society...
View Article“I Don’t Know What They Were Looking For In My House”| Sambo Dasuki’s Dad...
Former Sultan of Sokoto and father of Nigeria’s immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA), Ibrahim Dasuki, has said he still doesn’t understand why his home was chosen when the DSS went searching...
View ArticleNigeria’s Chief Justice Admits Governor Wike Tried To See Him But Was...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed has confirmed the visits to his office at the Supreme Court Complex in Abuja by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State twice this month....
View Article‘Buhari Can Probe Jonathan If He Wants. We Aren’t Even Scared One Bit’–PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it will welcome a probe of the Jonathan administration as long as such an exercise isn’t a witch-hunt. There are indications that the Economic and Financial...
View ArticleLondon’s Police Commence Scheme To Hire Constables Who Speak Yoruba
London’s Metropolitan Police is testing a recruitment policy which requires aspiring police constables to speak another language, in addition to English, in order to be eligible to join the force. The...
View ArticleAPC Governors Don’t Want ‘Bad Blood’ Fayose Selected As Governors’ Forum...
All Progressives Congress’ governors are said to be working hard to make sure that Ekiti governor, Ayodele Fayose does not get nominated as the Deputy Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum. The...
View ArticleFayose Has A Warning For Obasanjo: “Stop Attacking Jonathan. You Weren’t Even...
Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose is miffed with former President Olusegun Obasanjo for the millionth time in his life. Venting his anger in a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti on Monday by his Special...
View Article“We Cannot Stop Any Political Office Holder”| RMAFC Speaks Out On Buhari’s...
The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission says it cannot stop President Muhammadu Buhari or any other political office holder from cutting their salaries and allowances, denting the...
View ArticleUN Security Council Endorses Iran Nuclear Agreement
The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution that will clear a path for international sanctions crippling Iran’s economy to be lifted. Representatives of all 15 countries on the...
View ArticleOndo Workers Plan To Shut Down The State On Wednesday Over Unpaid Salaries
State employees in Ondo look set to begin an indefinite strike action on Wednesday should the government fail to pay all outstanding salaries and deductions made from their salaries for months. The...
View Article‘The Military Option Alone Will Not Defeat Boko Haram’– US VP Joe Biden
President Muhammadu Buhari has been told by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to combine strong socio-economic support programmes with military efforts in a bid to effectively deal with the Boko Haram...
View Article“My Attention Has Been Drawn To The Fact That I Died In Detention”| Gordon...
Mr. Gordon Obua who served former President Goodluck Jonathan as Chief Security Officer says he’s in fine spirits and has been decently treated by the DSS, pooh-poohing reports in the online space...
View ArticleMy Government Will Negotiate With Boko Haram If That Will Bring The Chibok...
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration will negotiate with Boko Haram if that will lead to the freedom of the over 219 Chibok Schoolgirls who were kidnapped from their school...
View Article#NASS Crisis: APC Reps Drag Speaker Dogara To Court
The crisis dogging the National Assembly isn’t about to abate at the very least as two All Progressives Congress (APC) members have sued House Speaker Yakubu Dogara. Joined in the suit number...
View ArticlePetrol Scarcity: NNPC Goes Down Hard On Independent Marketers, Revokes Licenses
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) went hard on some independent petroleum marketers on Tuesday, revoking three licenses. The NNPC is of the opinion that oil marketers have been...
View Article“APC Is Running A Government Of Deceit And Distraction”–Human Rights Lawyer
Renown human rights lawyer, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of fueling the crisis in the National Assembly because it has found out that it cannot meet...
View Article“I Had No Sinister Motive, Believe Me”| Wike Explains Why He Visited The...
The visit of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed, has generated quite some controversy all week long for obvious reasons: The Governor’s...
View ArticleJudge Who Granted Oronsaye Bail Says Since He Was Accused Of Bias, He Wont...
The trial judge in the case involving a former Head of Service, Steve Oronsaye, has said he intends to excuse himself from the case over an allegation of bias. The judge, Gabriel Kolawole, granted Mr....
View ArticleA Group Of Protesters Barricaded The EFCC’s Abuja Office To Make A Really...
At least 20 Civil Society Organisations on Tuesday barricaded the Abuja headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, calling for the sacking of its chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde. The...
View ArticleBuhari Is “Not Favourably Disposed” To Implementing The 2014 Confab Report
President Muhammadu Buhari will not implement the report of the 2014 National Conference convened by former President Goodluck Jonathan, according to the Punch. The paper quotes a “top government...
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