On Wednesday, January 11, 2017 lawmakers in Turkey exchanged punches during a debate over constitutional amendments that would expand presidential powers. According to Turkish state news agency Anadolu, ‘the fight broke out on Wednesday shortly after opposition lawmaker Özgür Özel [...]
Southwest All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders held yesterday a “crucial” meeting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. They resolved to: nite and press for more dividends of democracy for the region; and defend the legacies of the zone as the [...]
The Justice Department inspector general’s office said Thursday it would open an investigation into the decision in October by James B. Comey, the FBI director, to inform Congress about a new review in the Hillary Clinton email investigation — a move [...]
The Senate on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 resolved to ask the Customs to suspend action on its policy to ban importation of vehicles through land borders, which was to take effect on January 1. Senate’s resolution followed a motion by Barau [...]
Abia State government says it has commenced the process of disbursing the N5.3 billion Paris club refund for payment of arrears of salaries owed Abia workers. The state’s commissioner for finance, Obinna Oriaku disclosed this in Umuahia on Thursday, January [...]
by Mercy Abang reporting from Maiduguri “A 9-year-old boy dressed for school, turns to say goodbye, within the twinkle of an eye, a bullet from an AK47 rifle makes its way through his body, I watched him drop dead immediately, his [...]
RE: Police Threat To Arrest #OccupyCBN Protesters, Rally Will Go On Tomorrow We have read the statement issued by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the FCT Police Command ASP AnjuguriManzah threatening to arrest and prosecute people who participate in [...]
President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly called out the publication of unverified allegations that he has ties to Russia as “fake news” during a press conference on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, his first in nearly six months. Trump thanked news organizations that didn’t [...]
The Nigerian Army and Premium Times, an online newspaper, have been locked in a war of words over articles published by the paper on the war against Boko Haram and others about questionable practices of the chief of the army [...]
Grazing activities of Fulani herdsmen in the Igbariam campus of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University has reportedly overtaken educational activities in the university. According to a report by Vanguard, cow dung litter all the asphalted roads that crisscross the campus [...]
Upon resumption of legislative duties for the year 2017, senators expressed their reservation and subsequently kicked against moves by the federal government to divert flights from Abuja Airport to Kaduna Airport citing security concerns. The Federal Government had fixed March [...]
Ousted Senate Leader Mohammed Ali Ndume on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 warned that the Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu might likely be the next target to be removed from his seat. Ndume, who faulted the process of his removal, spoke under [...]
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka yesterday condemned President Muhammadu’s and Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s handling of the Southern Kaduna crisis. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) alleged that no fewer than 808 people have been killed. Prof. Soyinka criticised the [...]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed February 10 for ruling on a motion by Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu, seeking to quash the charge against him. Justice Binta Nyako chose the date yesterday after listening to arguments for and [...]
ON Wednesday, the Nigerian Army announced that it had recovered the corpses of an officer and 15 soldiers earlier declared missing during the operation to dislodge Boko Haram terrorists from Gashigar area of Borno Final’ at the Maimalari Cantonment in [...]
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