Amaechi Voices Out -Former River state Governor, and Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi has said that the south-south region of Nigeria cannot intimidate the rest of the country. Amaechi said this on Monday while speaking at a [...]
The Inspector General of Police (IG), Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, has said that obtaining permit for the use of vehicles with tinted glasses is absolutely free. Speaking on Friday at a meeting with Assistant Inspectors-General of Police in charge of the [...]
The judgement of a lower court that ordered the amputation of the arm of Abdullahi Sale for theft has been upheld by an Upper Shari’a Area Court in Bauchi State. A lower Shari’a Court in the area had earlier convicted [...]
New CAN President – President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC) and candidate of the Christian Council of Nigeria, CCN, Rev. Samson Olasupo Adeniyi Ayokunle, has emerged the new president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). Ayokunle floored Elder [...]
By Ngozi Okonjo Iweala Why am taking a swift from supporting General Buhari. Obasanjo endorsed General Buhari as the man to deliver this nation. I was personally shocked, when I heard the news. This is because, I was [...]
Which is easier? Hiring 13 senior lawyers to build a team of 23 lawyers to defend a lawsuit in the Nigerian legal system or write to Cambridge and request for your WAEC certificate? Following a setback in his [...]
The pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has expressed deep shock on why Nigerians are painting former Nigerian president Dr Goodluck Jonathan as a corrupt person. The former EFCC chairman sad [...]
Buhari – An autocratic leader focuses on power, he unleashes his power and authority at its peak. He does not put into consideration public opinion or even the opinions,ideas, views of intellectuals. An autocratic leader is a dictator. He wants [...]
EFCC Invades Lagos Home Of Senator Obanikoro – Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, invaded the Ikoyi, Lagos home of Nigeria’s former minister of state for defence and People’s Democratic Party chieftain, [...]
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has appealed to the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, to consider the plight of Nigerians and open the borders to allow for the importation of food. Speaking in his palace in [...]
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Privatization, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has stated that Nigeria has no business signing rail deals with China, when the tracks can be produced in the Ajaokuta Iron and Steel Company. He stressed that such trade [...]
Oritsejafor To Shift CAN Election – The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in the Northern States and Abuja on Tuesday asked outgoing President of the association, Pastor Ayo Oritsejaforto to shelve all plans to conduct any election that will usher [...]
By Marie-Therese Nanlong Jos—Following fresh protest by women groups in Plateau State yesterday, the Plateau State House of Assembly summoned the Commissioners of Information, Communication, Mr. Nazif Ahmed and that of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mrs. Lynda Barau to explain government’s [...]
By Ebele Orakpo “I swear wahala dey. No money, no food, no light, no water,” lamented Julie, a passenger in the CMS-bound commuter vehicle. “A derica cup of rice is now N250 up from N150; small paint bucket of garri [...]
By Jonah Nwokpoku E-payment solutions provider, eTranzact International Plc recorded $ 30 billion, about N5.9 trillion in revenue in 2015. The Chief Executive Officer of eTranzact, Mr. Valetine Obi, disclosed this while speaking at a press briefing to unveil a [...]
By Peter Duru MAKURDI—Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has called on the Federal Government to institute a judicial commission of enquiry into the killings in Agatu and other parts of the state by Fulani herdsmen. The Governor, who made [...]
By Francis Igata ENUGU—Police authorities in Enugu State have moved in to avert further breakdown of law and order at the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus following last Monday’s violent protest by the students over persistent power failure in the [...]
By Vincent Ujumadu Awka—THE people from Nawfia in Njikoka local government area of Anambra State have appealed to the state governor, Chief Willie Obiano to intervene on behalf of the community over alleged confiscation of their communal land by some [...]
By Samuel Oyadongha Yenagoa—Bayelsa State government has constituted a Students’ Management Committee to tackle student related issues, with a view to re-orientating their values for positive development. •Gov Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa The committee’s terms of reference include, collaborating with [...]
By Onozure Dania Yenagoa—Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Western Zone Chairman, Mr Freedom Atigbi, has commended the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to dialogue to end the attacks on oil facilities by Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, but advised that any attempt [...]
By Emeka Mamah Enugu—The Enugu State House of Assembly has asked Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to revoke all undeveloped parcels of land allocated to individuals and corporate organisations in the urban areas in the state urgently. Ugwuanyi The House also asked [...]
By Gabriel Enogholase BENIN—CONTRARY to reports that late Admiral Augustus Aikhomu voted four times during the 2007 governorship election in Edo State which saw former Governor Oserheimen Osunbor of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, emerge as the winner, a study [...]
Reports have emerged that Popular music producer, Babatunde Okungbowa, popularly known as OJB Jezreel , is dead, three years after a successful kidney transplant surgery in India. He was said to have died early this morning, June 14, in a [...]
As students of public primary and secondary schools in Osun State resume today after June 12 public holiday, there are strong indications that Christians and Muslims in the state are poised for serious showdown over the use of hijab by [...]
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) yesterday described the destruction of oil installations embarked upon by the Niger Delta Avengers as an invitation to another civil war. It also warned the militant group to desist from its “madness” of [...]
Diezani Reacts to Al Jazeera Report – Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke has broken her silence on a report by Al Jazeera on Monday which claimed a property in Abuja worth $18 million had been seized from her. [...]
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has demanded the immediate release of former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, who has been in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the last five weeks. Making [...]
Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has been awarded the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) award for leadership and innovation on the continent. Adesina, who dedicated the award to African farmers, received the [...]
The new militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, operating in the oil rich region of Southern Nigeria has threatened to attack the interests of oil corporations and international refineries buying crude oil from Nigeria in a new statement. The [...]
Prophecy About Buhari’s Government – Facebook user, Kelechi Ekezie, during the 2015 election campaigns had posted a comment on Facebook about the possible outcome of General Muhammadu Buhari winning the elections which was upcoming at the time. Point by point, [...]
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