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Legislature, Senate
Sunday, September 1st, 2013
President of the Senate, David Mark Wife of the Anglican Bishop of Lagos West, Mrs. Lydia Odedeji, on Friday lauded the Senate for its stance against same-sex marriage in Nigeria. She also appealed to the government and all stakeholders to work towards the timely resolution of the ongoing industrial action embarked upon by members […]
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Anambra, Headlines, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, State News
Sunday, September 1st, 2013
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is said to have returned to the trenches within the fold of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) following the outcome of the governorship primaries of the party in Anambra State. Obasanjo had recently attempted to broker a truce between the PDP and the aggrieved governors of the party under the aegis of […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Top Stories
Sunday, September 1st, 2013

The special convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held on Saturday in Abuja has split the party into two factions, with the new one, under the leadership of Alhaji Abubakar Baraje, emerging. Former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, emerged as the new faction’s national secretary. The national chairman of the party, Alhaji […]
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Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News
Sunday, September 1st, 2013
Rreaching Sunday Tribune in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, indicated that at least 24 youth volunteers, popularly called ‘Civilian JTF,’ were killed in Monguno at the weekend by suspected members of the Islamist sect, Boko Haram, while many other members of the youth volunteer group have been declared missing. Monguno is about 170 kilometres […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Sunday, September 1st, 2013
The special convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held in Abuja on Saturday went with strong indications that it might have deepened the crisis within the ruling party. The event was marked by drama of all sorts, with delegates of some states storming out of the venue, while some big names in the party […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines, South-East, United Nations
Sunday, September 1st, 2013
The World Igbo Congress, WIC, has dragged the leadership of Boko Haram to the United Nations. This was disclosed at the 19th World Igbo Congress, WIC, in Dallas, United States of America on friday. President of WIC, Nze Joe Eto told the convention that the step had to be taken to mitigate the killings and […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Sunday, September 1st, 2013
Written by Kola Oyelere – Kano Sunday, September 1, 2013 THE Saudi Arabian authorities have read the riot act to intending pilgrims from Nigeria to the holy land that whoever is caught with drugs during this year’s Hajj exercise would be punished in accordance with the laws of the country. The Saudi Arabian Consul-General […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Friday, August 30th, 2013
PRESIDENTS EX-GIRLFRIEND, 11 others EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD OVER PORNOGRAPHY By News Express, www.newsexpressngr.com, on 29/08/2013 A woman believed to be the ex-girlfriend of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has been executed by firing squad, it was reported today. Singer Hyon Song-wol was arrested along with 11 other entertainers on August 17 on charges of […]
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General Politics, Headlines
Friday, August 30th, 2013

By News Express on 30/08/2013 One-time Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has landed himself in trouble over his cliam to have date former beauty queen Bianca Ojukwu. This morning, news broke that Bianca, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu’s widow and Nigeria’s ambassador to Spain, is set to sue Fani-Kayode over the claim made in his article, “Neither […]
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Headlines
Friday, August 30th, 2013
Aviation industry regulator, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has started probing the ArikAir pilots and officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria over alleged security breaches that led to the arrest of a 15-year-old stowaway, Daniel Oikhena, at Lagos Airport on Saturday. This is even as the boy on Wednesday landed a scholarship to […]