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Governors, Headlines, State News, Zamfara
Thursday, September 13th, 2018
— 13th September 2018 Mohammed Munirat Nasir, Gusau. Zamfara State Deputy Governor, Mallam Ibrahim Wakkala Muhammad, has rejected Governor Abdul’Aziz Yari Abukabar’s nomination of Commissioner of Finance, Alhaji Mukthar Shehu Idris, as the governorship candidate for the 2019 election in the state, on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) . Wakkala, who […]
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Latest Politics
Thursday, September 13th, 2018
— 13th September 2018 Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Yusuf Magaji Bichi as new Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS). His appointment takes effect from September 14, according to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. The statement was silent on […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Nigerian Police, Presidency
Sunday, September 9th, 2018
— 9th September 2018 ■ I didn’t betray former president Jonathan ■ Why police invaded NASS to stop Tambuwal ■ Jonathan wanted me to rig 2015 election for PDP Former Inspector-General of Police Suleiman Abba, a lawyer, has opened up on the actions he took to forestall the plan to scuttle the 2015 presidential election. […]
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Anambra, Biafra, Enugu, Latest Politics, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Wednesday, September 5th, 2018
Anambra South: Ojukwu’s Children Vow Not to Support Bianca’s Ambition BY CHARLES KUMOLU The senatorial ambition of the wife of the late Biafra warlord, Dim Chukwuemeka Odimegwu- Ojukwu, yesterday, faced a major setback as some members of the Ojukwu family vowed not to support her even if she emerged the candidate of the All Progressives […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, September 5th, 2018
Nigerian parents, Titilayo and Kehinde Omosebi, have been arrested by the Reedsburg Police in Wisconsin, US, after their son, Ayanfe, starved to death during a religious fast. According to the Facebook page of Reedsburg Police, the father of the deceased, Kehinde walked into the police station to report that his son had died on Sunday. […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Wednesday, September 5th, 2018
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has placed a one-year ban from all football-related activities on Super Eagles’ Chief Coach, Salisu Yusuf. Yusuf was caught on camera collecting bribe from undercover journalists who pretended to be football agents. The footage, shot by BBC’s Ghanaian reporter Anas Aremeyaw Anas in September 2017, showed Yusuf collecting a handful […]
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Headlines, Niger, State News
Monday, September 3rd, 2018
— 3rd September 2018 Many people were feared dead, while several others were injured after a clash between students of the Federal Polytechnic, Bida and some indigenes of Bida town. The incident reportedly occurred after alleged disagreement between some of the students and a commercial driver, on Saturday. The said driver, it was gathered, was […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, September 3rd, 2018
— 3rd September 2018 Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has pushed for the correction of the huge trade imbalance between China and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) sub-region on a win-win basis for both parties. He made the call as the Chairman of ECOWAS at the opening ceremony of the High-Lebel […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Monday, September 3rd, 2018
Cameroon and Biya’s bid for 7th term — 3rd September 2018 The African Union Commission should for Africa’s sake, its dignity and self-respect do everything to stop President Paul Biya of Cameroon from his intended extension of his autocratic rule in October. The idea of a seventh term for Biya, another six-year tenure, is abominable, […]
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Canadian Politics, Headlines, Religion
Sunday, September 2nd, 2018
Martin Kofi Danso, who sells himself as a prophet, reportedly told a parishioner God would kill her if she had his child—which she did. Kofi Danso, a self-style Toronto-based prophet and leader of the multicampus Miracle for All Nations church, allegedly warned a congregant that God showed him she would die if she did not abort […]
