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Corruption Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, narrated before the Federal High Court in Abuja, how Colonel Nicholas Ashinze, who was special assistant to the detained National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), used five companies to divert public funds to the tune of N36.8 billion. ADVERTISING The anti-graft […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Headlines, Latest Politics
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
By Joseph Erunke ABUJA-MOVED by the series of allegations of extra-judicial killings of people including women and children in the North East and members of the Indigenous People of Biafra during some of their peaceful protest sessions by some of its personnel, the Nigerian Army, Wednesday, set up an eight-man panel to investigate the allegations. […]
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Latest Politics, Women Politics
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
Sokoto – Women in Sokoto State are drumming up support for the emergence of a woman as Nigeria’s President in 2019. The women made their feelings known at a rally in Sokoto on Wednesday to mark the International Women’s Day. Prof. Aishatu Madawaki, who spoke on behalf of the women, lamented over the continued marginalisation […]
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Africa & World Politics, Aviation, Headlines
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
By Favour Nnabugwu One hundred and ten passengers, Wednesday, landed and took off from Kaduna International Airport with Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 flight at 11:30am Nigerian Time. Ethiopian Airline Boeing 787 landed in Kaduna International Airport with 50 passengers from Addis Ababa @ 11.30am and took off with 60 passengers to Addis Ababa @ […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
A 200 level student of Lead City University, Ibadan, Moshood Owolabi, is to die by hanging for stabling his fellow student to death. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Adegboye Gbolagunte of an Ibadan High Court sentenced Owolabi to death by hanging for causing the death of one Seun Kolawole, two years ago. Owolabi, of the […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
After watching the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo in Benin City, Edo State, on TV live during his fact finding meeting with the good people of Edo state, I realised that he is totally not a Nigerian. He listened to all speakers with rapt attention and concentrated interest. One could see him practically and personally […]
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American Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
Abike Dabiri-Erewa By Victoria Ojeme Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foregn Affairs and Nigerian in Diaspora Hon Abike Dabiri- Erewa has advised Nigerians who have no compelling or urgent reason to travel to the United State of America, USA, to postpone their travel plans until the new administration’s policy on immigration is clear. […]
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Edo, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
A courageous boy riggled himself out of a crowd to shake hands with Acting President Yemi Osinbajo in Benin City, Edo State during presidential visit. See photos: wp_posts
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Corruption Politics, First Ladies, Latest Politics, Patience Jonathan, Top Stories, Women Politics
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017
Ramon Oladimeji A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the freezing of multiple bank accounts linked to the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience. The accounts, opened in the names of companies and an individual, had a cumulative balance of N7,418,829,290.94 (N7.4bn) and $429,381.87. The court presided over by Justice Mojisola Olatoregun […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Tope Bankole, Women Politics
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017
By Tope Bankole | NNP | March 7, 2017 – When one continues to forge ahead on a glorious pedestal in spite of detracting fellows who conjure snags, it becomes worthy of discussion, praise and emulation. This is the case with Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Minister of Finance of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, whose profile […]
