Minister defends Buhari’s many foreign trips

  -Sun The Minister of Foreign Affairs,Mr Goeffrey Onyeama on Monday said the overseas trips embarked upon by President Mohammed Buhari were carefully selected in line with certain priorities and development objectives of the country. The minister spoke in Lagos at a town hall meeting organized to brief the public on the activities of the […]

Ex-governors and their double pay – what a disgrace

-Sun THE Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) last week drew the na­tion’s attention to the payment of mul­tiple emoluments to ex-governors, their deputies and other former public officers who are currently serving as legislators or ministers in the present administra­tion. The coalition observed that 21 former governors and their deputies are now drawing fantastic […]

El-Rufai’s religious preaching bill will not stand – SCM

Governor Of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Student Christian Movement of Nigeria has described the religious preaching bill by the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai as brash, stating that it would not stand as many groups would challenge its constitutionality in court. The movement noted that the Nigerian Constitution guaranteed religious […]

Why Dasuki will remain in detention – Presidency

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government was not considering the release of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki, from the Department of State Services (DSS) custody. The president said that Dasuki, has multiple cases in court, which he must diligently face and resolve. Senior Special Assistant to the President on […]

Why Islam is becoming whipping boy —Sultan

By Gbenga Olarinoye Osogbo—The Sultan of Sokoto and the President, Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, SCIA, His Eminence, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged Muslims in the country to work very hard, and in love with the others, to make Islamic what it ought to be. Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III Speaking yesterday […]

Badeh: Past Air Chiefs also diverted N588.2m monthly —Witness

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — Former Director of Finance and Accounts at the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, Air Commodore Salisu Abdullahi Yushau (retd), yesterday, revealed before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, that all past Air Chief Marshals, diverted N558.2 million monthly from funds meant for the payment of salaries of Nigerian Air Force officials. Badeh […]

God is angry with Buhari, he is incompetent, clueless – Fayose

By Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA – Against the background of the violence that apparently characterized the rerun elections in Rivers State, Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has lashed out at president Mohammadu Buhari, saying that God is angry with him. According to the governor, the president superintended over elections that were remarkably bloody. The governor […]

We’ll expose Jonathan if EFCC arrests us — Ex-associates

We’ll expose Jonathan if EFCC arrests us — Ex-associates By – March 20, 2016 Eniola Akinkuotu Some politicians and members of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign organisation who were given money to campaign for the ex-president have threatened to implicate the ex-President if they are arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The EFCC […]

After 48 years, Gowon accepts son, Musa, who has just completed 23 years prison sentence in the U.S.

By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor Former military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, retd; yesterday owned up to fathering a love child with the late public relations expert, Princess Edith Ike Okongwu, bringing to an end the 48-year-old paternity dispute over Musa Gowon. Musa, who returned to Nigeria at the end of last year, after […]

Tambuwal orders investigation into abduction of 14-yr-old girl in Sokoto

By Emma Nnadozie, Jimoh Babatunde & Peter Duru Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has directed the state’s Human Rights Commission to wade into the alleged abduction of a 14-year-old Miss Patience Paul, on August 12, 2015. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, This came as Pan-Idoma group, Opiatoha K ‘Idoma, yesterday, pleaded with the […]

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