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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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Latest Politics
Sunday, March 5th, 2017
By Anthony Ogbonna President Muhammadu Buhari, Sunday, called the Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo via telephone from London and felicitated with him on the occasion of his 80th birthday. In a statement made available to newsmen by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, Buhari recalled his days in the military with the […]
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Latest Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Sunday, March 5th, 2017
By Leke Adeseri, South West Editor & Daud Olatunji …Obasanjo is helping Nigeria secure its future – Osinbajo In what can be described as an endorsement of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s unmatched contributions to Nigeria’s history, Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, yesterday said the former President, through the establishment […]
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Latest Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency
Saturday, March 4th, 2017
‘Loss of values responsible for high crime rate’ Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday afternoon chided the Nigeria Police for keeping him waiting at an event organised by the security agency in Lagos. Obasanjo, who was the special guest of honour at the maiden yearly special training and capacity development organised by the Assistant Inspector-General of […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, March 3rd, 2017
FORMER Permanent Secretary in the Power Ministry, Ambassador Godknows Igali, has forfeited 47 brand new Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) to the Federal Government. The revelation was contained in a report submitted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to the Senate Committee on Financial Crimes and Anti-Corruptionon Wednesday. The Commmittee had earlier received the […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, March 3rd, 2017
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday, screened an 82-year-old non-career ambassadorial nominee, Justice Sylvanus Nsofor (retd.), who refused to recite the National Anthem when he was asked to do so. The refusal by the nominee to recite the anthem had shocked members of the committee. The nominee was asked series […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, Presidency
Wednesday, March 1st, 2017
Rotimi Amaechi and Goodluck Jonathan Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied claims by Transport Minister, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, that an alleged $49 billion got missing from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC’s, account and same not paid into the federation account led the recession in the country today. Jonathan in a statement by one of […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Police
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017
The suspect • Court sentences pilgrim to 10 years with hard labour The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lokoja, Kogi State, yesterday paraded a police inspector, Abali Zagi, with the Nigeria Police Force headquarters’ welfare bus loaded with 818.2kg of Cannabis Sativa. The NDLEA Commander, Muhammad Idris Bello, while parading the suspects, indicated […]
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Latest Politics
Saturday, February 25th, 2017
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has recovered 17 exotic vehicles in a warehouse allegedly belonging to a former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdullahi Dikko. The EFCC said in a Facebook post that the vehicles were recovered on Nnamdi Azikwe Street, Kaduna. According to the commission, the vehicles include […]
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Agriculture, Governors, Latest Politics
Monday, February 20th, 2017
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday presided over a meeting of the Presidential Task Force on Rice and Wheat as part of the Federal Government’s efforts aimed at enhancing food security. Those who attended the meeting included four state governors — Abubakar Bagudu (Kebbi); Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano); Badaru Abubakar […]
