Posted by admin
Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Monday, February 20th, 2017
The Federal Government has directed the Nigerian High Commission and consulate in Pretoria and Johannesburg to investigate the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, explained that the findings of the probe would be on his table this week. This was occasioned by the killing […]
Posted by admin
Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Saturday, February 18th, 2017
Court confirms Ali Modu Sheriff as PDP chairman TOP HEADLINES New malaria vaccine provides 100% protection in clinical trial Naira’s free fall: NEC seeks urgent review of foreign exchange policy ‘N558m monthly upkeep for Dikko not documented’ Winners Chapel got N35m from NIMASA slush fund – EFCC’s […]
Posted by admin
Corruption Politics, EFCC Politics, Latest Politics
Saturday, February 18th, 2017
Former Chief of Air Staff, Mohammed Dikko Umar We await result of EFCC probe, say governors The first prosecution witness in the on-going trial of former Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Dikko, yesterday told the court that the alleged N558.200 million given […]
Posted by admin
Latest Politics
Friday, February 17th, 2017
-Vanguard NAN- A Federal High Court in Lagos today heard how Winners Chapel, a church owned by Pastor David Oyedepo got N35million out of the N19.7billion stolen from the accounts of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The money was paid to the church on the instruction of Major-General Emmanuel Atewe, a former […]
Posted by admin
Latest Politics
Thursday, February 16th, 2017
By Kingsley Omonobi **I survived on Cashew fruit for 4 days-Mike Ejiofor. Abuja -Former Director of the Department of state Security (DSS), Chief Mike Ejiofor who was kidnapped four days ago between Okene and Obajana in Kogi state by persons he described as Fulani gunmen, said on Wednesday that the gunmen threatened to waste his […]
Posted by admin
Latest Politics
Thursday, February 16th, 2017
FG closes 20,000 bank accounts, moves N5.2tn into TSA …to expand TSA scope Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja Since the commencement of the Treasury Single Account in September 2015, over 20,000 accounts with Deposit Money Banks belonging to Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies have been closed with a total sum of N5.24tn moved into the TSA. […]
Posted by admin
Biafra, General Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016
From Godwin Tsa, Abuja The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu and three others were yesterday re-arraigned by the Federal Government before Justice Binta Murtala Nyako of the Abuja division of the Federal High Court. They were arraigned on an 11-count charge bordering on treasonable felony, illegal possession of firearms and terrorism. Before […]
Posted by admin
Latest Politics
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016
The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), on Monday disclosed that Nigeria requires about N3 trillion to address the massive road infrastructure deficit in the country. COREN President, Mr. Kasim Ali, stated this in Abuja at the public hearing organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Works. The hearing was on the […]
Posted by admin
Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016
By Adetutu Folasade-Koyi Opening up on how he was toppled in a palace coup in August 1985, President Muhammadu Buhari said he was removed by some corrupt, senior military officers.” Buhari became Nigeria’s head of state, through a coup, on December 31, 1983. Former military president, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida,a retired general and former military president, Aliyu […]
Posted by admin
Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016
The Senate on Tuesday resolved to invite the Minister of Labour and Employment to provide insight into government’s roadmap towards tackling unemployment in the country. This followed a motion by Sen. Duro Faseyi (PDP-Ekiti), who called on the President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on unemployment with a view to confront the […]
