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Mu’azu, Anenih cave in to pressure, resign

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Thursday, May 21st, 2015

Anenih; Mu’azu The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu and the Board of Trustees Chairman, Chief Tony Anenih, on Wednesday bowed to pressure from key members of the party to resign. Mu’azu, in a letter he tendered during the PDP National Working Committee meeting in Abuja however cited “health grounds ” […]

We’ll inherit worst economy in Nigeria’s history – Osinbajo

Posted by admin Latest Politics Thursday, May 21st, 2015

Vice President-elect, Prof. Yomi Osinbajo The Vice President-elect, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said the Muhammadu Buhari-led government will inherit the worst economy ever in the history of the nation. Also, a former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has advised Buhari to take advantage of the country’s current level of public support for him to take […]

Buhari did not arrest me — Tunde Thompson

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency Sunday, May 17th, 2015

Tunde Thompson One of the two journalists jailed under the Decree 4 of 1984, Mr. Tunde Thompson, tells FRIDAY OLOKOR the circumstances surrounding his imprisonment and his relationship with the President-elect, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd) What were the circumstances that led to your imprisonment under the Decree 4 of 1984 during the military […]

Soldiers on death row starved in underground cell —Falana

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Latest Politics Sunday, May 17th, 2015

Lagos lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana(SAN) | credits: File copy Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), on Saturday, said 12 soldiers, who were sentenced to death for mutiny in September 2014, have been starved and held underground by the military. Falana in an interview with Sahara TV, which was monitored by our correspondent, said […]

Ex-govs, Buhari’s associates lock horns with Tinubu

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), Governors, Latest Politics, National Politics, Party Politics, Top Stories Sunday, May 17th, 2015

Buhari and Tinubu A gigantic test of wills is rocking the All Progressives Congress just 12 days to the inauguration of President-elect Mohammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s substantive President. Impeccable sources within the party told SUNDAY PUNCH over the weekend that some ex-governors, Buhari’s associates and mutinous party members from the South-West are trying […]

[UPDATED] Military relaxes Maiduguri curfew for Islamic prayer

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Borno, Latest Politics, State News Friday, May 15th, 2015

Director, Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade | credits: twitter.com [UPDATED] The Nigerian Army on Friday temporarily relaxed the curfew imposed on Maiduguri, the capital of troubled Borno State. It is believed that this is done in order to allow the Muslim faithful in the town to attend the Friday Islamic congregational prayer. Though the […]

Gov forum’s crisis paved the way for PDP defeat –Tinubu, Soyinka

Posted by admin Governors, Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Wole Soyinka Friday, May 15th, 2015

Tinubu, Soyinka The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Thursday in Lagos said the 2013 Nigeria Governors’ Forum crisis paved the way for the end of the 16-year rule of the Peoples Democratic Party. They made the observation during the public presentation of ‘Dynamics […]

Ojukwu never imagined I’d go to war – Gowon (Allow Ojukwu to rest in peace)

Posted by admin Biafra, Latest Politics, Presidency, Yakubu Gowon (1966-75) Friday, May 15th, 2015

Former military head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon A former military head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, says the leader of the defunct Biafra, the late Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, underestimated him by thinking that he (Gowon) would never go to war. Gowon, who led Nigerian forces to defeat Ojukwu’s army during the Nigerian civil war from […]

How South African mercenaries helped Nigeria to rout Boko Haram

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories Wednesday, May 13th, 2015

RECENT successes recorded by the Nigerian Army in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency are not unconnected with the clandestine strides of a group of South African bush warfare experts, hired in secrecy by the President Goodluck Jonathan-led government, it has been revealed. The group, known as Specialised Tasks, Training, Equipment and Protection (STTEP), led […]