The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday began the process of deleting from its register seven indolent political parties in the country. This was in line with the commission’s earlier threat to deregister political parties, which failed to meet the constitutional target in general elections, The affected parties are the Democratic Alternative (DA), National Action […]
The hammer of the National Judiciary Council (NJC) yesterday fell on the embattled President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Isa Salami who was suspended for refusing to apologise to the council and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu after a panel of the council pronounced him guilty of gross misconduct. Already, […]
Family members of the late Admiral Augustus Aikhomu yesterday relieved the last moments of the former military Vice President. According to Ehime Aikhomu, first son of the Admiral, the former Chief of General Staff died peacefully with his children and grandchildren around him. He spoke to Daily Sun at the Aikhomu’s residence in Apapa, explaining […]
As the debate to adopt a single six-year single tenure option rages, a non governmental organisation, “Igbo for Presidency Organisation” (IFPC), has advised that its adoption should be shelved for now until it rotates round amongst the geo-political zones. The national co-ordinator of the socio-political organisation, John Mgbeahuruike, in an interview with Daily Sun argued […]
The Federal Government has granted the Presidential Committee on Security Challenges in the North-east extra two weeks to tidy up its work, adding that it was important that lives and property were secured. The extension was at the request of the committee, which submitted its interim report yesterday to the Secretary to the Government of […]
United States (US) Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Terence McCulley, Wednesday identified corruption, poor power infrastructure, non-functional public health and inadequate education system as some of the major challenges confronting Nigeria as a nation. McCulley, who spoke at the matriculation ceremony of American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola, Adamawa State, said some of these problems were […]
The trial of Major Hamza Al-Mustapha ended Wednesday at the Lagos High Court with a twist: the 2nd defendant, Alhaji Lateef Shofolahan, vehemently denied ever being a personal aide to the late Alhaja Kudirat Abiola. Both Al-Mustapha and Shofolahan are standing trial for alleged conspiracy in the killing of Kudirat, wife of the acclaimed winner […]
United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Terence McCulley, yesterday, identified corruption, poor economic growth, erratic power supply as well as non-functional public health and education systems as some challenges facing Nigeria. McCulley also said youth restiveness, religious bigotry and get-rich quick syndrome were other factors militating against the country’s growth. The Ambassador spoke at the […]
THE fundamentalist Islamic sect, Boko Haram, whose continued violence has defied the nation’s security apparatus, may be operating with the support of al-Qaeda’s African branch and the al-Shabab terror group of Somalia. The top United States (U.S.) Military Commander for Africa, Gen. Carter Ham, told the Associated Press (AP) yesterday after a visit to Nigeria […]
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said his administration remains committed to the attainment of uninterrupted power supply in Nigeria before the end of its tenure in 2015. Jonathan gave this assurance during an audience with members of the Board of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company led by Vice President Namadi Sambo. The President maintained that […]
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