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Corruption Politics, EFCC Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, January 2nd, 2020
Soni Daniel ore trouble appears to be piling up against detained former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, over allegation that he demanded and collected the sum of $30,000 bribe from the Chairman of ASD Motors under the guise of paying same to the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, in order […]
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House, Legislature, National Politics, Senate
Wednesday, January 1st, 2020
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), BudgIT, Enough is Enough (EiE) and 583 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court, Abuja to stop President Muhammadu Buhari and Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning from releasing N37 billion allocated for the renovation of the National Assembly complex to […]
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Cross River, General Politics, Governors, Headlines, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Wednesday, January 1st, 2020
Igbo National Council yesterday issued a 14-day ultimatum to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State to release detained journalist, Agba Jalingo. The group’s President, Chilos Godsent, at a press conference in Owerri, the Imo State capital, warned that INC would storm Calabar, the Cross River State capital in protest to demand for the resignation […]
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Biafra, Boko Haram, Borno, General Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Raw Politics, State News
Monday, December 30th, 2019
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt Worried about the killings of Christians by members of the Boko Haram sect and other terrorist groups in the North, the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra has called on the Igbo in the region to return home. MASSOB stated that it was necessary for the […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Army, Corruption Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Navy, Presidency, Raw Politics, Top Stories
Monday, December 30th, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari came under heavy criticism yesterday for his failure to act in the alleged indictment of his Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, for a $550,000 security fund diversion. Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu deflected response on the allegation to the office of the Minister of Defence when The Guardian sought the presidency’s reaction on […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Raw Politics
Wednesday, December 25th, 2019
• As FG complies with court order By Ese Awhotu and Vivian Okejeme The Federal Government has released detained former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, retd and convener of #RevolutionNow protests, Mr Omoyele Sowore. Government said the decision to release them was in compliance with the bail granted the two by […]
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Corruption Politics, General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Legislature, National Politics, Senate
Tuesday, December 24th, 2019
A federal high court on Monday dismissed the bail application for imprisoned former Abia State governor and lawmaker Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. The court on Thursday, December 5 sentenced Kalu to 12 years imprisonment after being found guilty on all the 39 count charges brought against him. He was convicted of N7.65billion fraud perpetuated when […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Religion, Top Stories
Saturday, December 21st, 2019
The United State authorities Friday said it has placed Nigeria on a Special Watch List for tolerating “severe violations of religious freedom.” Cuba and Nicaragua were also added to the list. “No country, entity, or individual will be able to persecute people of faith with impunity,” United States’s secretary of state Mike Pompeo said. “These […]
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Corruption Politics, EFCC Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, December 19th, 2019
EFCC disclosed this on its twitter handle on Thursday, that the ex-AGF left Dubai following pressure from the anti-graft agency. “The EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu, and Dubai authorities have held a series of meeting in respect of the former Attorney General. He was accompanied by INTERPOL officers on Emirates Airlines Flight 785. “The aircraft departed […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics
Tuesday, December 17th, 2019
Nigeria’s Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has explained how a suspected fraudster, Malik Wakili, allegedly hacked his online account for six years to commit internet fraud. Fashola, however, said he was not the direct victim of the fraud, valued at N3.1 million by the anti-graft agency. In a statement by Fashola’s spokesman Hakeem […]
