Alexander Okere, Benin & Theophilus Onojeghen A former Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Tony Anenih, has reportedly died at the age of 85. It was gathered that Anenih died at a private hospital in Abuja on Sunday. One of the sons of the deceased, Mr. Tony Anenih, could not be […]
British authorities have briefed the Nigerian government about the temporary travel document they are about to issue to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who holds a Nigeria-U.K dual citizenship. A senior Federal Government official with the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed this development […]
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed corruption charges against a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, and his hotel, Spotless Investment Limited, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. It was learnt that the EFCC filed the charges before the Federal High Court in Abuja. Fayose is accused of receiving about N1.3bn […]
Demands justice, identity of killer-policeman, Also comprehensive reform of Nigeria Police Force By Joseph Erunke ABUJA – THE former Minister of Finance, Mrs Nenadi Usman and her family have dragged the Nigeria Police Force, to court over last Saturday’s night brutal killing of their daughter, Ms Anita Akapson, by a police personnel,in Gwarimpa area of […]
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has approved travelling restriction on no fewer than 50 high profile persons directly affected in investigations by security agencies in the country. By this, the persons cannot travel out of Nigeria pending the determination of their cases. READ ALSO: PDP, Fani-Kayode kick over ban His Senior Special Assistant on Media and […]
BY SAM OLUKOYA Associated Press LAGOS, NIGERIA The woman who led the global campaign to free Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram extremists is now running for president, saying she is fighting for “the soul” of Africa’s most populous nation. Oby Ezekwesili is the most prominent woman to seek the presidency in Nigeria, where politics, as […]
Former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, recorded 1,532 delegate votes to secure a landslide victory at the National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Port Harcourt, yesterday. READ ALSO: PDP primary results: Atiku wins presidential candidacy The figure was an impressive 49 per cent of the total 3, 274 accredited delegates while the […]
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has congratulated his main challenger in Tuesday’s gubernatorial primary in the state, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Governor Ambode’s congratulations came at a press conference he addressed at Lagos House, Ikeja, on Wednesday afternoon. By this, the game appears up for him as he has conceded defeat in Tuesday’s primary in […]
More than 400 businesses owned by Nigerians have been closed by authorities in Ghana, sparking a protest by owners who have issued a week ultimatum within which to resolve the surrounding the maltreatment of Nigerian business community in Ghana. The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) have written a petition to President Muhammadu Buhari and […]
Ade Alade and Tunde Thomas The storm raised by the troubling politicking over the All Progressives Congress (APC) party nomination for the Governorship of Lagos State in the 2019 polls continues to rage unabated, and unlikely to dissipate any time soon. Before anyone, however, can hazard a guess on how the saga will likely end, […]
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