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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Wednesday, December 16th, 2015
By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor ABUJA — As investigation into the looting of funds meant for the acquisition of arms for the Nigerian armed forces continues, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, are in a dilemma over what to do with the former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Sanusi Lamido […]
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General Politics, Headlines, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, December 14th, 2015
Okonjo-Iweala makes public memo on arms deal The former Finance Minister and the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has released a memo in respect of the arms deal saga. The former Minister in an email said thus Compliments. For the past week, Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole and other compromised persons and […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories, Wole Soyinka
Tuesday, December 8th, 2015
• Agitation in South-East not surprising By Doris Obinna Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, yesterday spoke frankly on the agitation in the South East and declared that Biafra cannot be defeated. Soyinka added that the agitation did not come to him as a surprise. He also defended his choice of President Muhammadu Buhari as a […]
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Bayelsa, General Politics, Governors, Headlines, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, December 6th, 2015
The results of yesterday’s governorship election in Bayelsa State so far released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) show that candidates of the two leading political parties, Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and his counterpart in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timpre Sylva, are running neck and neck. While […]
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Judiciary, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Friday, November 27th, 2015
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — The Federal Government, yesterday, failed to persuade the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court to summon the former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki( retd), to appear before it. Dasuki is answering to a five-count criminal charge bordering on money laundering and alleged illegal possession of firearms. He […]
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Headlines, Top Stories
Tuesday, November 24th, 2015
-Vanguard … Warns saboteurs in power sector to stop By Levinus Nwabughiogu President Muhammadu Buhari in Tehran, Iran on Tuesday disclosed that many of the those who looted the public treasuries in the government of former President Goodluck Jonathan had started returning stolen funds to the coffers. He said that though the government appreciated the […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Governors, Headlines, Kogi, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, November 22nd, 2015
LOKOJA – The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in the Saturday Governorship election in Kogi State, Prince Abubakar Audu has been confirmed dead. Audu was said to have complained of stomach ache on Saturday shortly after voting and returning to his country home in Ogbonicha, Ofu Local government, and was advised to […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Friday, November 20th, 2015
Gunmen shouting Islamic slogans attacked a luxury hotel full of foreigners in Mali’s capital Bamako early on Friday morning, taking 170 people hostage, a senior security source and the hotel’s operator said. This is even as Africa’s Richest man, Aliko Dangote, who was rumored to be one of the hostages, refuted the reports in a […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Saturday, November 14th, 2015
Former minister of petroleum, Diezani-Alison Madueke, has open up on her relationship with the immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan. She disclosed this in an interview with The Boss newspaper. “Is it true that a sister of yours has a kid or kids for President Jonathan?” I asked. “That is totally untrue as I don’t have any […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, November 12th, 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday named a former governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), the Minister of Power, Works and Housing. The ministry is a merger of three ministries: Power, Works as well as Housing, Land and Urban Development. The President, shortly after inaugurating the ministers, also named a former governor of Rivers […]
