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Corruption Politics, EFCC Politics, Latest Politics, Raw Politics, Women Politics
Friday, March 18th, 2016
By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor abuja-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, went tough last night, with a final warning to top officials implicated in the stealing of huge sums of public funds to come out of their hiding and face its interrogating teams once and for all. The warning, Vanguard gathered, was borne […]
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EFCC Politics, Governors, Latest Politics, National Politics, Raw Politics, Top Stories, Women Politics
Monday, February 8th, 2016
The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu on Monday, disclosed that the agency had commenced investigation of the former Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke and a close associate of the former Petroleum Minister, Kola Aluko. The EFCC […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, State News, Taraba, Women Politics
Sunday, January 31st, 2016
The developments in Taraba State since the governorship election have been very interesting. First was an election that was marred by irregularities and even before that some candidates did not satisfy the provision of the law to contest the position, as was evidenced in the PDP, which did not conduct Primaries. Now, all that have […]
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Headlines, State News, Taraba, Women Politics
Thursday, January 14th, 2016
Tarabans in Diaspora have condemned the Appeal Court’s ruling which returned Darius Ishaku of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as duly elected governor of the state. The group in a statement by it’s coordinator, Clement Bitrus, said it received the Dec.31 ruling with shock. The governorship tribunal ruling had earlier nullified the election of Darius Ishaku […]
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Articles, Columnists, Daniel Olusola, NNP Columnists, Oil Politics, Raw Politics, Women Politics
Thursday, November 26th, 2015
By Olusola Daniel | Lagos, Nigeria | November 26, 2015 –Few people illustrate the transient nature of positional power like the erstwhile Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. The hitherto untouchable “super woman” has suddenly become like a frightened toddler seeking sympathy from the same people she despised while in power. We all remember […]
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EFCC Politics, General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories, Women Politics
Monday, November 2nd, 2015
A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mrs. Farida Waziri, has said she came under “fierce attacks, slander, blackmail and threats” while trying to end oil-money induced corruption in the country. Waziri said she was happy that there is a new sheriff in town, alluding to the anti-corruption stance of President Muhammadu […]
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Headlines, Sokoto, State News, Women Politics
Thursday, October 22nd, 2015
By Charles Kumolu Indigenes of Sokoto State, on the platform of Sokoto Citizens Forum, have said they might consider sensitizing the people of the state across the three senatorial districts on the likelihood of commencing the recall of Senators Aliyu Wammako, Ibrahim Gobir and Ibrahim Danbaba over their perceived indisposition to the choice of Mrs. […]
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Latest Politics, Sokoto, State News, Women Politics
Tuesday, October 20th, 2015
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, along with Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, had a fruitful one hour discussion with President Muhammadu Buhari on matters surrounding the nomination of Ms. Aisha Abubakar as a ministerial nominee from Sokoto State. At the moment, all issues are being resolved, according to a statement by Malam Imam Imam, Tambuwal`s spokesman. (Source: […]
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Headlines, Kaduna, State News, Women Politics
Saturday, October 10th, 2015
THE Kaduna State polity is boiling following President Muhammadu Buhari’s listing of Mrs Amina Mohammed as the ministerial nominee from the state. She is said to be from Gombe by birth but her husband is from Kaduna State. By Luka Binniyat Leading politicians from Kaduna have vowed to kick against Mrs Mohammed’s appointment claiming that […]
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General Politics, Headlines, Latest Politics, Raw Politics, Top Stories, Women Politics
Saturday, October 3rd, 2015
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke The British National Crime Agency has dispatched a team of detectives to Nigeria who are now working with the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to probe Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former Petroleum Minister, during the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. Findings by SUNDAY PUNCH revealed […]
