…As Interior Minister Says Incident “Not A National Disaster” By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau, with Agency Report The death toll at a gas station which went on fire, Thursday morning in Accra, the Ghanaian capital has risen to over 200. Editor of a Ghanaian National daily – Daily Guide, Fortunes Alimi quoted […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – The Youth wing of the apex Igbo Socio cultural body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo operating under the banner of Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), says it has compiled names of all corrupt politicians and looters of public treasury in the South- East Zone for onward transmission to President Muhammadu Buhari. In the list are […]
Hon. Shiek Umar, House of Representatives member, representing Katsina federal constituency, is dead. Umar died this morning after a brief illness. Total Politics gathered that Umar was said to have battled diabetes and related illnesses before his demise. Hon. Shiek Umar had served in the same position from 2011 to date and was re-elected on […]
…Almost Half of Bills Passed in 4 Years Less than 24 hours for it to round off, the Nigerian 7th Senate Wednesday in a seemingly breathtaking style, passed a total of 46 bills. The bills amounted to almost have of the total 106 the upper legislative chamber successfully passed in its four years tenure dated […]
By Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – Journalists in Plateau State are currently lamenting over non-payment of outstanding adverts money running into millions of naira, owed different media outfits by former governor Jonah Jang. The journalists in a press statement signed by the Chairman of the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in the State, […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA candidate for Udenu/Igboeze North federal Constituency of Enugu state in the last general polls, Prince Emeka Mamah, has called on the police to arrest and prosecute incumbent chairman of Udenu Council Area of the state, Barr. Ameachi Nwodo for allegedly sponsoring political violence in the […]
Senator Adamu Aliero has accused Senator Bukola Saraki’s group of peddling falsehood in the build up to who becomes the Senate President. Aliero, in a statement said he had read with surprising disgust the story published in one of the national dailies in which infantile claims were made about the purported blanket support secured by […]
At least, five people have died while hundreds are still missing after a cruise tourist ship conveying 458 passengers capsized Tuesday on the Yangtze River, in Chinese Hubei region. It was reported that the Captain of Eastern Star ship did not send emergency signal, living the residents around the river to raise the alarm, hence […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised to allow political office holders occupying tenured appointments to continue in office if they are effective in their portfolios. The group advised the new President against arbitrarily removing appointees whose positions are protected by law and are yet to expire, saying that doing so would become a huge distraction […]
*Pledges More Funds For Health Sector With over N900 million already committed to the fight against the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Africa, the Dangote Foundation has again risen up to the challenges after it offered to defray the cost of quarantining the Nigeria’s returnee health worker volunteers from the Ebola ravaged countries, who […]
Nigerian online publishers have hailed the appointments of Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu as the Special Adviser on Media and Senior Special Assistant on Media to President Muhammadu Buhari. The publishers, under the aegis of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), also applauded the appointment of Habib Aruna as the Chief Press Secretary to […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the first set of appointments into his administration. The President on Sunday evening, May 31st 2015 named Mr Femi Adesina and Mal. Garba Shehu as his spokesmen. Femi Adesina will serve as Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) while Garba Shehu will be the new Senior Special […]
A suicide bomber has killed at least 16 people at a mosque in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, police say. Dozens more were wounded in the attack. It follows an overnight assault on the north-eastern city by Boko Haram, in which at least 13 people were killed before troops were able to push back the […]
The Ijaw Youth Council (Central Zone), has called on youths of the zone to disregard and stay away from a purported congress meeting of the IYC scheduled for today (Sunday May 31 2015) in Kaiama, Headquatres of Koklokuma/Opokuma Local Government area of Bayela State. The Chairman of IYC Zone, Bobolayefa Owoupele in an early morning […]
By Eric Ojo – Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to make the effective implementation of the Freedom of Information Act a major pillar of his proposed anti-corruption crusade in the country. MRA said the FOI is the most effective instrument that enables every citizen of Niogeria to join in the fight […]
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the appointment of Alhaji Isiaka Sola Gold as the Secretary to the State governmentt and Hajia Zaratu Umar as the Head of Service shortly after his inauguration for a second term. Umar was a Permanent Secretary in the Office of the former Head of Service, Alhaji D. […]
Chief Nyesom Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who is billed to be sworn in today as Governor of Rivers State, does not have the mandate of the people to serve in that capacity, the State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said. “Chief Wike is being sworn-in not because he won […]
Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has been sworn in as the 14th Governor of Lagos State at an elaborate ceremony held at the Tafawa Balewa Square, TBS, Lagos, Nigeria on Friday. Chief Judge of Lagos, Justice Funmilayo Atilade performed the swearing in ceremony for Ambode around 11:36am amidst wild jubilation from the thousands of well wishers at […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen – The New Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has just been sworn-in at the Eagle square, in FCT Abuja. The oath of office was administered by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed. Earlier, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo took his oath of office as vice president of Nigeria. The ceremony was witnessed […]
The Special Assistant to the outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan on Domestic Affairs, Waripomowei Dudufa, is in for more troubles. Despite his expulsion from the Peoples Democratic Party over anti-party activities, leaders of the party and Elders Forum in Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have taken him to the cleaners following his uncomplimentary comments […]
