Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – Senators belonging to the Like Minds Group has said they found the decision of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to invite the wife of the Senate President, Mrs Toyin Saraki, in connection with an unknown investigation very curious. The senators in a statement signed on their behalf by Senator […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – Amina Zakari, the acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC is in constitutional crisis as the tenure her tenure as National Commissioner ended on 21st July, 2015. As at press time, Zakari has not bowed out fueling concern that rule of law is being trampled upon. An All Progressives […]
By Francis Sagbama – In sane climes, Chief Timipre Sylva, self- acclaimed opposition leader in Bayelsa State would bury his head in shame for putting Bayelsa, the glory of all lands in reverse gear for about five years. As governor of the littoral state between 2007 and 2012, a period characterized with oil boom, the […]
Bill Cosby lost his latest bid to fend off a lawsuit accusing him of sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles in 1974, as the California Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the comedian’s petition to review the case. The accuser’s attorney, Gloria Allred, said the decision cleared the way for […]
The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA), the premier American organization devoted to US-Africa business relations, on Wednesday refuted the report alleging that President Buhari questioned the participation of Mr Tony Elumelu and other Nigerian business leaders in the meeting hosted by the U.S Chambers of Commerce in partnership with the CCA for the visiting Nigerian […]
Chairman of the parallel state executive of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, Chief Richard Perekemi Kpodo, has called on President Muhamadu Buhari not to spare any individual found wanton of corruption among members of the party in the state. According to him, some members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who recently defected […]
By Abdul Gaffar Bello – The Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan Gordon Obua, who was arrested last week and being held by the DSS has been released. Obua who was detained July 16 for alleged money laundering related cases was speculated to have been maltreated late last week as […]
*As APC leaders in the state assures on use of federal might *We will resist every attempt with our blood – IYC Ahead of the gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa State slated for later this year, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, says it has uncovered a dangerous plot by the ruling All Progressive […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Abakaliki – Apparently worried by impending danger of workers industrial action, Ebonyi State Government on Tuesday set up a 35-man committee led by an ex- governor of the state, Senator Sam Egwu, to resolve the crisis between it and labour unions over the payment of backlog salaries. The state Governor Dave Umahi, […]
”Unless the rule of law is restored in the eighth Senate, the foundation of impunity and double-talk being presently played out in the current Senate is capable of derailing the Buhari Administration” . This is the submission of Senator Barau Jibrin (Kano North Senatorial District) in an Open Letter to the Deputy Senate President, Senator […]
Ayo Balogun – Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari told. Cable News Network (CNN) that his government is ready to negotiate with Boko Haram over the possible release of the over 200 Chibok girls still being held captive by the sect. Buhari, who spoke on the CNN programme, Amanpour, said his government would be willing to negotiate […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Caucus in the House of Representatives has said that the postponement of the resumption to 28th July by the leadership was unacceptable to it. Led by former Deputy House Leader, Leo Ogor to brief the media on Tuesday, the caucus urged the APC lawmakers to put […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen – The Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan, Gordon Obua has dispelled the rumour that he is dead in the DSS custody. Obua while speaking in a press conference Tuesday, at the security agaency’s headquarters, Abuja affirmed that he is “alive and well”, as well as has […]
World Bank Group has pledged its support to dash out the sum of $2.1 Billion to help Nigeria rebuild the damaged property in the North East, Nigeria. Representatives of the group, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, along the World Health Organization (WHO) while meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, said the move became important with […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – A member of the Like Minds Senators, Senator Hamma Misau has said the crisis in the National Assembly was being masterminded from outside, particularly by some politicians while also advising the sponsors of the crisis to desist immediately. Misau in a statement in Abuja yesterday advised those who want to use […]
Despite pronounced opposition to his ambition and call for the postponement, Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza is standing for the East African country Presidential Election, which still underway amidst fear and tension in various part of the country. Voting commenced at 06:00 local time (04:00 GMT), after a night of gunfire as well as explosions which […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – Barrister Calistus Nwabueze Obi has taken over as the Acting Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) His elevation the acting Director General capacity followed sack of Dr. Ziakede Patrick Akpobolokemi, former President Goodluck Jonathan kinsman by President Mohammadu Buhari last week. Barrister Obi who […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has warned parents who are in the habit of not allowing their wards to go to school to either stop this practice of face the wrath of the law. Tambuwal who stated this while receiving political leaders who converge from eleven local governments of the state to […]
By Muhammadu Buhari – This month, the world moved a step closer to the defeat of Boko Haram, the jihadist group that has terrorized hundreds of thousands in the northern states of Nigeria. In one of my first acts since taking office as president six weeks ago, I have replaced the heads of Nigeria’s army, […]
By SULEIMAN ABUBAKAR – A recent frivolous and ill-advised interview granted by the National Vice Chairman (South-South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, and reported on page 3 by the Daily Trust newspaper of Monday July 13, 2015 titled “Jonathan’s Centenary City is Crime-Personified – PDP Vice Chair” was also carried by […]
