After two failed attempts, Senate Wednesday amidst protest disregarded the point of order raise by some of its members to approve Mr. Musiliu Obanikoro as a Minister designate. Last week, Senate leadership session became rowdy as Senators debated whether Obanikoro should be allowed to enjoy the traditional “take a bow and go”, privilege enjoyed by […]
The United States (US) Air Force has confirmed missing of 11 of its men after an Army UH-60 Black Hawk crashed during a training mission in the Florida Panhandle Tuesday night. Spokesperson at Eglin Air Force Base, explained that the helicopter, with four aircrew and seven Marines, reportedly got missing around 8:30 p.m. (Tuesday night), […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Abakaliki – The embattled governor of Ebonyi state, chief Martin Elechi on Tuesday alleged that a whopping 3 billion naira was budgeted by his political enemies led by secretary to government of the federation (SGF), chief Anyim Pius Anyim to impeach him. He said it is unfortunate that some politicians, who were desperate to govern […]
Audu Limun, Bauchi – Unknown gunmen have kidnapped the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate of Ganjuwa West constituency in Bauchi state House of Assembly Alhaji Yusuf Inuwa Dadiye on his way to Miya town from Bauchi. It was gathered that Alhaji Dadiye was kidnapped Tuesday Night and since then his abductors have not established contact […]
*Jonathan Deserves Second Term Due To His Record Of Performance -Mimiko By Ayo Balogun – Lagos – The Nigerian leading opposition All progressives Congress (APC) has been described as a “contraction” and formation of anger, confusion and frustration. Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido threw the challenge Tuesday in Lagos, during the ruling PDP Governors’ […]
Real Madrid survived a real scare to qualify for their fifth successive Champions League quarter-final despite conceding four away goals to an impressive Schalke. The holders were hanging on in the final few seconds as Schalke were just one goal away from producing one of the competition’s biggest shocks after winning the second leg. Trailing […]
A suspected female suicide bomber killed at least 12 people on Tuesday in Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria’s Borno state, military and hospital sources said, three days after a multiple bomb attack in the city killed more than 50. Maiduguri is the birthplace of radical Islamist Boko Haram insurgents who have been fighting for six years […]
The Abia State government has called on security agencies to look into the alleged shooting of an innocent Abian, Frank Dickson by the armed guards of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Alex Otti at Umuojiocha village square, Oboro in Ikwuano Local Government Area. Briefing newsmen at the Government House on […]
By Prof R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria A lesson we are all going to learn from the ongoing Nigeria 2015 general election is the futility of playing to the gallery or even playing with Nigerians or their sentiments. Whilst we keep encouraging every Nigerian to be extraordinarily proud of his or her nationality, […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Abakaliki – Workers in Ebonyi State, on Tuesday commenced an indefinite strike, to press home their demand for payment of September 2011 salaries withheld by the government and the implementation of 2011 minimum wage. Chairman of Joint Public Service Negotiating Council (JPSNC) in the state, comrade Ikechukwu Nwafor, said the union had […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) says it may be forced to withdraw the membership of political parties that engage in unethical and undemocratic agitation, such as rejection of the INEC Magnetic Card Reader MCR. The group, which serves as an umbrella association of all political parties in Nigeria, said […]
As political commentators continue to attack President Goodluck Jonathan poor anti-corruption record, the Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum and Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Godswill Akpabio has argued that the president has actually done a lot in the fight against corruption. Governor Akpabio stated this on Tuesday in Lagos at a media interaction. The […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Abakaliki – The impeachment plot by the Ebonyi state House of Assembly against Governor Martin Nwancho Elechi, on Tuesday suffered a major set back, as Seven, out of the 15 members of the State House of Assembly that signed the sack notice have withdrawn from the move. Minority leader of the House, […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the PDP of planning to disrupt its (APC’s) Road Show in Ekiti on Wednesday using PDP thugs decked in APC T-Shirts to infiltrate the rally and instigate violence. In a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party also accused […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – Former Vice President and chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar has said that his commitment to the APC and the success of its presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari and other candidates of the party in the 2015 general elections is unwavering and never been up for bargaining. The former […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – Another round of war has enveloped the crisis-ridden apex Igbo socio cultural organization, Ohaneze Ndigbo, over the sharing formula of the alleged bribe money given to the body by president Goodluck Jonathan for the endorsement of his 2nd term ambition. Aside the sharing modality wahala, our Correspondent gathered from a […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – Senate has applauded the Nigerian Military and the coalition forces from Chad, Niger and Cameroon over their ongoing onslaught against Boko Haram insurgents in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States . This was sequel to a motion moved by Senator Maaji Lawan ( APC Borno North) through point of order he raised […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has debunked the myth being peddled by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP that Gen. Muhammadu Buhari will spend only one term in office if elected President, saying it is the creation of the PDP which is seeking to pitch a section of the country against another. ”The APC will not […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denounced the allegation made by the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha that seven PDP governors plan to defect to the All Progressive Congress (APC). National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr. Olisah Metuh described the allegation as baseless and one of the lies being peddled by the opposition. He […]
Ivory Coast’s former first lady, Simone Gbagbo, has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for her role in the violence that followed the 2010 elections. Gbagbo, 65, had been charged with undermining state security. Her husband, former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, is awaiting trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC). More than 3,000 people […]
