A former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, has returned to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for more questioning after he was allowed to go home Friday night. Mr. Akpabio, who is also the incumbent minority leader of the Senate, arrived the EFCC at 11.45 am Saturday, accompanied by his counsel and […]
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I would not have been president without Alamieyeseigha, he took me as his younger brother – Jonathan
October 17, 2015 
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Former Nigeria President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday declared that but for the support he enjoyed from the late Ijaw leader and former Bayelsa State governor, Chief Diepriye Alamieyeseigha, he would not have become the nation’s president. Jonathan made the declaration when he paid a condolence visit to Alamieyeseigha family at Opolo in Yenagoa yesterday. Assuring […]
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At least 26 dead as Boko Haram bombs worshippers in mosque
October 16, 2015 0 Comments
Two deadly explosions on Thursday hit Maiduguri town as a suspected suicide bomber targeted a mosque in a suburb called Mulai. The sound of the explosions echoed over the Borno state capital at about 6:20pm. Officials of the Civilian Joint Task Force, who participated in the evacuation of victims from the scene of Thursday night’s bombings […]
Continue reading How NTA, AIT maltreated us during the 2015 presidential campaigns — Buhari
October 15, 2015 0 Comments
President Muhammadu Buhari has restated his gratitude to Nigerians for his victory at the general elections saying he emerged winner against all odds. Speaking at The Red Media Summit in Lagos, Thursday, Mr. Buhari said that he won the election despite the deployment of state forces against him. “Muhammadu Buhari’s goodwill greetings to you is […]
Continue reading Military combs Arepo, Ikorodu for pipeline vandals
October 15, 2015 1 Comment
Members of a special joint security task force, consisting of the Army, Navy, Air Force and others from paramilitary agencies are presently combing the murky areas of Ikorodu and Arepo in Lagos and Ogun States respectively in search of pipeline vandals, especially those that allegedly abducted eight operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) […]
Continue reading Boko Haram: Obama sends troops, drones to Cameroon
October 15, 2015 1 Comment
The United States is sending 300 U.S. troops, along with surveillance drones, to Cameroon to bolster a West African effort to counter the Nigerian militant Islamist group Boko Haram, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. In a notification to Congress, President Barack Obama said an advance force of about 90 military personnel began deploying on Monday […]
Continue reading British Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey now ‘critically ill’
October 14, 2015 1 Comment
British nurse who was successfully treated in January after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone is now “critically ill” due to a resurgence of the virus, the hospital treating her said on Wednesday. “We are sad to announce that Pauline Cafferkey’s condition has deteriorated and she is now critically ill. Pauline is being treated for […]
Continue reading UK no longer safe for looters, says minister
October 14, 2015 1 Comment
United Kingdom’s (UK) Minister for Africa and Department for International Development (DFID) Grant Shapps has warned that his country would no longer be a haven for looters of African resources and treasury. He said corruption, money laundering and culture of impunity have done incalculable damage to African development. The minister added the damage led UK […]
Continue reading Fashola Clears Air on N78 Million Website Saga
October 14, 2015 1 Comment
Former Lagos governor, Babatunde Fashola has reacted to the controversy on the N78m website controversy. He took his stand today at the ongoing ministerial screening at the Senate. In his words “I don’t fix contract prices, it is an institutional process. The only training I have is that of a lawyer, but in order to […]
Continue reading How Kogi attack, Maiduguri bomb blasts happened– Nigerian Army
October 14, 2015 0 Comments
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that a bomb explosion killed seven people in Maiduguri Tuesday evening. The army said three blasts detonated by suicide bombers occurred at three minutes intervals at Ajilari, Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State. Eleven people were injured and three suicide bombers were among the dead, the army said. The army also […]
Continue reading I challenge anyone to bring an invoice of a N50m bed — Fayemi
October 14, 2015 1 Comment
Called up for the exercise and grilled especially over his stint as governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi challenged anyone to produce an invoice of 50 million naira bed he was accused of buying in the state house during his tenure.”I challenge anyone to bring an invoice of a bed in the state house that […]
Continue reading ‘My wife is a prostitute, makes suspicious phone calls day and night’ – Man tells court
October 13, 2015 0 Comments
A civil servant in Ondo State, Mr. Adebayo Ojo has asked an Akure Customary court to dissolve his 17 year-old marriage with his wife, Ebunoluwa over alleged of infidelity. Besides, Ojo also expressed his distress over the attitude of his three children toward him, accusing the defendant of turning them against him. The plaintiff told […]
Continue reading Saraki receives 2nd batch of ministerial list (Photos)
October 12, 2015 0 Comments
Senate President, Olubukola Saraki on Monday received the 2nd batch list of ministers to work in the cabinet of President Muhammadu. The Senate President confirmed the arrival of the 2nd batch of the ministerial list on his official Twitter handle. The list was delivered by Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari and Senator Ita Enang.
Continue reading Buhari will not be oil minister but…, says Adesina
October 12, 2015 1 Comment
Mr. Femi Adesina, special adviser on media and publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari early today clarified the president’s role in the petroleum ministry. In a statement, Adesina said the President will not be typecast like a minister, but a supervisor of the ministry. The clarification has denied some senators itching to question Buhari on how […]
Continue reading EFCC arrests former Benue governor, Suswam
October 12, 2015 0 Comments
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday, arrested a former Benue state governor, Gabriel Suswan, over alleged corruption during his tenure as governor. Mr. Suswam governed Benue state between 2007 and May 2015. He was being quizzed at the EFCC office in Abuja over alleged graft in his state, at the time of this […]
Continue reading Bukola Saraki : I won’t join issues with Tinubu, debunks anti-Buhari plot
October 12, 2015 0 Comments
Senate President Bukola Saraki has reacted to the story published by The SUN newspaper alleging an anti-Buhari plot between him and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Saraki outrightly dismissed the report as baseless, since as he put it, “there has been no meeting or communication between me and Asiwaju Tinubu since I was elected Senate President.” […]
Continue reading “We may bend our rule to clear Amaechi, Fashola, others if…” — Senate
October 11, 2015 1 Comment
The Senate has hinted that President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees at the risk of not being able to rally required support from their home states, may still scale its screening and be confirmed ministers. The senate spokesperson, Dino Melaye, told Premium Times that a senate rule requiring nominees to secure the support of at least […]
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