Revealed: How Peter Obi lost bid to become minister
Ex-Gov. Obi lost out of an extensive power play despite his effort to lobby federal lawmakers. After months of a rigorous but quiet campaign to become minister, former Anambra State governor, Peter...
View ArticleLagos PDP asks Fashola: “Where is our $13bn?”
The Lagos State Chapter of PDP has demanded Governor Raji Fashola to explain the whereabouts of the Thirteen Billion Dollars ($13 B) lagos money that his Predecessor, Bola Tinubu, sunk into the...
View ArticleALARM!!! Ebola virus hits… read some precautionary tips – Lagos govt
LAGOS—Worried by the increasing cases of deaths from the outbreak of Ebola virus in some neighbouring West African countries, the Lagos state government, yesterday gave some precautionary measures to...
View ArticleAt 10, I Almost Killed Myself With My Father’s Gun – Soyinka
As various segments of the society take their turn to celebrate Professor Wole Soyinka who recently turned 80, the Nobel Laureate has said his glorious life would have been cut short when he ignorantly...
View ArticleJonathan: Chibok girls ’ll be rescued alive
FOR the umpteenth time, President Goodluck Jonathan promised yesterday to rescue the 219 Chibok schoolgirls in Boko Haram’s custody —more than 90 days after their abduction. Dr. Jonathan also dismissed...
View ArticleYouth education is fundamental—Soyinka
By JAPHET ALAKAM Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, yesterday, decried the attempt by some terrorists to truncate the education of Nigerian youths by abducting them, declaring that every effort...
View ArticleNational Conference ends, fails to agree on derivation formula
The National Conference concluded plenary sitting on Monday, but failed to resolve the disagreement over derivation formula after about five hours of meeting between the leadership of the Conference...
View ArticleInsurgency: Where are our military reserves?
EVERY nation takes her security very seriously. The only difference being the degree of investments, which vary according to individual experiences and circumstances. The more involved you are in...
View ArticleNew State For Everyone
IT appears some Nigerians would only be satisfied if each family gets a State. Even then, husband and wife may not agree on who becomes the governor of their State. Things are that ridiculous. The...
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Chibok Parents Meet Jonathan, Malala Donates $200,000 to Girls’ Education
More than three months after over 200 female students were kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists from their secondary school in Chibok, Borno State, President Goodluck Jonathan will finally meet with some...
View ArticleLooming earthquake : We ‘ll shut down oil production – Alamieyeisegha
By Henry Umoru, Levinus Nwabughiogu & Joseph Erunke ABUJA – Former governor of Bayelsa State and delegate to the ongoing national conference, Chief Diepreiye Alamieyeisegha on Monday said that the...
View Article2015: Our demand for Rivers governorship, justified —Ogoni
The people of Ogoni ethnic nationality in Rivers State, have insisted that their demand for governorship in 2015 is justified, while they commend the leadership and developmental strides of Governor...
View ArticleStop proposed registration of Northerners in South East – Elder statesman...
Former governor of the defunct North-Western state and a delegate representing Gombe State at the National Conference, Alhaji Usman Farouk, has called on the President Goodluck Jonathan-led federal...
View ArticleImpeachment: Al-Makura has not been served notice, says Clerk
Lafia - The Clerk, Nasarawa State House of Assembly¸ Mr Ego Maikeffi, on Tuesday confirmed that Gov. Umaru Al-Makura, had not been served the notice of impeachment. Maikeffi told newsmen that he had...
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TRAGEDY: How Abia Commissioner Finally Died Of Gunshot Wounds
After battling for his life for six days, Abia State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Kenneth Nwosu, has died of gunshot wounds he sustained following an attack by suspected assassins. He was attacked...
View ArticleMark, Bring-Back-Our-Girls campaigners in war of words
By Emman Ovukporie, Levinus Nwabughiogu & JOHNBOSCO AGBAKWURU ABUJA— THE solidarity visit of the Bring-back-our-girls campaign, led by the former Minister of Education and Solid Minerals, Dr. Oby...
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Crash survivor, Associated Airlines at war over compensation
Associated Aviation Airlines, whose plane crashed in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, on 3 October 2013, killing 16 people, and leaving four others seriously injured, is at war with one of the survivors over...
View ArticleAyobami Oyalowo: The sad joke called the Nigerian Government
“Bring Back Our Girls Movement has become a franchise and security forces know what they are up to.” ~Marilyn Ogar, Director of public relation, DSS The above statement was openly made by the Director...
View ArticleFG seeks UN intervention on int’l media coverage for terrorists
BY CHRIS OCHAYI ABUJA—The Federal Government has called on the United Nations, UN, to check the activities of some international media organisations which give opportunities to terrorist leaders to air...
View ArticleIgbo leaders plan to tackle insurgency in S-East
BY Tony Edike ENUGU—THE Igbo Leaders of Thought said yesterday that it has articulated a security awareness programme which the South East Governor’s Forum would work with in order to secure Igboland...
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