Fintiri Sacking: Jonathan Finally Reacts, Directs The Chief Judge To Take...
The Federal Government has directed the Chief Judge of Adamawa to immediately swear in Mr Bala Ngilari as governor of the state. The directive is contained in a statement issued by the Attorney-General...
View ArticleBREAKING: Ngilari sworn in as Adamawa governor, appoints chief of staff
Former Adamawa Deputy Governor, Mr Bala Ngilari, was sworn in as the substantive state governor on Wednesday in Yola. Ngilari was sworn in at Government House by the President, Customary Court of...
View ArticleFG threatens South Africa, MTN over ‘frozen’ weapons deal
Nigeria on Wednesday accused South Africa of blocking a legal arms purchase and threatened retaliation against major South African companies, including telecom giant MTN, if the spat is not resolved. A...
View ArticlePatience Jonathan donates skills acquisition equipment to 1,000 widows in Imo
By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—WIFE of the President, Dame Patience Jonathan, yesterday donated assorted skills acquisition equipment to over 1,000 widows in the state. Addressing the widows before...
View ArticleINEC cancels Adamawa gubernatorial election
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has cancelled the Adamawa State bye-election scheduled for Saturday, October 11. The decision followed a court ruling Wednesday which ordered the...
View ArticleDelta LP Chairman Accuses Edwin Clark Of Pocketing Millions From Ogboru
Tony Ezeagwu, the chairman of the defunct Democratic People’s Party (DPP) and now a top official of the Labor Party (LP) in Delta State chapter, has accused former Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, a former...
View ArticleLatest: Gunmen attack lawmaker in Assembly quarters
Gunmen have allegedly attacked a member of the Edo State House of Assembly representing Etsako West Constituency 1, Mr. Razak Momoh, at the legislative quarters in Benin. Momoh was said to have been...
View ArticleMutiny: Agbakoba drags Army to court over death sentence on 12 soldiers
By Bartholomew Madukwe Former President of Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has dragged the Nigerian Army General Court Martial before a Federal High Court in Abuja, challenging...
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Latest: Nyako’s deputy sworn-in as new Adamawa Gov
By Soni Daniel, Clifford Ndujihe, Henry Umoru, Ben Agande, Dapo Akinrefon, Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Levinus Nwabughiogu, Umar Yusuf & Bartholomew Madukwe ABUJA — THE political climate in Adamawa State...
View ArticleKwakwanso blasts Jonathan over seized $15m
Governor Rabiu Musa Kwakwanso of Kano State has accused President Goodluck Jonathan-led Federal Government of not being sincere over its defence of the seized $9.3m and another $5.7m by the South...
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Boko Haram Business: Man of God with 2 deadly militants? Yusuf, late BH...
From left is Mohammed Yusuf(late BH leader), Asari Dokubo & Ayo Oritsejafor Can anyone take a look at this picture and absolve Asari Dokubo and Ayo Oritsejafor of any complicity in the Boko Haram...
View ArticleArms deal: Jonathan asked to fish out moles in defence, security agencies
President Goodluck Jonathan has been advised to fish out saboteurs in security agencies, who are bent on scuttling efforts made in the fight against insurgency. In a statement yesterday, Umar Farouk,...
View ArticlePolice Shutdown Assemblies Of God Church In Enugu
A major clash was averted in Enugu yesterday, when a team of policemen drove away pastors and deacons of the Assemblies of God and sealed the Ishiagu Street branch of the church at Uwani area of the...
View ArticleAmaechi alleges ongoing theft of public funds in NNPC
The Governor of Rivers State and factional Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has sounded the alarm over the ongoing stealing of public funds from the coffers of...
View ArticleLike Ebola, Nigeria can contain noise pollution – Fashola
Lagos State governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, yesterday appealed to Lagosians to join hands with the state government in its bid to curtail noise pollution. He said it is possible to contain noise...
View ArticleTerrorism: FG repatriates 82 foreigners over nefarious activities
By CALEB AYANSINA ABUJA – The Federal government, yesterday, said that it had repatriated 82 foreigners over what it described as nefarious activities that might undermine the country’s security. The...
View ArticleCNN, Al Jazeera lied on Chibok girls’ escape —Badeh
THE Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, has accused foreign media houses, including the Cable News Network (CNN) and Al Jazeera, of fabricating stories on the abducted Chibok girls...
View ArticleSouth Africa jumped issues on arms deal —Okupe
SENIOR Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, has faulted the South African government for exposing two botched arms deals that led to the seizure of $15 million from Nigeria,...
View ArticleNigeria Customs Generates N78.6b In Three Months
The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command said it had generated N78.6 billion in the third quarter of the year. The comptroller of the command, Eporwei Edike, disclosed this in an interview in...
View ArticleEkiti courts closure: NLC absolves Jonathan, says Judiciary workers on strike
President Goodluck Jonathan is not behind the closure of courts in Ekiti State. This is the position of the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). It explained that contrary to reports,...
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