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I have not resigned – Tukur
By Ben Agande, Abuja The embattled chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bamanga Tukur, Wednesday, made a surprise appearance at the party’s Board of Trustees meeting in Abuja saying he has not...
View ArticleNigeria’s Judiciary harbours “corrupt elements” – Justice Salami
Justice Ayo Salami named Ibrahim Auta, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, as one of the corrupt elements. A former President of the Court of Appeal, Wednesday, came down hard on the Nigerian...
View ArticleNo decision yet on presidential candidate —APC
All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday said contrary to reports, the party has not taken any decision on who should become its presidential standardbearer in the forthcoming 2015 poll. The party...
View Article2015: We’ll buy Jonathan’s nomination form –N’Delta group
By SUNDAY ANI Niger Delta Nationalities Forum, Lagos chapter, has offered to pay for the nomination form of President Goodluck Jonathan as an incentive to make him seek re-election in 2015. Making this...
View ArticleRise And Defend Democracy, APC Speakers Charge Nigerians
Speakers of State Houses of Assembly in Nigeria, under the umbrella of the Progressive Speakers’ Conference, PSC, have asked Nigerians to save the country’s democracy from being truncated by the...
View ArticleNigeria overstates crude production in 2014 budget – Report
BY MICHAEL EBOH, with agency report Global rating agency, Standard & Poor’s, S&P, yesterday, raised concerns that Nigeria’s crude oil production forecast of 2.39 million barrels a day in the...
View ArticleFIFA Ranking: Nigeria Slumps To 41st
Just as pundits had earlier expected, Nigeria has again dropped in the monthly FIFA World ranking from the 37th spot to the 41st in the latest ranking released from FIFA headquarters in Zurich,...
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Anti-gay law: Lawyers urge FG not to succumb to foreign pressure
Some prominent lawyers in Lagos on Thursday urged the Federal Government not to succumb to foreign pressure to decriminalise same-sex relationships in the country. The lawyers, in separate interviews...
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Anti-gay law: UK will not reduce aid to Nigeria – DFID
London – Britain will increase its aid to Nigeria this year from 200 million pounds to 270 million in spite of its disagreement with the introduction of an anti-gay law in the country. A spokesman for...
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Jonathan and the ghost of Obasanjo’s letter
CHIEF Olusegun Obasanjo’s December 2 open letter to President Goodluck Jonathan certainly did more damage to the President than either he or his supporters care to admit. Aside the fact that Jonathan’s...
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PDP’s problems beyond Tukur’s resignation – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday said that the problems of the Peoples Democratic Party were beyond the resignation of Dr. Bamanga Tukur, as the party’s national chairman. The media aide...
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“No Room For Gay Africans” – Africa In The City
It’s hard being gay in Africa and in this episode of “Africa In The City”, Tracy of SaharaTV finds out just how hard it is to be a gay African through hanging out with 27-year-old, Michael Ighodaro, a...
View ArticleTukur’s resignation: Obasanjo bears no grudge – Spokesman
Abeokuta - Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has no personal animosity against the former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur. The Media Assistant to the former...
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Senate President loses younger sister
David Mark, the Senate President, lost his younger sister Mrs. Mary Onma Adakole on Wednesday She was aged 35, died in Abuja after a child birth. In a statement issued by the Special Adviser, (Media)...
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Obama to urge end to NSA phone data control – reports
The NSA’s warrantless collection of telephone metadata of Americans may come to an end with US President Barack Obama set to announce a ban on the practice, AP reports citing a government official. A...
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DR. BAMANGA TUKUR VOLUNTARILY STEP ASIDE AS PDP NATIONAL CHAIRMAN
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP has described the voluntary stepping aside of its former National Chairman, Dr. Bamanga Tukur and the peaceful resolution of its leadership challenges as a climax of...
View ArticleIMO DEPUTY GOVERNOR,TRUMPETA NEWSPAPER AND IHITTE MBIERI
I write to condemn in absolute terms the recent irresponsible action of the Imo Trumpeta Newspaper. Trumpeta reported falsely that the Deputy Governor of Imo State Prince Eze Madumere was booed by...
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National Dialogue: Nigerian youths demand 30% representation
BY JOHNBOSCO AGBAKWURU & CALEB AYANSINA ABUJA – NIGERIAN Youths have expressed fear that any attempt by the national assembly to pass the 2014 Appropriation bill may affect the success of the...
View ArticleAPC agrees with Soyinka on posting of CP Mbu to Borno, Yobe
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers State Chapter, has joined Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka in pleading with President Goodluck Jonathan to send controversial Rivers State Commissioner of...
View ArticleUganda president believes gays are ‘sick’ but …
KAMPALA (AFP) – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni views gays as “sick” but does not believe they should be jailed or executed and will block a push by parliament to impose tough penalties, his...
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