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I have never been bribed –Jega
From ABDULGAFAR ALABELEWE, Kaduna A day after the release of the 2015 general election timetable, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has said that...
View Article2015: Battle for VP begins in Katsina
By HENRY UMORU STRONG indications have emerged that the battle for the slot of the vice presidential candidate ahead of the 2015 presidential election may have begun from the North-west geo-...
View ArticleAllow National Assembly To Do Its Job, Forum Tells APC
The PDP Governors Forum said the National Assembly should be allowed to carry out its duties in the collective interests of Nigerians. This is contained in a communique issued by the forum at the end...
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We have everything to lose if Nigeria breaks up —Al-Mustapha
THE Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the late military dictator, General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha has warned that every Nigerian has everything to lose if Nigeria is allowed to...
View ArticleFrench president ends affair with first lady
French president François Hollande has separated from Valerie Trierweiler, his partner and until now France’s first lady, following reports two weeks ago that he was having an affair with a film...
View ArticleUduaghan denies nominating dead man for RDA
The Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has debunked in strong terms reports making the rounds that he nominated a dead man for appointment into one of the boards of parastatals in the State....
View ArticleMilitants ‘capture soldiers’ as unrest kills 13
Militants appeared to have captured five Iraqi soldiers near Fallujah, according to witnesses and online videos, while anti-government fighters took control of more territory in Anbar province Sunday....
View ArticleNigeria Will Reach Its Promised Land – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday assured that despite the challenges facing the country, Nigeria will get to its Promised Land the same way the Biblical children of Israel did. Jonathan who...
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RASHEED GBADAMOSI: Lessons I learnt from Ibb, Abdusalam Abubakar and Mobolaji...
BY ’TUNDE THOMAS In this interview, the septuagenarian talks about his beginning, journey into public service, the nation’s political development and a host of others. You became a commissioner at the...
View ArticleFG Frowns At Governors For Abandoning N41bn UBE Fund
The federal government has frowned at the attitude of some state governors who have refused to access the counterpart fund for the implementation of Universal Basic Education in their states....
View ArticleAdamu Mu’azu begs Obasanjo to come back in a close door meeting
The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Adamu Mu’azu, has held a closed door meeting with a former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, as part of the ongoing reconciliation in...
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A Failed Ruling Class And The Litany Of Impunity – By Jaye Gaskia
Sometimes when pummelled by the storms of our vicarious existence, i often take some steps back to reflect. And in those moments of reflection, i do wonder whether any of the actions we are taking is...
View ArticlePolice arrest 320 Boko Haram suspects in Rivers
THERE was palpable tension in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Sunday, as the state police command confirmed the arrest of 320 Boko Haram suspects. Though details were still sketchy as of the time of...
View ArticleEl-Rufai to report to SSS headquarters Today
If everything goes according to plans, a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir El-Rufai, who is being hunted by the Department of State Security Service, SSS, will on Monday (Today)...
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2015: INEC timetable divides the North
BY EMEKA MAMAH, TONY EDIKE & CHARLES KUMOLU PROMINENT Northern sociocultural groups, the Northern Elders’ Union, NEU, Northern Elders Forum,NEF, and the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, and...
View ArticleMake your presidential bid known, Shuluwa tells Jonathan
BY PETER DURU MAKURDI — Elder statesman and one of the founding fathers of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Abu King Shuluwa has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to declare his...
View ArticleFG appoints new MD for NREA
BY CHRIS OCHAYI ABUJA: The Federal Government has appointed Mr. Mohammed Abubakar Wasaram, as the new Managing Director of the National Rural Electrification Agency, NREA. Wasaram succeeded Mr. Kenneth...
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Union Bank fraud: Court adjourns trial of Peter Ololo, bank executives
Peter Ololo was the boss of indicted Falcon Securities A defence counsel, Dapo Olanipekun, on Monday, prayed a Federal High Court in Lagos to stay proceedings in a suit filed against some former chief...
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I will account for my actions before God —Jonathan
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, on Sunday, said he would give account to God on all he is doing as the president of the country, noting that though there might be mistakes, his commitment to do good was...
View ArticleAt Last, Fashola Honours 2002 Bomb Blast Victims
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) Monday named the Ejigbo-Ajao Link Bridge after the victim of the Ikeja Cantonment bomb blast, who died in the swamp of Oke-Afa canal on January 27 as...
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