Ekiti Guber: PDP Leaders, Aspirants Will Leave Party Over Fayose – Sen Aluko
Chibuzo Ukaibe Pending a resolution of the brewing controversy over the emergence of Ayo Fayose as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the Ekiti State governorship election, some...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Jonathan expresses anger over N/West govs refusal to sponsor...
President Goodluck Jonathan has accused governors of some North-West states of Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Kano, Jigawa and Kaduna of marginalising Christians in their states by failing to sponsor them for...
View ArticleDrama As Delegates Trade Accusations At Plenary
Amina Alhassan Ahman, Bode Gbadebo Some delegates at the ongoing National Conference traded accusations over who is to blame for the rot in some segments of the polity. The delegates were speaking at...
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Lagos deserves more than a Minister of State – Fashola
Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Wednesday said the state deserved more than a Minister of State position in the cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan. Fashola made the assertion in Ikeja...
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Confab: Delegates reduce aides over non provision of allowances
By JOSEPH ERUNKE ABUJA–DELEGATES at the ongoing National Conference have considerably trimmed down their aides in what could be attributed to the non provision of allowances for the aides by the confab...
View ArticleMan, 40, arrested with human parts in Ogun
It was the end of the road for a 40-year-old suspected ritualist in Iyana Egbado Village, Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State as he was allegedly caught with human parts. The suspect, who was...
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Confab: Peter Esele attacks ex-Gov Sam Egwu
By HENRY UMORU, JOSEPH ERUNKE & LEVINUS NWABUGHIOGU ABUJA – THE debate on President Goodluck Jonathan’s inaugural speech was thrown into confusion Wednesday, when a delegate and immediate past...
View ArticleUnmask sponsors of terrorists, Jonathan tells world leaders
President Goodluck Jonathan has challenged world leaders to collectively take up the responsibility of identifying sponsors and supporters of terror groups, such as Boko Haram in Nigeria and other...
View ArticleCrisis: 24-hour curfew imposed in Kafanchan
In an effort to avert breakdown of law and order, the Kaduna State government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kafanchan, a major town in the state. This new development, according to SaharaReporters is...
View ArticleSenate Seeks President’s Power to Initiate Production of New Constitution
The Senate Wednesday expanded the frontiers of the ongoing amendment to the 1999 Constitution with a fresh proposal seeking to empower the president to initiate the process of evolving a new...
View ArticleNigeria’s Economy Has Many Loopholes – Imoke
James Azania Cross River State Governor Liyel Imoke said Nigeria’s economic system has many loopholes which needed to be appraised for correction. Imoke said this on Wednesday when he received the...
View ArticleBlind man, priest, monarch paraded for stealing babies
From JOE EFFIONG, Uyo A blind septuagenarian, a reverend father and a traditional ruler were among those held in the custody of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) in Akwa Ibom State for alleged...
View ArticleBREAKING: Gunmen kidnap Edwin Clark’s son
Mr. Ebi Clark, son of Ijaw national leader and former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, has been kidnapped. He was reportedly kidnapped, Wednesday, at Clark’s country home,...
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Who is afraid of Alison-Madueke?
In the last few weeks, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke,has come under intense and sustained attacks ostensibly from members of the opposition party. The airwaves and...
View ArticleWe won’t impose candidates in APC – Tinubu
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has assured members of the party that there would not be any imposition of...
View ArticleYou’re doing disservice to Jonathan when you “praise” him – Jimeta, Galadima
By Levinus Nwabughiogu Abuja – Apparently tired of the superficial encomiums delegates poured on President Goodluck Jonathan as they continued deliberation on his inaugural speech of the national...
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Diezani: A Minister and Her Many Enemies
By Mustapha Abdullahi Anyone with an ear to the ground probably would have heard quite a bit about the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. If the minister has not heard,...
View ArticleConfab: National Conference Youth Support Group launches platform for direct...
A group under the aegis of National Conference Youth Support Group has launched a national youth participation programme on the ongoing National conference. The agenda is to have youth whom they said...
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Kidnap of Clark’s Son: Tension hightens as Police arrest suspect
The ongoing search for the kidnapped politician and second son Chief Edwin Clark, the Ijaw leader, Ebikeme Clark, has continued to generate ethnic tension and anger from across Ijaw nation, even as...
View ArticleDon’t provoke Nigerians with your ‘frivolous strike’— NLC warns Petrol Marketers
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Thursday advised the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) not to provoke Nigerians by embarking on frivolous strikes due to personal...
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