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A High Court in Ijero Ekiti, Ekiti State has issued arrest warrant against the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Jide Awe, and three other, namely Faboro John Ojo, Aniramu Basiru and Falayi Busuyi have been declared wanted for their alleged involvement in the murder of two persons; Mr Ayo Jeje and Mrs Juliana Adewumi. […]

You will recall that on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin was removed from his position as Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations and replaced by Hon. Mustapha Bala Dawaki. This was done in exercise of the powers conferred on Mr. Speaker by the House Rules to appoint and remove Committee Chairmen and […]

The Kogi State Command of the State Security Service (SSS) said on Wednesday that it had arrested 10 suspected kidnappers . The state SSS Director, Mr Joseph Okpo, told newsmen in Lokoja that the suspects were arrested in different parts of the state in the past two weeks. Okpo, who spoke while parading four of […]

NASCON Allied Industries, makers of Dangote Salt, Dan-Q Seasoning Cubes, Dangote Tomato paste and Vegetable oil, a subsidiary of the Dangote Group has announced the appointment of British-trained Nigerian celebrity chef Ms. Zara Mustapha (Chef Zeelisciousss) as its brand ambassador. The signing event which took place on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at the Red Dish Culinary School, Abuja, will see the highly […]Read More

The Secretary-General of the UN World Tourism Agency (UNWTO), Mr. Taleb Rifai, has hailed the demonstration of political will by the Nigerian government to move tourism forward in the country. ”There is the existence of political will and we can feel it from outside (the country),” Mr. Rifai said on Tuesday at the opening of a two-day […]Read More

If there is any Nigerian, irrespective of party or status, who wants Nigeria to remain a corrupt nation, let the person speak out. If there is any corrupt Nigerian, irrespective of present location whether in prison or detention, who has realized his mistakes of belonging to brigands – most appropriately treasury looters – let them […]

Many men have tagged him the man of battles. His detractors say he has no respect for women. The blind critics say he has no focus. It is a world in which impression has been inherited without checks.  Yes, people are entitled to their opinions. But our opinion must never be allowed to rob us […]

Hon. Momoh Jimoh Lawal, the Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly has resigned from the office on Tuesday Lawal, who was the front man of the G-15 group of lawmakers, dropped his letter of resignation to the clerk of the House on Tuesday. The letter reads: “We are all aware of the needless […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that it has been compelled to further postpone the conduct of the suspended National and State Legislative elections in Rivers state, earlier tentatively scheduled for Saturday, 30th July 2016, due to recorded cases of violence, intimidation and a general atmosphere of fear in some areas where the […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released its zoning arrangements for the various party offices at the national level. In a report presented by the chairman of the zoning committee, Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State on Tuesday, the National Chairman’s position was zoned to the south, comprising the Southwest, Southeast and the South-south. The […]

The Federal Government has been asked to postpone the terminal date of the Presidential Amnesty Programme in the region to 2019. The request was made at a news conference in Yenagoa,  Bayelsa State capital by the erstwhile  Niger Delta militant leaders under the aegis of Leadership, Peace and Cultural Development Initiative on Tuesday. The National […]

The court of appeal in Abuja has postponed an appeal filed by Okezie Ikepeazu, governor of Abia State, challenging a federal high court judgement that declared him unfit to hold office. The decision of the court to postpone the appeal of Ikepeazu to 9th August  was due to the submission of Friday Iwunzo, the fifth […]