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General Gabriel Olonisakin, the Chief of Defence Staff, has sworn that the Nigerian military will not allow any person or group of persons to destroy the nation’s oil facilities. Stressing that the military will pursue the Niger Delta Avengers and stop their unending attacks on the nation’s oil facilities. Olonisakin said this on Monday in Rivers […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has obtained a remand warrant, which allows it to detain Femi Fani-Kayode for another twenty-one days. Jude Ndukwe, SA Media to Chief Femi Fani-Kayode made this known in a statement he issued on Monday. In his words: “Chief Femi Fani-Kayode  was sneaked into an Ikeja magistrate court where […]

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Monday described as false, rumours of a plot to attack corps members serving in Tai Local Government Area of Rivers. Mrs Violet Appolo, NYSC Public Relations Officer in the state, made the denial via a text message sent to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). “It is not […]

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday adjourned ruling on the application of the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh to release his international passport to allow him travel abroad due to his failing health. Metuh through his counsel, Onyeachi Ikpeazu, SAN, had on May 16, 2016 filed […]

The Federal Government has been dragged to Abuja Federal High Court by Leader of the Shi’ite Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibrahim Elzakzaky, on Monday over his continued detention by the Nigerian military. El-Zakzky who has been in detention for the past five months is claiming that his continued incarceration is an abuse of his fundamental […]

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC has been  accused through an audit report by the Nigeria Extractive Industries and Transparency Initiative of not remitting $3.8bn and N358.3bn to the Federation in 2013. This was disclosed by the  Chairman of NEITI, Kayode Fayemi, on Monday while presenting the 2013 audit reports of the agency in Abuja. Fayemi […]

The sack of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the chairman of our great party, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, came to me as a very big relief. The sack was long overdue as we had always maintained that Sheriff had no business being the chairman in the first place. Although we were maligned by some […]

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,Former Minister of Finance,  has eventually reacted to the High Court ruling ordering her and the Federal Government  to provide information relating to N30 trillion allegedly unaccounted for. The court judgment followed the legal action entered against the Federal Government of Nigeria and Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala by the Socio-Economic Rights Agenda (SERAP) pursuant […]

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has banned grazing and rearing of cattle in the State, saying those interested in cattle farming should get their own private cattle ranch and that a bill to make movement of cattle from one location to another criminal in the State will soon be sent to the State House of […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, led by Comrade Ayuba Wabba has announced the suspension of its protest over the hike in fuel price. The announcememnt was contained in a communiqué at the end of its congress meeting on Sunday. “NEC after due consultation with its constituents resolved to suspend with immediate effect, the action it […]

The Obaro of Kabba in Kogi State, Oba Michael Olobayo has died, aged 71 years. Announcing the demise of the first class traditional ruler in Kabba on Sunday, the Obadofin of Oweland, Mike Yusuff, said he died on May 21st. News of his death had been making the rounds for sometime. Palace sources said that Olobayo died after about three months […]Read More

The Presidency has attributed the postponement of President Muhammadu Buhari’s planned two-day state visit to Lagos to what it called “scheduling difficulties.” The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, explained this to journalists on Sunday. Shehu said Buhari needed more time for the Lagos trip as well as a similar one […]