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  • Editorial: Nigeria’s tacky budget embarrassment

    Even as the blame game continues and Nigerians await resolution of the face-off between the Presidency and the National Assembly over the 2016 budget, reports that the presidency has begun extensive work on the 2017 appropriation bill; so as to prevent a repeat of budget delay next year, is a sad statement on the credibility […]
  • Boko Haram Gets New Uniforms – Army

    Troops of the 22 Brigade Garrison and elements of 3 Battalion who were on fighting patrol on Monday, to Gima village in Ngala Local Government Area made a startling discovery. They discovered that Boko Haram terrorists now have new means of identification. According to the Army Spokesperson, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the troops came in […]
  • Over Speeding Caused Ekiti Doctors Death, Says FRSC

    The Kaduna State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Tuesday, attributed the accident that claimed the lives of six Ekiti State medical doctors to over speeding. The Sector Head of Operations, Deputy Corps Commander, Salisu Galadunci stated this in an interview with our correspondent in Kaduna. FRSC-operatives reports that the accident occurred […]
  • George Uboh, EFCC Accuser Bags 3 Years For Fraud

    George Uboh, the serial fraudster who sensationally accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of diverting proceeds of recovered assets was Monday convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment by Justice S. E. Aladetoyinbo of the Federal Capital Territory High Court Abuja, for his role in converting the property of the defunct Police Equipment Foundation […]
  • Buhari’s Many Worries.

    President of the most populous African nation, Muhammadu Buhari may be facing the manifestation of the old dictum ‘’uneasy  lies the head that wears the crown’’ owing to the current challenges confronting the nation , the bucks of which mostly stops at his table . There is no gainsaying the fact that Nigeria, is facing […]
  • World Bank President ‘Jim Yong Kim’ Arrives Nigeria

    President of the World Bank, Dr. Jim Yong Kim is billed to arrive Nigeria this morning on a three-day visit barely four months after the visitation of the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Christine Lagarde. Kim is expected to arrive the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja by 9a.m. is to be […]
  • Saraki Raises Alarm Over Plot to Force Him Out of Office

    Nigerian’s Senate president, Bukola Saraki, has alleged that his opponents are plotting to force him out of office. Bukola Saraki, the Senate president, has raised the alarm over alleged plots by his opponents to create public disorder by organizing demonstrations and force him out of office. The office of the Senate president urged the inspector general […]
  • Dasuki Approaches Appeal Court Over ‘Unlawful’ Detention

    Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd) has approached the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, praying it to set aside the judgment of an Abuja High Court which declined to void his arrest and detention by the Federal Government since December last year in spite of existing three court orders that admitted […]
  • ’Court Rejects Motions To Stop Saraki, Others’ Trials

    The Court of Appeal in Abuja  said on Monday that it would no longer hear applications for stay of proceedings in the trials of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), and the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh.  Justice Abdul Aboki who […]
  • Ex-Kogi Lawmaker Gets 154 Years Imprisonment Over N1.4B Fraud

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday secured the conviction of a former member of the Kogi State House of Assembly and former Caretaker Chairman, Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of the state, Gabriel Daudu, for a N1.4 billion fraud. Daudu who was first arraigned in April 2010, was prosecuted by the EFCC on […]
  • Why Buhari Travels Often – Foreign Affairs Minister 

    The Minister of Foreign Affairs,Mr Goeffrey Onyeama on Monday said the overseas trips embarked upon by President Mohammed Buhari were carefully selected in line with certain priorities and development objectives of the country.   The minister spoke in Lagos at a town hall meeting organised to brief the public on the activities of the government […]